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The Communications Authority of Hong Kong are looking for opinions from interested parties on their plan to assign 200 MHz of spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. These licences are to expire between 2020 and 2021. The authority is seeking views on the following reassignment methods: a… Read more...
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The Hong Kong regulator has launched a consultation on the assignment of the rest of the 2.5/2.6 GHz band following a 2009 auction in which three bidders won 2 x 15 MHz of FDD spectrum each. One has already launched an LTE service and the other two are expected to… Read more...
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The Hong Kong regulator is consulting both stakeholders and members of the public on the proposed implementation of a charging scheme in respect of spectrum utilisation fees (SUF) for spectrum assigned administratively. The consultation document outlines the government's proposals on the imposition of SUF, the relevant guiding principles and the… 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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The renamed Hong Kong regulator OFCA is consulting stakeholders on how to reassign 2 x 60 MHz of 2.1 GHz spectrum when licences expire in 2016. Three possible options are under consideration: re-auction of all the spectrum; giving right of first refusal to the five incumbent 3G operators (Hutchison 3,… Read more...
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Hong Kong's regulator has launched a consultation seeking further views and comments on how spectrum in the 1.9–2.2 GHz band should be re-assigned when the existing assignments for 3G mobile services expire on 21 October 2016. OFCA first consulted on this issue in March 2012, proposing three possible approaches. This… Read more...