The Australian regulator ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) is consulting on extending its public safety licence regime. The regime is due to sunset on October 1, 2023, ten years after its implementation. These licences allow public safety bodies, including the police and the defence force to use radiocommunication devices… Read more...

The Swedish regulator PTS is seeking views on a draft market analysis on wholesale market access to fibre infrastructure. The PTS assessment includes proposals on obligations to increase the competitiveness of fibre network markets. The regulator is also holding a virtual information in the week commencing September 11, 2023. The… Read more...

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) is seeking comments on an amendments to the radiocommunication regulations to enable more flexible operation of local 5G networks. The public consultation is open until July 12, 2023. Read more...

The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the shared use of the 42–42.5 GHz band. The regulator is seeking comments on how shared access schemes could be implemented in the band. Sharing mechanisms considered include nationwide non-exclusive licensing, site-based licensing, technology-based licensing. Stakeholders are also asked to… Read more...

The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications has launched a consultation on the allocation of 40.660–40.690 MHz for private radio stations. The band would be used by radio amateurs for individual training and technical studies on radio wave propagation. Currently radio amateurs can transmit in 28.0–29.7 MHz, 50.0–52.0 MHz… Read more...

The United Arab Emirates regulator TDRA has launched a consultation on changes to the regulations on Ultra Wide Band and Short Range Devices. The stakeholders are asked to submit their views on the frequency band modifications, and propose additional technical standards. The consultation closes on July 7, 2023. Read more...

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates has opened a consultation on proposed changes to PMSE use. Stakeholders are asked to submit their comments on the proposed changes, including some modified power levels. Stakeholders can submit their views on the draft until July 7, 2023.… Read more...

The Agency for Consumer Protection and Technical Supervision has opened a consultation on wholesale local access market regulation. The regulator has also completed market analysis on wholesale local access. The draft decision has now been submitted to public consultation, which closes on August 1, 2023. Read more...

June 5, 2023 The regulator has extended this consultation by a month. The new deadline to submit comments is July 5, 2023. May 9, 2023 Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority has launched a public consultation on the demand for 5G connectivity and potential use cases in The Bahamas. The consultation… Read more...

The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications is requesting comments on whether the current 900 MHz and 1800 MHz licences should still require licence holders to maintain 2G technology in their mobile networks. The deadline to submit comments is July 31, 2023. Read more...