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May 21, 2025 | Richard Haas

YEAR STARTS

CHART – licences issued

Chart – expiring

TABLE – licences starting

How many of each band awarded in each year

start_date	band	total_awarded
start_date	band	total_awarded
1982	850 MHz	8
1985	850 MHz	8
1990	850 MHz	2
1992	1800 MHz	2
1992	900 MHz	4
1993	1800 MHz	3
1993	900 MHz	9
1994	1800 MHz	4
1994	900 MHz	4
1995	1800 MHz	12
1995	900 MHz	19
1996	1800 MHz	8
1996	900 MHz	8
1997	1800 MHz	2
1997	1900 MHz	4
1997	850 MHz	2
1997	900 MHz	1
1998	1800 MHz	11
1998	850 MHz	1
1998	900 MHz	5
1999	1800 MHz	4
1999	1900 MHz	1
1999	2.1 GHz	8
1999	850 MHz	3
1999	900 MHz	6
2000	1800 MHz	11
2000	2.1 GHz	44
2000	26 GHz	5
2000	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	9
2000	40 GHz	7
2000	850 MHz	6
2000	900 MHz	15
2001	1800 MHz	15
2001	1900 MHz	9
2001	2.1 GHz	49
2001	2.6 GHz	1
2001	26 GHz	2
2001	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	1
2001	40 GHz	1
2001	450 MHz	1
2001	850 MHz	6
2001	900 MHz	15
2002	1800 MHz	4
2002	1900 MHz	1
2002	2.1 GHz	35
2002	26 GHz	1
2002	28 GHz	2
2002	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	28
2002	850 MHz	3
2002	900 MHz	4
2003	1800 MHz	7
2003	1900 MHz	1
2003	2.1 GHz	14
2003	2.3 GHz	1
2003	26 GHz	2
2003	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	6
2003	40 GHz	2
2003	700 MHz	1
2003	850 MHz	2
2003	900 MHz	9
2004	1800 MHz	13
2004	1900 MHz	2
2004	2.1 GHz	15
2004	2.3 GHz	6
2004	2.6 GHz	11
2004	26 GHz	8
2004	28 GHz	1
2004	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	45
2004	40 GHz	8
2004	450 MHz	2
2004	900 MHz	17
2005	1800 MHz	4
2005	1900 MHz	9
2005	2.1 GHz	21
2005	2.3 GHz	3
2005	2.6 GHz	6
2005	26 GHz	2
2005	28 GHz	3
2005	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	33
2005	40 GHz	4
2005	450 MHz	2
2005	700 MHz	1
2005	850 MHz	7
2005	900 MHz	6
2006	1800 MHz	20
2006	1900 MHz	2
2006	2.1 GHz	28
2006	2.3 GHz	2
2006	26 GHz	4
2006	28 GHz	2
2006	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	53
2006	40 GHz	9
2006	410 MHz	1
2006	450 MHz	3
2006	800 MHz	1
2006	850 MHz	5
2006	900 MHz	25
2007	1800 MHz	18
2007	1900 MHz	5
2007	2.1 GHz	34
2007	2.3 GHz	1
2007	2.6 GHz	7
2007	26 GHz	2
2007	28 GHz	2
2007	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	14
2007	40 GHz	2
2007	450 MHz	4
2007	700 MHz	2
2007	800 MHz	2
2007	850 MHz	8
2007	900 MHz	17
2007	AWS-1	13
2008	1800 MHz	9
2008	1900 MHz	3
2008	2.1 GHz	31
2008	2.3 GHz	1
2008	2.6 GHz	11
2008	28 GHz	10
2008	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	22
2008	32 GHz	2
2008	40 GHz	2
2008	700 MHz	26
2008	870 MHz	1
2008	900 MHz	17
2008	AWS-1	36
2009	1800 MHz	16
2009	2.1 GHz	23
2009	2.3 GHz	8
2009	2.6 GHz	8
2009	26 GHz	2
2009	28 GHz	1
2009	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	8
2009	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	1
2009	40 GHz	2
2009	450 MHz	1
2009	700 MHz	2
2009	900 MHz	14
2009	L-Band	1
2010	1800 MHz	9
2010	1900 MHz	2
2010	2.1 GHz	26
2010	2.3 GHz	8
2010	2.6 GHz	36
2010	26 GHz	2
2010	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	22
2010	40 GHz	3
2010	450 MHz	1
2010	800 MHz	3
2010	850 MHz	1
2010	900 MHz	7
2010	AWS-1	2
2011	1800 MHz	22
2011	1900 MHz	4
2011	2.1 GHz	10
2011	2.6 GHz	9
2011	26 GHz	4
2011	28 GHz	1
2011	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	2
2011	40 GHz	5
2011	700 MHz	1
2011	800 MHz	6
2011	850 MHz	6
2011	900 MHz	11
2012	1800 MHz	31
2012	1900 MHz	3
2012	2.1 GHz	12
2012	2.3 GHz	8
2012	2.6 GHz	44
2012	26 GHz	9
2012	28 GHz	6
2012	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	8
2012	40 GHz	8
2012	450 MHz	5
2012	700 MHz	1
2012	800 MHz	17
2012	900 MHz	24
2012	AWS-1	3
2013	1800 MHz	55
2013	1900 MHz	7
2013	2.1 GHz	24
2013	2.3 GHz	3
