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White House unveils nominees for key US agencies
Nov 01, 2021
by Dugie Standeford

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could get its first permanent female chief and first LGBTQ+ commissioner if Congress confirms President Joe Biden's nominations. Read more...

Belarus plans future rollout of 5G services
Oct 30, 2021
by Jaroslaw Adamowski

The Belarusian Ministry of Communications and Informatisation has asked Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media to coordinate the release of the 700 MHz spectrum band along the two countries’ border, Deputy Russian Minister Dmitry Kim told local paper Izvestia. The move is related to plans by Belarus to use… Read more...

Australia consultation on spectrum fees
Oct 29, 2021
by Toby Youell

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is proposing a second tranche of reforms following the Spectrum Pricing Review. The new proposals focus on updating the assigned apparatus licence tax formula, reducing tax rates for transmitter licences used for high-power open narrowcasting services, and adjusting some tranche 1 reforms following… Read more...

Portugal raises over €560 million in longest ever auction
Oct 29, 2021
by Manuel R. Marti

Portugal’s 5G award raised a relatively moderate amount—just over €566 million—but the 1,727 rounds and 201 days of bidding made it easily the longest spectrum auction ever held.  Read more...

FCC consultation on promoting public safety use of the 4.9 GHz band
Oct 29, 2021
by Richard Haas

October 29, 2021: This consultation has been published in the Federal Register. It will be available for public comment until November 29, while replies to those comments can be made until December 28. October 4, 2021: The FCC has published a notice of proposed rulemaking on the use of the… Read more...

France consultation on C-Band coexistence between mobile and satellite earth stations in La Reunion
Oct 28, 2021
by Toby Youell

The French regulator, ARCEP, has launched a consultation about how future mobile networks at 3.4 - 3.8 GHz can coexist with satellite earth stations at 3.8 - 4.2 GHz on the French island of La Reunion. The consultation is available for public comment until December 17. Read more...

Indonesian mergers promise spectrum consolidation
Oct 28, 2021
by Richard Handford

Two mergers of mobile network operators (MNOs) could significantly alter Indonesia’s spectrum landscape. Read more...

Hong Kong 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.6 GHz, and 4.9 GHz
Oct 28, 2021
by PolicyTracker

Communications Authority Hong Kong (CA) Read more...

6G challenges for spectrum policymakers (Oct 2021)
Oct 27, 2021
by Dianne Northfield

No spectrum for 6G has yet to be identified at either the international or national level and policy planners can consider a diverse range of spectrum bands for future use, while also dealing with intensified competition for access to spectrum across a wide range of stakeholders. Read more...