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WGFM has issued Recommendation 54-01 to consultation. The consultation concerns technical changes to the common measurement method that CEPT administrations use to measure frequency deviation of FM broadcast emissions. Read more...
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This consultation sets out the Irish regulator's plans to release more spectrum in the 10.5GHz band to allow the provision of further wireless broadband services where demand is currently outstripping supply. ComReg's proposal would mean releasing a 2 x 14 MHz channel in Dublin and Cork; and releasing an additional… Read more...
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The UK regulator is seeking comment on its detailed proposals for the forthcoming 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz combined auction which will see 250 MHz of new spectrum released onto the market, probably in the first quarter of 2012. Ofcom has produced a plan which it believes will ensure the… Read more...
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The ECC's Working Group Spectrum Engineering has issued ECC Report 246 to a public consultation. The Report complements ECC Report 200, which has opened up the 870 - 876 and 915 - 921 MHZ bands for Short Range Devices and Radio Frequency Identification applications. The new report, which is only… Read more...
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The Bulgarian regulator has launched a consultation on how it will implement decisions from the European Commission on the allocation of harmonised spectrum in the 1800 MHz, 2 GHz and 3400-3600 MHz bands. The CRC currently plans to make spectrum available as follows: 2 x 20.4 MHz in the 1800… Read more...
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The Norwegian spectrum regulator has issued a consultation paper on its frequency strategy for 2015-2016. The regulator, which recently announced it will change its name from the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (NPT) to the Norwegian Communications Authority (NCA) on 1st January 2015, presented its strategy at the Frequency Forum on 10th September. The document… Read more...
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The Norwegian regulator is undertaking a consultation on the subject of a 2 x 20 MHz block in the 900 MHz band. The spectrum currently belongs to TeliaSonera and Telenor, but these licences expire on 1st January 2018. The NPT, which will soon become the NCA, has said that it wants to… Read more...
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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...
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UK regulator Ofcom has issued a consultation on its intention to amend the regulations to reflect decisions it has already made about the spectrum fees. Specifically, the document deals with Ofcom's 2011 Decision regarding AIP for aeronautical licences, a 2013 Decision regarding AIP for point to point fixed links in the 70/80 GHz band… Read more...
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Ofcom has issued a consultation document concerning Citizens' Band (CB) radio. The document proposes to amend the Interface Requirement (IR) 2027 to allow the use of Amplitude Modulation (AM), Double-sideband (DSB) and Single-sideband (SSB) transmission on CB radio. This work follows a decision by the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC/DEC/(11)03) that… Read more...