2013	2.6 GHz	37
2013	26 GHz	1
2013	28 GHz	2
2013	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	6
2013	40 GHz	2
2013	450 MHz	2
2013	700 MHz	7
2013	800 MHz	34
2013	850 MHz	6
2013	900 MHz	18
2013	AWS-1	5
2014	1800 MHz	31
2014	1900 MHz	8
2014	2.1 GHz	19
2014	2.3 GHz	3
2014	2.6 GHz	28
2014	26 GHz	2
2014	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	9
2014	450 MHz	1
2014	700 MHz	24
2014	800 MHz	23
2014	850 MHz	3
2014	900 MHz	24
2014	AWS-1	8
2015	1800 MHz	29
2015	1900 MHz	5
2015	2.1 GHz	3
2015	2.6 GHz	37
2015	26 GHz	4
2015	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	7
2015	40 GHz	2
2015	700 MHz	7
2015	800 MHz	20
2015	850 MHz	2
2015	900 MHz	8
2015	AWS-1	2
2015	AWS-3	28
2015	L-Band	4
2016	1800 MHz	36
2016	1900 MHz	3
2016	2.1 GHz	33
2016	2.3 GHz	6
2016	2.6 GHz	40
2016	26 GHz	4
2016	28 GHz	7
2016	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	19
2016	40 GHz	2
2016	450 MHz	2
2016	700 MHz	10
2016	800 MHz	26
2016	850 MHz	1
2016	900 MHz	23
2016	AWS-1	4
2016	AWS-3	1
2016	L-Band	2
2017	1800 MHz	22
2017	2.1 GHz	17
2017	2.3 GHz	4
2017	2.6 GHz	17
2017	26 GHz	3
2017	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	6
2017	700 MHz	10
2017	800 MHz	5
2017	900 MHz	20
2017	AWS-1	1
2018	1800 MHz	19
2018	2.1 GHz	28
2018	2.3 GHz	13
2018	2.6 GHz	10
2018	28 GHz	3
2018	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	14
2018	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	1
2018	40 GHz	1
2018	450 MHz	1
2018	700 MHz	17
2018	800 MHz	7
2018	900 MHz	2
2018	AWS-3	2
2019	1800 MHz	14
2019	2.1 GHz	13
2019	2.3 GHz	1
2019	2.6 GHz	13
2019	26 GHz	37
2019	28 GHz	65
2019	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	51
2019	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	6
2019	4.5 GHz	1
2019	4.9 GHz	2
2019	600 MHz	42
2019	700 MHz	19
2019	800 MHz	8
2019	900 MHz	18
2019	AWS-3	1
2019	L-Band	3
2020	1800 MHz	9
2020	2.1 GHz	9
2020	2.3 GHz	5
2020	2.6 GHz	13
2020	26 GHz	16
2020	28 GHz	4
2020	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	160
2020	4.9 GHz	1
2020	40 GHz	91
2020	410 MHz	1
2020	450 MHz	2
2020	47 GHz	18
2020	600 MHz	10
2020	700 MHz	25
2020	800 MHz	2
2020	850 MHz	1
2020	900 MHz	14
2020	L-Band	3
2021	1800 MHz	42
2021	1900 MHz	2
2021	2.1 GHz	37
2021	2.3 GHz	10
2021	2.6 GHz	14
2021	26 GHz	34
2021	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	181
2021	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	1
2021	32 GHz	1
2021	4.9 GHz	2
2021	450 MHz	2
2021	700 MHz	36
2021	800 MHz	5
2021	850 MHz	3
2021	900 MHz	25
2021	AWS-1	2
2021	AWS-3	1
2021	L-Band	9
2022	1800 MHz	20
2022	2.1 GHz	33
2022	2.3 GHz	5
2022	2.6 GHz	33
2022	26 GHz	4
2022	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	73
2022	450 MHz	1
2022	700 MHz	30
2022	800 MHz	5
2022	900 MHz	11
2022	L-Band	6
2023	1800 MHz	8
2023	2.1 GHz	32
2023	2.3 GHz	5
2023	2.6 GHz	18
2023	26 GHz	19
2023	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	48
2023	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	24
2023	32 GHz	1
2023	600 MHz	4
2023	700 MHz	32
2023	800 MHz	13
2023	850 MHz	1
2023	900 MHz	6
2023	AWS-3	2
2023	L-Band	2
2024	1800 MHz	21
2024	2.1 GHz	15
2024	2.3 GHz	2
2024	2.6 GHz	12
2024	26 GHz	4
2024	28 GHz	1
2024	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	50
2024	4.9 GHz	1
2024	600 MHz	1
2024	700 MHz	14
2024	800 MHz	4
2024	850 MHz	3
2024	900 MHz	23
2025	2.3 GHz	12
2025	2.6 GHz	1
2025	26 GHz	2
2025	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	15
2025	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	2
2025	6 GHz	3
2025	600 MHz	2
2025	700 MHz	16
2025	850 MHz	1
2025	900 MHz	10
2025	L-band	1
2026	2.1 GHz	4
2026	2.6 GHz	4
2026	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	2
2026	900 MHz	2

