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In order to be able to evaluate the requirements of those interested in transmitting their TV programme services in digital quality in Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) is launching a public consultation, the regulator said. Interested parties have until 12 May 2010 to submit their proposals… Read more...
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In previous statements Ofcom has said that licence-exempt cognitive devices using interleaved spectrum from the digital dividend should either sense the presence of other signals or use a geolocation database to determine which spectrum was unused. In its July statement Ofcom put forward parameters for sensing but noted that further… Read more...
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This report provides an overview of what cognitive radio is and how it works; compares approaches in the EU and the US; and identifies different regulatory frameworks in which it could operate. The RSPG also argues that a harmonised European approach will "exploit economies of scale and encourage industry investment".… Read more...
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The Office of the Telecommunications Authority of Hong Kong has issued a consultation paper to solicit public views on the proposed auction of spectrum in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz and 2 GHz bands. Under the proposal, one frequency block of 2 x 5 MHz in the 850 MHz band,… Read more...
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Following the November 30 deadline for written responses to its consultation paper , the NCC has set a deadline of December 7th for the submission of replies to the responses. There will then be a physical consultation open to the public on December 16, with major stakeholders entitled to a… Read more...
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The US regulator is consulting stakeholders on the proposed auction procedures for the May 25, 2010 auction of paging bands licenses. A total of 9,603 paging licenses are to be auctioned, 7.752 in the lower paging bands (35 to 36 MHz, 43 to 44 MHz, 152 to 159 MHz, 454… Read more...
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The FCC is reviewing various spectrum bands to see what spectrum could be repurposed for wireless broadband services. Following an earlier consultation, the regulator is seeking more specific data on the spectrum currently licensed to broadcast television stations, and exploring market-based mechanisms for broadcasters to contribute "any spectrum in excess… Read more...
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UK regulator Ofcom has launched a second consultation setting out revised proposals for the application of Administered Incentive Pricing to some aeronautical uses of spectrum, and in particular the use of VHF communications frequencies in the 117.975 to 137 MHz band. Ofcom proposes to start charging license fees for this… Read more...
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The RSPG is seeking views on its draft work programme for 2010 before it is finalised. The draft includes: Drawing up the first Multiannual Radio Spectrum Policy Programme. Topics are likely to be technology neutrality, service neutrality, flexible spectrum management, promotion of spectrum trading and common policy objectives to improve spectrum efficiency. Common approaches to the… Read more...
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The Vanuatu regulator has issued a consultation on concerning its planned release of the 700 MHz band. According to the document, its preliminary position is that the archipelago should adopt the APT 700 band plan because most of the other states in ITU Region 3 also plan to use it. The regulator… Read more...