A law allowing the sharing of 3G facilities has already been passed in France and the objective of the public consultation is to get feedback on how this should be implemented by the regulator.  ARCEP is seeking opinions on the conditions it should impose and the degree to which sharing… Read more...

The Australian government is seeking comment on its just-released green paper on how to best utilise the digital dividend spectrum freed up by the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting. The government is looking for comments on potential uses of the spectrum,the benefits these uses could provide, and the cost… Read more...

The Georgian telecoms regulator has launched a consultation on its proposals to change the regulations governing spectrum licences. The GNCC aims to boost competition in the mobile sector, particularly in wireless broadband. The proposals discuss: (a) changed approaches to allocated frequencies for mobile service, caused by the introduction of mobile broadband… Read more...

As recommended by The National Broadband Plan which was released earlier this year, the US regulator is consulting stakeholders about how best to develop and monitor broadband performance standards for mobile services. At present it is up to operators to provide consumers with performance and coverage details for their networks,… Read more...

This document seeks comments on how to boost the digital economy. It includes plans to free up additional spectrum by re-purposing the 2500 MHz band to allow flexible use make the 700 MHz band available for next generation wireless as broadcast services move to digital television in 2011 hold additional… Read more...

The Cypriot regulator has issued a consultation on its plan to issue licences for frequencies across four bands. Specifically, the regulator wishes to assign the following bands: 800 MHz band 1452 - 1492 MHz 2.6 GHz band 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band PolicyTracker understands that the regulator plans to publish… Read more...

The WGSE sub-group of the ECC has issued a consultation on a study that looks in to adjacent band compatibility between different systems for critical communications that could use the 700 MHz. The study establishes recommended permitted unwanted emissions levels that would prevent interference with adjacent Digital Terrestrial Television applications… Read more...

The Green Paper invites views on the "changing media landscape and borderless internet in particular on market conditions, interoperability and infrastructure, and implications for EU rules".  It includes some questions about spectrum, namely: (8)What frequency allocations and sharing models can facilitate development opportunities for broadcasting, mobile broadband and other applications… Read more...

Iceland's spectrum regulator, the PFS, has issued a consultation on its plans for the 700 MHz band. In particular, it once wants to gather the opinions of Programme Making and Spectrum Events (PMSE) stakeholders who may have to vacate the band to make way for mobile broadband, as well other… Read more...

The Working Group on Frequency Management within the technical authority for spectrum in Europe, the ECC, has issued ECC Recommendation (15)01 to a public consultation. The draft Recommendation sets out cross-border coordination requirements for three frequency ranges that are likely to be made available for mobile broadband at WRC-15 later… Read more...