Early in 2012, Chairman Julius Genachowski asked the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council (TAC) to study the role of receivers in ensuring the efficient use of spectrum and to provide recommendations on avoiding obstacles posed by receiver performance to making spectrum available for new services. Acting on this request, the TAC working group on… Read more...

Croatia has proposed that operators pay five per cent of total gross annual income for the use of spectrum, compared to the current figure of 0.5 per cent. Read more...

The NCC plans to hold a Stakeholders Forum at the end of this month on the subject of its planned 2.6 GHz auction. The Forum will discuss a number of issues, such as lessons from the previous 2.3 GHz auction that was held earlier this year, and possible roll out obligations. The… Read more...

The Green Paper invites views on the "changing media landscape and borderless internet in particular on market conditions, interoperability and infrastructure, and implications for EU rules".  It includes some questions about spectrum, namely: (8)What frequency allocations and sharing models can facilitate development opportunities for broadcasting, mobile broadband and other applications… Read more...

Malta's regulator has issued a consultation on its proposals to amend its current licences in the 2.1 GHz band. The amendments will allow Malta to comply with a binding European Commission Decision in 2012, and will allow licence holders to deploy 3G services on the band. Read more...

The WGSE sub-group of the ECC has issued a consultation on a study that looks in to adjacent band compatibility between different systems for critical communications that could use the 700 MHz. The study establishes recommended permitted unwanted emissions levels that would prevent interference with adjacent Digital Terrestrial Television applications… Read more...

The UK regulator has launched a consultation on a proposal to permit the use of two 200 kHz channels in the lower part of the 606-614 MHz band (channel 38) for high power Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) applications. High power PMSE refers to audio links operating above 50… Read more...

Lithuania’s regulator has launched a short public consultation on its draft plan for the use of frequencies in the 790-862 MHz band. The legislation covers conditions of use and the minimum requirements for the development of terrestrial systems. Read more...

This consultation makes proposals in the following areas: possible channel bandwidth sizes national, regional or local area licencesimplementing a block edge mask making the spectrum available via an auctionpower limits and out of band emissions limitsimposing a spectrum capaccommodating  legacy services currently licensed in this band. Read more...

This document outlines concrete steps towards a common approach to the use of the digital dividend in Europe. The most significant is a proposal for a draft EC decision on the technical harmonisation of the 790-862 MHz band. The Commission would also recommended that Member States refrain from any regulatory… Read more...