The French Ministry of the Interior has issued a Request for Information regarding the construction of a new PPDR national broadband radio network. The consultation is wide-ranging but includes questions for stakeholders regarding the spectrum that will be used to support the network. The government has already agreed to reserve… Read more...

This document seeks comments on how to boost the digital economy. It includes plans to free up additional spectrum by re-purposing the 2500 MHz band to allow flexible use make the 700 MHz band available for next generation wireless as broadcast services move to digital television in 2011 hold additional… Read more...

ARCEP and the French government have jointly launched a consultation to gather evidence and opinions on spectrum allocation in France's overseas territories (Reunion, Mayotte, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon). The consultation concerns the following spectrum bands: 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz,… Read more...

The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau wants to explore whether using 700 MHz narrowband spectrum for broadband services would be operationally feasible and technically compatible with existing and future public safety narrowband operations. The Bureau is also inviting comment from stakeholders on potential conditions or restrictions on flexible… Read more...

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has published a consultation paper on its mobile data strategy that identifies several bands it thinks can be used for mobile data. In particular, Ofcom says its priority is to consider the use of the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands, TV white spaces in the UHF broadcasting… Read more...

Update: March 17, 2014: The deadline has been extended to April 30. In an advertisement for the consultation, the authority says that there shall be no further extensions. Update: February 10, 2014:  The deadline has been extended by a day to April 1. February, 2014 The Trinidad and Tobago regulator has… Read more...

The Australian regulator is seeking comment on a discussion paper it has issued on technical and policy issues associated with the reallocation of the 700 MHz band of digital dividend spectrum. The paper provides both a roadmap setting out the ACMA's planned process for reallocation of the band once digital… Read more...

The Belgian regulator has launched a wide-ranging consultation about the future use of a number of spectrum bands. It is inviting comments on the future of the 2G and 3G bands; the 700 MHz band; the L-band; 2.1 GHz frequencies not used by MNOs; the 2.3-2.4 GHz band; the 2.6… Read more...

Although any changes to the allocation of the 700 MHz band are probably years away, Ofcom is conducting a preliminary consultation on re-assigning the band from digital terrestrial TV (DTT) to use for wireless mobile broadband in line with international and European harmonisation plans. In order to ensure the number… Read more...

The French telecoms regulator has issued its strategic review of spectrum for ultra high speed mobile systems for a two-month public consultation. The consultation includes France's latest plans to assign the 700 MHz band by the end of 2015. ARCEP is to submit a framework for assigning the band to the government… Read more...