Update March 27, 2023 The reply comments are due by April 21, 2023. December 5, 2023 The Australian regulator ACMA has launched a public consultation on the future use of the 1880–1920 MHz band. This follows a 2021 discussion paper on international and national considerations for the frequency range. The current… Read more...

The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has launched a public consultation on a new spectrum plan for mobile services. The document includes amendments to 700 MHz band and 850 MHz assignments, and the expansion of 1700 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands. Parts of the 2.6 GHz and 3.6 GHz… Read more...

CEPT has a consultation on the draft ECC report 352 on spectrum solutions for governmental use of unmanned aircraft systesm (UAS). The frequency bands assessed for harmonised use are 1880-1900 MHz and 1910-1920 MHz. The draft notes that co-channel operation between governmental UAS and 5G-based Future Railway Mobile Communications System… Read more...

February 27, 2023 This consultation has been extended until March 21, 2023. January 9, 2023 The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) is seeking comments from the public on plans to award more spectrum for wireless services. Stakeholders can submit comments on the design for the next award, including the allocation method… Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom is consulting on a proposal for a new spectrum licence for drone operators. The new licences would allow Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators to use a range of technologies that are not currently allowed. These include the use of mobile and satellite terminals and safety equipment. The… Read more...

Kosovo’s regulator ARKEP is consulting on draft regulations which set out annual spectrum fees. The cost of fees varies by use case and licence type. Fees for spectrum used for mobile services start at 0.21€ per 1 KHz for the 26 GHz band. The highest fees for mobile are found… Read more...

The Bahamian Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA)  is consulting on its mobile market review, which assesses the competitiveness of the mobile market in the country. [caption id="attachment_44309" align="alignleft" width="150"] Spectrum holdings of BTC and Aliv - Click to enlarge (Source: URCA)[/caption] As part of this document, the URCA compares… Read more...

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a consultation on changes to arrangements for television broadcast services in the 1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz bands. This is to support the introduction of mobile-satellite services (MSS) in the 1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz bands, which would replace television services.… Read more...

January 24, 2022: This consultation has been extended until February 11, 2022. The ACMA has also published a correction to page 28 of the consultation paper, regarding the use of the bands adjacent to 1.9 GHz. November 22, 2021: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a consultation on… Read more...

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is consulting on its draft Five-year spectrum outlook 2021-26. The document includes its revised plans for the 850/900 MHz band auction, its potential new planning arrangements at 6 GHz and 1880 - 1920 MHz, and simultaneous review of the extended MSS L-Band and… Read more...