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The Cypriot government has announced plans to introduce another competitor to its mobile market by making a comprehensive spectrum package available for a single buyer.

The European Commission wants multi-country spectrum access, more policy harmonisation and greater European control over member states' assignment procedures according to a document available on the internet.

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An eagerly-awaited Brussels-commissioned study has concluded that demand for spectrum will exceed supply in the main mobile bands within 10 years, but more than half of the other bands will…

Neelie Kroes has confirmed some details of the changes to spectrum policy the European Commission plans to announce in September.

But those in the TV white spaces (TVWS) industry are confident that changes in the UHF bands will not leave them short of spectrum.

Lithuania is planning an auction of spectrum in the 800 MHz band and Estonia has concluded a beauty contest.

Last summer, PolicyTracker’s major industry survey on TV white spaces (TVWS) found there was a lack of clarity about the business models for many potential applications in TVWS. A year…

The FCC's Incentive Auction Task Force is “working steadily” towards a 2014 auction, according to task force chief Gary Epstein.

The Myanmar regulator has issued two licences to provide mobile services in the country.

Consultation documents from the German regulator reveal its intention to carry out a series of auctions for several bands, starting in 2014.

This month we focus on the ongoing discussions surrounding the future of the 700 MHz band in Europe and elsewhere. There are also updates from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia,…

Amid continuing debates about how to improve the country's telecoms infrastructure, Brazil is gradually developing a plan for switching the 700 MHz band to mobile use.

Muddled and unpredictable spectrum auctions could become a thing of the past if other nations sign up to a Memorandum of Understanding being drawn up by Mexican regulator Cofetel.

America Movil-backed Claro gained a 30 MHz tranche of 2.6 GHz spectrum in the multi-band Colombian auction which was completed at the end of June.