The French regulator ARCEP has opened a consultation on the plans to award frequencies in Martinique and Guadeloupe. All current licences for 900 MHz band expire on April 30, 2025. In addition to the 900 MHz, the consultation seeks views on the allocation of 700 MHz and 3.4-3.8 GHz. The… Read more...

The Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority is seeking stakeholder views on radio spectrum licensing in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band. The regulator wants to create larger blocks of spectrum for the provision of 5G services. The authority's provisional plan on defragmenting the band is available on the JCRA website. The consultation is… Read more...

URSEC has launched a consultation on the draft terms of the country's planned auction in the 3.3 - 3.8 GHz band. A total of 300 MHz will be made available in the band, although 100 MHz of this has been reserved for the state-owned telecommunications operator ANTEL. The proposed auction… Read more...

February 13, 2023: This consultation is now open for comments. It will run until March 29, 2023. February 6, 2023: ACMA has announced it will hold a consultation on the proposed auction rules and draft technical framework in mid-February. The exact date is not yet known to PolicyTracker. The regulator… Read more...

Costa Rica's Sutel has opened a public consultation on the plans to award new spectrum for mobile services. The regulator seeks stakeholder views on a possible auction process, amounts of spectrum required, and any other comments related to the licensing terms. Bands in consideration are 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.3-3.8… Read more...

The Slovakian regulator has launched a public consultation on the allocation of frequencies in the 900 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands, and the awarding of temporary licences in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band. The current licences in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band expire on December 31, 2024, while the new licences begin… Read more...

The Belgian regulator is consulting on plans to enable operators other than Citymesh and Gridmax to bid for frequencies in the 3410-3430 MHz band. This follows an earlier proposal which was submitted to public consultation between September 23 - October 21 last year. The consultation document is open for comments… Read more...

Update January 3, 2023 Information about the consultation is available on the regulator's blog via this link. The consultation is open until January 31, 2023. December 19, 2022 Polish regulator UKE has said that they will open a consultation on December 20, 2022 on plans to auction frequencies in the… Read more...

The Telecommunications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARTP) of Senegal has launched a consultation on deployment of 5G technology. Stakeholders are invited to submit their views on the maturity of the digital ecosystem in Senegal, and which spectrum bands would be appropriate for deploying 5G in the Senegal. Submissions can be… Read more...

The regulator in Liechtenstein has opened a consultation on the proposal to award frequencies for 5G services in 700 MHz, 1400 MHz and 3.6 GHz through direct assignment. The third EU pioneer 5G band, 26 GHz, is not part of this consultation. The regulator says a decision on the allocation… Read more...