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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.

Talks on which spectrum bands are best suited to wireless broadband services are “certain” to be controversial in the lead-up to WRC-15, the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) said in…

The UK is consulting but the decision seems to have been taken. Many other European countries are following suit and the challenge now is to make sure this is a…

Two national regulators and the body representing the mobile industry have questioned whether a 2 x 10 MHz allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for public protection and…

The French government’s decision has attracted criticism from both sides: broadcasters are attacking the lack of consultation and mobile operator SFR says it’s considering legal action.