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The Mexican regulator has issued a consultation about its plans to auction a total of 80 MHz within the AWS bands (1.7 / 2.1 GHz) next January using the Combinatorial Clock Auction (CCA) format. Specifically, the regulator is seeking feedback on four issues: Spectrum blocks. Currently the regulator plans to… Read more...
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The TRA is inviting stakeholder comments as part of a review of their regulations in the following areas: 1. Cordless Telephony Regulations v1.0 2. Interference Management Regulations v1.0 3. Spectrum Monitoring and Enforcement Regulations v1.0 4. Earth Stations Regulations v1.0 5. Amateur Regulations v1.0 6.… Read more...
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The Swedish regulator has issued a consultation on its intention to renew coverage conditions for spectrum licences in the 900 MHz band. According to the proposals, Sweden's Mobile Network Operators must retain the coverage for voice services that they provided in Autumn 2014 for the rest of their licences' duration,… Read more...
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Update: October 16 The consultation period has been extended until 14 November. ComReg announced that it has extended the deadline in response to a request received from two interested parties. October 1 The Irish regulator, ComReg, has issued a consultation concerning a new round of spectrum releases for mobile broadband. ComReg says… Read more...
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The Norwegian regulator, Nkom, has issued a consultation on its plans to auction 2 x 15 MHz in the 1800 MHz band this November. The spectrum available is an un-sold block from a combinatorial first-price sealed-bid multi-band auction that concluded at the end of December. The auction of the leftover… Read more...
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Ofcom has launched a consultation on its proposal to authorise the use of higher duty cycle Network Relay Points (NRPs) in the 870 - 873 MHz band. Ofcom wishes to be able to issue network licences for higher duty cycle NRPs (between 2.5 percent and 10 percent) to share the recently created licence-exempt… Read more...
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The BVI regulator, the TRC, has issued a consultation concerning its planned beauty contest for a series of spectrum bands for mobile services. According to a press release, the most interesting bands that will be made available are the 700 MHz, 1900 MHz, and AWS-1 bands. The regulator also plans… Read more...
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The UK regulator proposes to exempt a new batch of equipment from the need to hold a Wireless Telegraphy Licence. This includes personal locator beacons (PLBs) for use on land, wireless access terminals in the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band, safety-related intelligent transport systems (ITS) infrastructure, 2 GHz mobile satellite… Read more...
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New Zealand's government has issued a consultation on a wide range of reforms, which includes the way it manages radio spectrum. In a foreword to the consultation document, Minister for Communications Amy Adams explained that the consultation aims to adapt the country's regulatory framework to the needs of a converged… Read more...
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The German regulator has published a paper outlining the spectrum that Telefonica and E-Plus will have to give up if the merger of the two mobile operators is approved by the European Commission. If the deal goes ahead, the merged entity will hold too much 900 and 1800 MHz spectrum… Read more...