TABLE – licences expiring

How many of each band expired in each year

year	band	total_expired
year	band	total_expired
2013	26 GHz	2
2013	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	1
2013	450 MHz	1
2014	1800 MHz	2
2014	2.1 GHz	1
2014	410 MHz	1
2014	900 MHz	3
2015	1800 MHz	17
2015	1900 MHz	4
2015	2.1 GHz	2
2015	2.3 GHz	4
2015	2.6 GHz	6
2015	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	14
2015	40 GHz	1
2015	410 MHz	1
2015	700 MHz	1
2015	850 MHz	1
2015	900 MHz	12
2016	1800 MHz	15
2016	1900 MHz	1
2016	2.1 GHz	19
2016	2.6 GHz	6
2016	26 GHz	3
2016	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	35
2016	40 GHz	1
2016	450 MHz	1
2016	850 MHz	2
2016	900 MHz	14
2017	1800 MHz	26
2017	2.1 GHz	15
2017	2.6 GHz	3
2017	26 GHz	2
2017	28 GHz	3
2017	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	24
2017	40 GHz	1
2017	700 MHz	2
2017	850 MHz	2
2017	900 MHz	27
2018	1800 MHz	11
2018	1900 MHz	1
2018	2.1 GHz	19
2018	2.3 GHz	1
2018	2.6 GHz	1
2018	26 GHz	6
2018	28 GHz	1
2018	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	8
2018	40 GHz	1
2018	700 MHz	24
2018	850 MHz	1
2018	900 MHz	13
2019	1800 MHz	18
2019	2.1 GHz	14
2019	2.3 GHz	13
2019	2.6 GHz	2
2019	26 GHz	10
2019	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	50
2019	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	1
2019	40 GHz	8
2019	450 MHz	1
2019	700 MHz	4
2019	900 MHz	19
2020	1800 MHz	7
2020	1900 MHz	1
2020	2.1 GHz	45
2020	2.6 GHz	3
2020	26 GHz	2
2020	28 GHz	6
2020	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	44
2020	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	1
2020	40 GHz	7
2020	450 MHz	1
2020	850 MHz	5
2020	900 MHz	8
2020	L-Band	1
2021	1800 MHz	24
2021	1900 MHz	5
2021	2.1 GHz	49
2021	2.6 GHz	1
2021	26 GHz	11
2021	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	85
2021	450 MHz	1
2021	850 MHz	8
2021	900 MHz	23
2022	1800 MHz	18
2022	1900 MHz	1
2022	2.1 GHz	37
2022	2.6 GHz	9
2022	26 GHz	83
2022	28 GHz	22
2022	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	53
2022	450 MHz	4
2022	850 MHz	3
2022	900 MHz	18
2023	1800 MHz	11
2023	1900 MHz	1
2023	2.1 GHz	23
2023	2.3 GHz	1
2023	2.6 GHz	1
2023	26 GHz	1
2023	28 GHz	3
2023	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	8
2023	32 GHz	1
2023	40 GHz	1
2023	700 MHz	2
2023	800 MHz	4
2023	850 MHz	3
2023	900 MHz	7
2024	1800 MHz	13
2024	2.1 GHz	28
2024	2.6 GHz	11
2024	26 GHz	4
2024	28 GHz	4
2024	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	2
2024	40 GHz	2
2024	450 MHz	1
2024	700 MHz	1
2024	800 MHz	7
2024	900 MHz	18
2025	1800 MHz	12
2025	1900 MHz	5
2025	2.1 GHz	24
