by Toby Youell
The French government has issued a consultation on the financial aspects of its planned auction of the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands in the French Overseas Territories of La Reunion and Mayotte. It proposes to set reserve prices at zero euros, and the auction is planned for this Spring.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The French regulator, ARCEP, has issued a consultation about its draft procedures for planned auctions of the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band in La Reunion, and the 700 MHz and 900 MHz band in Mayotte. The document is available for public comment until February 26, 2021. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Burkino Faso's regulator, ARCEP, is consulting on the use of spectrum for the provision of Internet access. The paper asks stakeholders for comments on the frequency bands to be identified, how the licences should be designed, and how they should be awarded. The consultation is available for public comment until… Read more...
by Toby Youell
November 23, 2020: The NCC has made this document available for public comment. The deadline is December 7. November 16, 2020 The NCC has published a draft consultation document on its website concerning 5G in Nigeria. The document sets out the regulator's vision for how 5G will be deployed in… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Ethiopian Communications Authority has issued a consultation on its draft Telecommunications Licensing Directive. The document includes proposals about how it will assign and renew spectrum rights going forward. The document is open to public comment until May 11. Read more...
by Toby Youell
South Africa's regulator, ICASA, has published its Information Memorandum (IM) for a long-awaited multiband auction. ICASA plans to award the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.5 GHz bands. The IM includes various potential combinations of lots that could be used to award the band. The document… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The telecoms regulator for Somalia's internationally-recognised government has issued a consultation on its proposed Unified Licensing Framework for the ICT sector. The proposals would create Communications Infrastructure Provider Licences, which would include technology-neutral rights to particular frequencies for two years from the licences' issuance. After two years, the NCA would… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Somalian Ministry of Post, Telecom and Technology has issued its draft National ICT Policy & Strategy to a public consultation. The draft document expresses the Ministry's intention to develop a 5-year spectrum management plan, and to publish current assignments within the next two years. It also anticipates spectrum awards… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Uganda Communications Commission has issued a consultation on the proposed review of its licensing framework for the telecommunications sector. The review includes questions on ensuring the effective and efficient use of spectrum. Read more...
by Toby Youell
South Africa's independent telecoms regulator, ICASA, is consulting on a draft roadmap for IMT (mobile broadband). ICASA has said that responses to the consultation will inform its future policies for the bands, including potential awards. The roadmap is intended to provide for greater mobile broadband coverage at lower prices. Read more...