Last year's decision to align the UK with the emerging European position on clearing channels 61 to 69, the 800 MHz band, meant adding channels 61, 62 and 69 to the UK regulator's existing digital switchover plans. As a result, regions where the switchover has already occurred will need to… Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation concerning the regulation it needs to make in order to hold its planned auction of the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands. The document contains details about how Ofcom plans to manage the planned auction. The consultation paper includes a draft of the regulations that… Read more...

Following a consultation in July 2012 on Licence Exemption of Wireless Telegraphy Devices, the UK regulator has published a decision covering most of the points in the consultation document but has also launched a new consultation. This is on a further proposal to revise the current 10.577 to 10.597 GHz radio-determination… Read more...

Ofcom has issued another consultation concerning the annual licence fees it wishes to set for the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. The regulator wishes to increase the total fees for the band from £64.5 million to £246.8 million.  These calculations are now based on an Annual Licence Fee of £1.57 million… Read more...

The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on its planned auction of 190 MHz in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands. The consultation is part of the Public Sector Spectrum Release programme, which concerns a 40 MHz block in the 2.3 GHz band, and 150 MHz of spectrum in the… Read more...

The UK regulator is consulting stakeholders on its proposals to make changes to spectrum management policy across a number of bands between 1.5 GHz and 88 GHz that are currently available to fixed links. A total bandwidth of 12 GHz spread across 14 different bands is managed by Ofcom, with… Read more...

Ofcom is consulting on minor amendments to the existing Wireless Telegraphy licence principal order, which came into force on 9 April 2014. The principal order details the UK’s arrangements for spectrum authorisation, particularly the limitations imposed on the number of licences to be granted. This includes the criteria applied by Ofcom… 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 UK regulator has launched a consultation on whether it should introduce spectrum charges for digital broadcasting. The charges would be levied on national digital terrestrial TV (DTT), local TV and digital audio broadcasting (DAB) from the end of 2014. The consultation document says the charges will be set at… Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation on the regulations it needs to make to implement decisions it has already made. These decisions concern a raise in Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) charges on aeronautical licences, the introduction of fees for some high duty cycle network relay points, and the clarification of some… Read more...