2025	2.3 GHz	2
2025	2.6 GHz	16
2025	26 GHz	9
2025	28 GHz	1
2025	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	19
2025	40 GHz	8
2025	450 MHz	3
2025	800 MHz	3
2025	850 MHz	7
2025	900 MHz	26
2026	1800 MHz	37
2026	2.1 GHz	27
2026	2.6 GHz	10
2026	26 GHz	5
2026	28 GHz	4
2026	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	121
2026	40 GHz	2
2026	450 MHz	2
2026	700 MHz	3
2026	800 MHz	3
2026	850 MHz	3
2026	900 MHz	25
2027	1800 MHz	25
2027	1900 MHz	6
2027	2.1 GHz	16
2027	2.3 GHz	3
2027	2.6 GHz	27
2027	26 GHz	5
2027	28 GHz	7
2027	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	2
2027	40 GHz	3
2027	450 MHz	4
2027	800 MHz	6
2027	850 MHz	5
2027	900 MHz	16
2027	AWS-3	19
2028	1800 MHz	43
2028	2.1 GHz	19
2028	2.6 GHz	24
2028	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	10
2028	40 GHz	2
2028	800 MHz	8
2028	850 MHz	8
2028	870 MHz	1
2028	900 MHz	10
2028	AWS-1	1
2029	1800 MHz	25
2029	1900 MHz	2
2029	2.1 GHz	21
2029	2.3 GHz	1
2029	2.6 GHz	35
2029	26 GHz	29
2029	28 GHz	70
2029	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	6
2029	32 GHz	1
2029	40 GHz	1
2029	700 MHz	9
2029	800 MHz	25
2029	850 MHz	2
2029	900 MHz	34
2029	AWS-1	2
2029	L-Band	2
2030	1800 MHz	16
2030	1900 MHz	1
2030	2.1 GHz	15
2030	2.3 GHz	12
2030	2.6 GHz	45
2030	26 GHz	2
2030	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	101
2030	40 GHz	93
2030	47 GHz	18
2030	700 MHz	3
2030	800 MHz	7
2030	850 MHz	2
2030	900 MHz	17
2030	AWS-1	3
2030	AWS-3	1
2031	1800 MHz	18
2031	1900 MHz	2
2031	2.1 GHz	31
2031	2.3 GHz	2
2031	2.6 GHz	20
2031	26 GHz	3
2031	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	3
2031	40 GHz	1
2031	450 MHz	1
2031	700 MHz	2
2031	800 MHz	3
2031	850 MHz	2
2031	900 MHz	19
2031	L-Band	2
2032	1800 MHz	10
2032	2.1 GHz	25
2032	2.6 GHz	14
2032	26 GHz	3
2032	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	15
2032	700 MHz	7
2032	800 MHz	7
2032	900 MHz	9
2033	1800 MHz	26
2033	2.1 GHz	11
2033	2.3 GHz	2
2033	2.6 GHz	17
2033	26 GHz	6
2033	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	7
2033	450 MHz	1
2033	700 MHz	10
2033	800 MHz	19
2033	850 MHz	1
2033	900 MHz	23
2033	AWS-1	2
2034	1800 MHz	23
2034	2.1 GHz	8
2034	2.3 GHz	1
2034	2.6 GHz	12
2034	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	7
2034	4.9 GHz	2
2034	700 MHz	14
2034	800 MHz	13
2034	900 MHz	21
2034	L-Band	3
2035	1800 MHz	2
2035	2.1 GHz	2
2035	2.6 GHz	22
2035	26 GHz	3
2035	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	21
2035	410 MHz	1
2035	700 MHz	18
2035	800 MHz	8
2035	900 MHz	1
2035	AWS-3	9
2036	1800 MHz	13
2036	1900 MHz	4
2036	2.1 GHz	12
2036	2.6 GHz	11
2036	26 GHz	23
