February 28, 2022: The PTS has now opened this consultation, which sets out a number of proposals for the planned award of the 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. This award is due to begin in September 2023. The regulator is considering a variety of rules for the… Read more...

January 4, 2021: TRAI has announced that it is extending this consultation. Comments are now be due by January 10, and reply comments are due by January 24. December 6, 2021: The Indian telecoms regulator, TRAI, has issued a consultation on its upcoming 5G spectrum auction. The consultation asks stakeholders… Read more...

The UK regulator, Ofcom, says it is planning to launch a consultation on license fees for unpaired 2.1 GHz spectrum in the first half of 2022. This consultation will also include a proposal to revoke the unpaired licenses. The regulator announced this upcoming consultation alongside an announcement of annual license… Read more...

The French regulator, ARCEP, has launched a consultation on proposed changes to technical conditions in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. This consultation aims to implement new technical changes that were implemented by the European Commission. You can read the full document here.… Read more...

The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunication (IBPT) has issued a consultation on the design of its upcoming multi-band auction. The draft rules set out the auction procedure for its upcoming auction, which will be split up into three 'autonomous' auctions organised by the regulator. You can read the full… Read more...

The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) has launched a public consultation on the use of the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1500 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The regulator notes that some of these frequencies have already been assigned to operators,… Read more...

The Saudi regulator Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC) has opened a public consultation on the Information Memorandum for the auction of the 2.1 GHz band for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) technologies. The CITC says this auction will facilitate NTN technologies such as 5G non-terrestrial networks, mobile satellite services, internet on… Read more...

French telecoms regulator ARCEP has announced a consultation on draft award procedures in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin. The regulator aims to assign the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin; and the 900 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Saint-Barthélemy. This consultation was announced alongside a… Read more...

Ireland’s Comreg is holding a consultation on the draft decision to extend the temporary spectrum management measures imposed amid the covid-19 pandemic. The regulator is proposing extending the temporary licenses in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands beyond 1 October. Comreg notes that it expects this to… Read more...

Portugals regulator ANACOM has announced a consultation on an amendment to the rules of it's long-running 5G auction. The new change aims to speed up the process by inhibiting the use of the lowest value increments of 1 percent and 3 percent. The draft regulation will be open for public… Read more...