Colombia's Ministry of IT and Communications (MinTIC), working with the National Spectrum Agency (ANE) has launched a consultation on the award of spectrum in the 700 and 1900 MHz bands. Colombia has launched the process that will see it assign spectrum in the 700 MHz and 1900 MHz bands. The ministry… Read more...

French spectrum regulator ARCEP is consulting on the uses of 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz and how they can be allocated, with a view to a possible allocation in the second half of the year. Depending on the results of the consultation, the regulator could award 40 MHz in 2.6… Read more...

The Australian regulator has launched a consultation on the draft allocation decisions for the 700 MHz spectrum band auction, revealing the proposed entry fee (A$10,000), lot configuration and auction methodology. Both lots available will be nationwide. The 2 x 10 MHz lot will consist of 738-748 MHz paired with 793-803… Read more...

Update 06/07/2016: The Dutch Ministry for Economic Affairs announced that one of the two bidders dropped out of the auction, leaving one bidder, DVB, to take the spectrum. Original entry: The Dutch regulator, Agentschap Telecom, would like to hear views on their plans to auction the expiring DTT licence. This… Read more...

The Australian government is consulting on an offer from Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) to acquire 2 x 10 MHz of the 700 MHz digital dividend spectrum left unsold after the country's auction in 2013. The government says the terms of the proposal "are consistent with the government's spectrum policy objectives,… Read more...

The Austrian regulator expects to auction spectrum in the following bands in the coming years: 700 MHz1500 MHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz3.4-3.6 GHz3.6-3.8 GHz It expects the first four to be used for mobile, and the last two to be used for regional wireless broadband as well as mobile. With this in… Read more...

Ofcom, the UK regulator, would like views on its plans to clear out the 700 MHz band for mobile broadband. The consultation states that the regulator is making arrangements to ensure spectrum in this band is usable by mobile operators by Q2 2020, instead of the end of 2021 as… Read more...

The Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), a committee under the CEPT, would like views on their plans to harmonise technical conditions and frequency bands for broadband PPDR (BB-PPDR). Each member state can decide whether to use a portion of the 700 MHz band for BB-PPDR services and whether to use a… Read more...

The Myanmar government would like views on their 5-year spectrum release roadmap. According to the document, the regulator, the Ministry for Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), is planning to auction nearly 400 MHz of spectrum in five bands - 700 MHz, 850/900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz -… Read more...

The USA regulator, Federal Communication Commission (FCC), would like to hear views on their proposal to modify plans for the 700 MHz for public-safety usage in nine regions. The consultations, which were issued separately, concerns the regions of Alabama, Arizona, North California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio. Under… Read more...