2036	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	17
2036	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	1
2036	4.9 GHz	2
2036	700 MHz	18
2036	800 MHz	3
2036	850 MHz	3
2036	900 MHz	10
2036	AWS-1	2
2036	L-Band	3
2037	1800 MHz	20
2037	2.1 GHz	20
2037	2.3 GHz	8
2037	2.6 GHz	7
2037	26 GHz	5
2037	28 GHz	2
2037	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	50
2037	40 GHz	1
2037	700 MHz	4
2037	800 MHz	1
2037	850 MHz	1
2037	900 MHz	4
2038	1800 MHz	1
2038	2.1 GHz	6
2038	2.6 GHz	8
2038	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	27
2038	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	24
2038	700 MHz	26
2038	800 MHz	3
2038	900 MHz	1
2038	AWS-3	2
2039	1800 MHz	6
2039	2.1 GHz	7
2039	2.3 GHz	2
2039	2.6 GHz	7
2039	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	67
2039	3.7 - 4.2 GHz	2
2039	450 MHz	1
2039	600 MHz	49
2039	700 MHz	19
2039	800 MHz	4
2039	900 MHz	5
2040	1800 MHz	5
2040	2.1 GHz	9
2040	2.3 GHz	9
2040	2.6 GHz	5
2040	26 GHz	3
2040	28 GHz	4
2040	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	24
2040	4.9 GHz	1
2040	6 GHz	3
2040	700 MHz	25
2040	800 MHz	3
2040	850 MHz	1
2040	900 MHz	5
2040	L-Band	3
2041	1800 MHz	30
2041	1900 MHz	1
2041	2.1 GHz	13
2041	2.3 GHz	10
2041	2.6 GHz	10
2041	26 GHz	4
2041	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	139
2041	700 MHz	14
2041	800 MHz	4
2041	850 MHz	2
2041	900 MHz	16
2042	1800 MHz	8
2042	2.1 GHz	12
2042	2.3 GHz	3
2042	2.6 GHz	5
2042	26 GHz	18
2042	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	14
2042	450 MHz	1
2042	700 MHz	19
2042	800 MHz	1
2042	900 MHz	6
2042	L-Band	8
2043	1800 MHz	3
2043	2.1 GHz	6
2043	2.3 GHz	1
2043	2.6 GHz	1
2043	26 GHz	4
2043	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	11
2043	800 MHz	5
2043	900 MHz	4
2043	AWS-3	2
2044	1800 MHz	13
2044	2.1 GHz	7
2044	2.6 GHz	2
2044	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	19
2044	450 MHz	1
2044	700 MHz	2
2044	850 MHz	2
2044	900 MHz	19
2044	L-Band	4
2045	2.3 GHz	1
2045	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	7
2046	26 GHz	3
2047	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	3
2047	700 MHz	3
2048	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	5
2048	700 MHz	2
2048	900 MHz	3
2048	L-Band	1
2050	2.1 GHz	3
2050	2.6 GHz	4
2050	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	2
2050	700 MHz	1
2050	L-band	1
2051	26 GHz	3
2051	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	3
2051	700 MHz	1
2051	AWS-3	1
2099	26 GHz	5
2099	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	9
2100	2.6 GHz	1
2100	3.3 - 3.8 GHz	1
2100	40 GHz	1