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This month we report on how mobile operators would like the EU telecoms regulatory framework to change and on how regulators manage the E-band. William Webb, a former director at…

If it were to leave the EU, the UK would no longer be bound by EU spectrum decisions. However, it is unlikely that the country would change its use of…

The European Commission rejected Hutchison’s proposal to offer capacity to Virgin Media and other mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). The company is considering a legal challenge.

The document suggests the US wants spectrum to be assigned using market-based approaches such as auctions.

One of the questions in the European Commission's recent consultation on its review of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications asked respondents to consider the possibility of outcomes of…

A document seen by PolicyTracker says there will be an EU-wide deadline of 2020 for moving Europe's broadcasters out of the 700 MHz band, but member states will be able…

After refusing to take part in the digital dividend auction in 2013, Vodafone has now offered the Australian government A$594.3 million (€384 million) for a 700 MHz licence.

Following yesterday's report on the European Commission (EC) exploring the idea of handing more regulatory powers to the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), PolicyTracker takes an in-depth look at the…

Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications (MCIT) says it expects to see immediate improvements in the efficiency of regulatory services when a new body dedicated to spectrum management is established.

From next week, the "Personal Handy Phone System" (PHS) will no longer be legal in Hong Kong. Those who keep using it could face a fine of up to HK$50,000…

The plus-or-minus two years’ leeway around the 2020 deadline for broadcasters’ relocation to the lower UHF band is under discussion in the Council and likely to make it into law,…

Provisions for wireless power transfer (WPT) in an existing ETSI standard for short range devices have been exceeded in a recent test and the section in the standard relating to…

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it aims to make 126 MHz of near-nationwide spectrum available in the 600 MHz band in the upcoming incentive auction - 50…

Speaking at an ETSI event, European Commission representatives echoed the view of telecoms industry experts who said that other sectors were not showing much interest in 5G yet.

Mobile operators would like to see more consistency in the management of spectrum across Europe, in particular on licence duration, fees and assignment timeframes.