by Manuel R. Marti
Canada is reported to have raised almost $6.5 billion in the world’s second most expensive 3.5 GHz auction. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Auctions may have become the default way to assign spectrum, but the last quarter saw just as many beauty contests. A total of 11,076 MHz of changed or new entries were included in the latest update to the PolicyTracker Spectrum Database (PSD), including an equal number of beauty contests and auctions.… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The long-running saga of the UK's attempt to build a next-generation emergency services mobile radio network continues with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) now considering an investigation. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The German regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, has issued a consultation about various options for when current licences in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2.6 GHz bands expire at the end of 2025. The consultation is available for public comment until August 23. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, is consulting on proposed annual licence fees for the 2.1 GHz band. It proposes to charge different rates for paired and unpaired spectrum. The proposal is available for public comment until September 8. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Romanian regulator Ancom has unveiled the draft terms for the country’s highly anticipated 5G auction of spectrum in the 800 MHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.3—3.8 GHz bands. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC will consult on updating the technical rules for AM and FM broadcasting. The full details are available here. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Making will be available for public comment for 30 days from its publication in the Federal Register, while replies to those comments can be made… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, will consult on technical rules designed to prevent the use of mobile phones in prisons. The Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will be available for public comment for 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register, while replies to those comments can be made… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
As UK regulator Ofcom mulls changes to rules for mobile phone repeaters to improve indoor coverage, PolicyTracker analyses what other countries are doing. The trend seems to be to allow them but only under certain conditions. Read more...