German regulator has opened a consultation on the scope and conditions of regulations on open access networks. Stakeholders can submit comments on the consultation in German either electronically or via post. The consultation is open until January 31, 2023. Read more...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on data communication services between aircraft and ground stations provided by organisations other than airports. The government has tasked TRAI to provide recommendations on an appropriate mechanism to regulate services using VHF data communication services. Secondly, TRAI has… Read more...

Peru's Transport and Communications Ministry MTC has recently released plans to rearrange the 800 MHz band. The MTC wants to provide the band for the deployment of 4G services. There will be consultations related to the 800 MHz band plans starting in 2023. The provisional timeline has been outlined in… Read more...

Ofcom has launched a consultation on draft legislation of The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. This would make changes to licence exemption rules regarding some Short Range Devices (SRDs), ITS, and remove the licence exemption for higher power wideband data transmission systems (“WBDTS”) in the 57-71 GHz band. The… Read more...

Update December 12, 2022 Ofcom has published a correction on December 8 after one stakeholder identified an error in the original paper's figures. The consultation on fees for the three bands remains open until January 12, 2023. July 25, 2022 UK regulator Ofcom has laid out its proposal for annual… Read more...

The Canadian Innovation, Science And Economic Development department is seeking views on fees for the certification of radio equipment and the registration of telecommunications equipment. ISED has proposed to modernise the fee regime to be better equipped to deal with the increased number of applications and complexity of modern devices.… Read more...

RSPG has launched a public consultation on a draft report on mobile technology evolution. The report is focused on the migration from 2G and 3G technologies to 4G and 5G, especially in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands. Comments can be submitted to cnect-rspg@ec.europa.eu by January 7, 2023. Read more...

ACMA has opened a review of the scientific licensing arrangements as part of the country's five-year spectrum outlook plans. The regulator proposes to replace non-assigned scientific spectrum licences with a new type of scientific class licence, which would remove fees and reduce regulatory burden on licensees. The consultation closes February… Read more...

ICASA consults on several frequencies. Read more...

BIPT is consulting on ITS road and rail solutions. Read more...