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Kroes to speak at French spectrum conference
May 01, 2013
by Dugie Standeford

EU digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes is among the speakers lined up for a spectrum conference due to be held in Paris at the end of June. Read more...

French regulator approves operator request to use 1800 MHz spectrum for LTE
Mar 26, 2013
by Dugie Standeford

French regulator ARCEP has decided to allow Bouygues Telecom to deploy LTE in the 1800 MHz band, provided the company hands back some of the spectrum it holds in the band and pays a fee for its technology neutral use of the frequency. Read more...

French spectrum agency to hold June conference on spectrum and innovation
Mar 05, 2013
by Dugie Standeford

French regulator ANFR will host a 26-27 June conference in Paris entitled “Spectrum and Innovation: Radiofrequencies a driver for economic growth.” Read more...

UK auction falls short of those in Germany and France
Feb 22, 2013
by Michael Newlands

An exact picture will only emerge when Ofcom releases more details about the UK 4G auction but at the moment values seem to be lower than comparable European countries. Read more...

More countries join white space spectrum race
Jan 28, 2013
by Michael Newlands

The US and UK have so far been the trailblazers in opening the way for wireless broadband in the TV white spaces (TVWS). But now Japanese companies have developed prototype equipment meeting new IEEE standards and France has approved field tests. Read more...

Market forces are not always the answer
Feb 15, 2012
by Jonathan Watson

A lot has happened in the world of spectrum since Ofcom’s Spectrum Framework Review was published in 2004. Is it time for the regulator to rethink its strategy? Read more...

France’s ANFR to host international spectrum economics forum
Jan 19, 2012
by Dugie Standeford

France’s industry, energy and digital economy minister has called for an international conference on the value of spectrum. Read more...

Free misses out on French 800 MHz spectrum
Jan 05, 2012
by Jonathan Watson

Only three of France’s four main mobile operators won a share of the 800 MHz spectrum auctioned at the end of last year – Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom. Read more...

Brussels says French DTT allocation breaches EU law
Oct 06, 2011
by Dugie Standeford

France’s allocation of digital TV frequencies without bidding breached EU antitrust law, the European Commission (EC) has said. The country’s broadcasting policy should be aligned with EU law, added the country’s media regulator the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) in a recent report. Read more...

Brussels says French DTT allocation breaches EU law
Oct 06, 2011
by Dugie Standeford

France’s allocation of digital TV frequencies without bidding breached EU antitrust law, the European Commission (EC) has said. The country’s broadcasting policy should be aligned with EU law, added the country’s media regulator the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) in a recent report. Read more...