Consultation to consider five alternative combinations of sites, mode and power for Digital Terrestrial TV coverage. Will also address potential use of the 8k variant of the DTT standard; and how current coverage deficiencies should be managed at switchover.Digital Replacement licences to be amended by end of May. Read more...

Ofcom's strategy and priorities for the promotion of media literacy Read more...

Last year's decision to align the UK with the emerging European position on clearing channels 61 to 69, the 800 MHz band, meant adding channels 61, 62 and 69 to the UK regulator's existing digital switchover plans. As a result, regions where the switchover has already occurred will need to… Read more...

The ACMA is looking for input from stakeholders on how the 2.5 GHz band should be planned and allocated to provide highest-value use. It is currently used mainly for free-to-air electronic news gathering (ENG) services, and the review also hopes to identify suitable long-term spectrum arrangements to support these services… Read more...

This consultation includes proposals on: The licence fee Ofcom will charge the band managerMinimising disruption to PMSE users;Ensuring the band manager makes spectrum available on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basisRequests for non-PMSE use of the spectrumTechnical conditions for using the spectrum   Read more...

The Australian telecoms and broadcast regulator has issued a consultation document addressing the issue of non-compliance with the country's current Earth receive station licensing requirements. The document identifies areas of non-compliance and addresses potential solutions before providing an analysis of the ACMA's preferred approach against its "Principles of Spectrum Management".… Read more...

The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has issued a consultation on its draft Opinion concerning a long-term strategy for the UHF band (470-790 MHz). The Opinion takes into account the recent work on the UHF band by the European technical authority, the CEPT, and by a High Level Group of executives from… Read more...

The radio spectrum policy and planning department in New Zealand's Ministry of Economic Affairs is seeking stakeholder comments on its proposals to double channel spacing in some Digital Microwave Radio (DMR) bands to 56 MHz. DMR uses include backhaul for cellular networks, TV and radio broadcasting networks and control and… Read more...

The Uk regulator is consulting stakeholders on their long-term views on utilisation of the UHF bands IV and V (470 to 862 MHz) which are now largely used for television broadcasting, and parts of which will be freed up for other uses following digital switch over (DSO).  The consultation document… Read more...

The Canadian regulator, Industry Canada, has issued a consultation on its proposals to enable the use of the 600 MHz band to mobile broadband. Under IC's proposals, Canada would repack the spectrum it uses for the over the air broadcasting simultaneously with the USA. IC says it will make its decision before… Read more...