by Martin Sims
What approach to spectrum policy will deliver the most benefits? The answer to that question has changed over the years, moving from command and control to liberalisation and most recently to an emphasis on spectrum sharing. In this article we consider why opinion shifted. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Thailand’s regulator is attempting to persuade the country’s operators to bid in a forthcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum by offering to ease the repayment burden from past contests, including a controversial one in 2015. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
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by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IBPT/BIPT, has issued a consultation on its draft technical and operational conditions for the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band. The regulator plans to award the frequencies, identified across the European Union as a 5G pioneer band, as part of a multiband auction in 2020. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IPBT/BIPT, has issued a consultation on technical and operational conditions for mobile services in the L-Band. The regulator has plans to include these frequencies as part of a multiband auction next year. Read more...
by Toby Youell
June 4, 2019 The proposed rules on regulatory fees for 2019 will be published in the Federal Register here on June 5. Its deadline for comment remains June 7, with a further deadline of June 24 for reply comments. May 9, 2019 The US telecoms regulator, the FCC, has issued… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Demand for 400 MHz spectrum has significantly increased in the last 12 months following a couple of decisions made by Europe's Electronic Communications Committee (ECC). Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on its plans to award the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. The document sets out decisions that would provide for wide bandwidths for 5G services in these bands, and would protect competition. In all, the PTS intends to award national… Read more...