The high-level advisory group to the European Commission, the RSPG, has issued a consultation on its draft work programme for the next few years. Work items included in the draft include: WRC-23 The development of 6G and possible implications for spectrum needs and guidance on the rollout of future wireless… Read more...

The FCC has released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which sets out initiatives to enhance the availability of telecommunications services in rural areas. The Notice proposes several incentives for small carriers and Tribal Nations to participate in the program. Incentives include changes to partitioning, disaggregation and leasing rules. Comments… Read more...

Brazil’s regulator Anatel has announced that it will hold a consultation on proposed changes to the rules surrounding radio frequency jammers. The proposal will seek to allow the use of signal blockers by authorities including the Ministry of Defence and the federal police. Previously this equipment was only allowed to… Read more...

Colombia's Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications will publish a public consultation regarding recently proposed spectrum caps. The comments were made by telecommunications minister Carmen Ligia Valderrama during a trade event called Andicom. The Ministry first proposed the change in May. It plans to raise the spectrum caps to 50… Read more...

November 22, 2021: This consultation has been extended by two weeks following requests from stakeholders. It will now close on December 3. October 18, 2021: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking comments on a proposed update to regulations that would allow the use of radio local area… Read more...

Irish regulator ComReg has launched a consultation on its strategy to promote Over-the-Air (OTA)  provisioning. OTA provisioning is a practice that allows users to remotely change their mobile provider using an e-sim. ComReg is proposing an overarching strategy to promote the use of OTA provisioning in Ireland. This includes requiring… Read more...

The Costa Rican Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications (MICITT) has launched a consultation on its National Telecommunications Development Plan. The plan sets out the objectives, goals and priorities for the telecommunications sector for the following six years. It sets out three strategic areas, one of which focuses on… Read more...

The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) has launched a public consultation on the use of the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1500 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The regulator notes that some of these frequencies have already been assigned to operators,… Read more...

Colombia's spectrum agency ANE has published a consultation on the use of the 900 MHz band. The agency published a document that outlines who currently uses this band, as well as suggestions for how this band could be allocated in the future. The agency is inviting comments from stakeholders on… Read more...

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is proposing a second tranche of reforms following the Spectrum Pricing Review. The new proposals focus on updating the assigned apparatus licence tax formula, reducing tax rates for transmitter licences used for high-power open narrowcasting services, and adjusting some tranche 1 reforms following… Read more...