October 11, 2021: This consultation is now open for comments. You can read the full Notice of Inquiry here. The deadline to submit comments is November 1. Reply comments are due November 16. September 10, 2021: The FCC has released details of a potential consultation on spectrum for IoT applications.… Read more...

The FCC's international bureau is seeking comment on the WRC-23 advisory committee's draft recommendations. The FCC says that it "generally supports" most of the content attached in the draft. The deadline to submit comments is October 14. More information is available here.   Read more...

The Saudi regulator Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to frequency allocation and licensing for fixed links to "enhance spectrum efficiency and avoid any harmful interference." The proposals include the use of the 28 GHz and 80 GHz bands. This proposed regulation will… Read more...

October 4, 2021: The ISED has announced that it is extending this consultation until the 15th of October. It has also published some clarifications on previously mentioned studies. August 31, 2021: The Canadian Government's Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) department has announced a consultation on its proposal to amend… Read more...

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has launched a consultation into its plan to update space regulatory assessment procedures. The Authority hopes to amend procedures to include arrangements to support earth stations in motion in the 28 GHz band. The updates reflect the ITU arrangments as set out in… Read more...

French telecoms regulator ARCEP has announced a consultation on draft award procedures in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin. The regulator aims to assign the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin; and the 900 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Saint-Barthélemy. This consultation was announced alongside a… Read more...

French telecoms regulator ARCEP has announced a consultation on the draft award procedures for the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands in the French overseas territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique. This consultation was announced alongside a similar consultation in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin. The regulator plans to assign the… Read more...

Ireland’s Comreg is holding a consultation on the draft decision to extend the temporary spectrum management measures imposed amid the covid-19 pandemic. The regulator is proposing extending the temporary licenses in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands beyond 1 October. Comreg notes that it expects this to… Read more...

The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunication (IBPT) has issued a consultation on the granting of temporary user rights for the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands in the North Sea. This follows a previous consultation on the 30 June 2021, which invited parties interested in temporary user rights… Read more...

Portugals regulator ANACOM has announced a consultation on an amendment to the rules of it's long-running 5G auction. The new change aims to speed up the process by inhibiting the use of the lowest value increments of 1 percent and 3 percent. The draft regulation will be open for public… Read more...