by Richard Haas
The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunication (BIPT) has issued a consultation on extending previously issued licenses for spectrum in the 70 GHz and 80 GHz bands to the country's mobile operators. BIPT proposes to extend these licenses until March 2023. The regulator initially granted these licenses in March… Read more...
by Richard Haas
Canada's department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has launched a consultation on proposed revisions to the country's table of frequency allocations to take into account the results of WRC19 as well as domestic requirements. The table was last modified in 2018. There are changes in a wide variety… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed to revise its spectrum sharing rules for non-geostationary orbit, fixed-satellite services (NGSO FSS). The commission is proposing that the existing spectrum sharing mechanism for NGSO FSS systems will be limited to those systems that have been approved in the same processing round. The… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
As of this month, French telcos have to include their subscribers' carbon footprint in their monthly invoices or statements. Read more...
by Richard Haas
January 24, 2022: This consultation has been extended until February 11, 2022. The ACMA has also published a correction to page 28 of the consultation paper, regarding the use of the bands adjacent to 1.9 GHz. November 22, 2021: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a consultation on… Read more...
by Richard Haas
Ofcom argues that the new licensing conditions, which are designed to help prevent interference, will complement ITU regulations. Read more...
by Richard Haas
German competition advisory body the Monopolkommission has urged the German regulator to use spectrum auctions despite a recent change in the telecoms law that means they are no longer the first choice for licence awards. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The 3.8—4.2 GHz range is becoming a de facto verticals band in Europe. What does that mean for countries that had already assigned C-band spectrum for industrial use? Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Alan Davidson, whose nomination by President Joe Biden as National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator won Senate approval on 12 January, will now have to try to broker peace between his agency, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other federal agencies. Read more...