by Toby Youell
June 30, 2021: This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register here on July 1. It will be available for public comment until July 31, while reply comments are due by August 30. April 22, 2021 The FCC has agreed to issue a Notice of Proposed… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) has proposed to introduce secondary spectrum access to TV White Spaces at 470 - 698 MHz. The goal of its proposal is to improve rural connectivity. The proposal is available for public comment until June 10. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Saudi regulator, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), has issued a consultation regarding its planned auction of the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 1980 - 2010 / 2170 - 2200 MHz, and 3800 - 4000 MHz bands. It is also considering awarding two blocks of 2 x 5 MHz… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC is accepting comments on a proposed deal between Verizon and Bluegrass Cellular. The deal involves the trade of spectrum in the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1900 MHz, and mmWave bands in parts of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Petitions to deny are due on December 10, oppositions… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Hong Kong Communications Authority and Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development are jointly consulting on a future award of the 600 MHz and 700 MHz bands. The consultation, available here, includes questions about the Spectrum Utilisation Fee. A press release providing context is available here. The consultation is open… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Europe’s technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, is consulting on RF test methods and test results for wind turbines in relation to the Radio Astronomy. The deliverable, draft ECC Report 321, is open for public consultation until August 19. Read more...
by Toby Youell
June 5, 2020: This consultation is now open for public comment here until August 2. May 29, 2020 The Brazilian regulator, Anatel, has agreed to issue a consultation on allowing TV White Space devices to access the 54 - 72 MHz, 174 - 216 MHz, 470 - 608 MHz, and… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian communications regulator, the ACMA, has issued its draft five-year spectrum outlook 2020-24 to a public consultation. The document includes how it intends to: revise and update its forward allocation plan plan for private long-term evolution networks explore new bands for monitoring set out a detailed work plan for… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Hong Kong regulator, the CA, plans to consult during 2020 on its plans to assign spectrum in the 600 MHz and 700 MHz bands during 2021. More information is available in the CA's Spectrum Release Plan for 2020-2022. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Mexico's draft Program for the Use of Spectrum in 2020 (PABF 2020) has been published in the country's official gazette. The draft plan includes an award of the 600 MHz band, as well as the 1.9 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. The document, which was already consulted on in the… Read more...