Proposals to allow greater flexibility in the use of wireless licences; including regulatory measures to prevent interference Read more...

The long-awaited consultation that will lead to recommendations on how to enable flexiblity of use. Recommendations will be made in early December. Read more...

A look at the regulations required under section 170 of the Act which will make previously confidential licences public and allow the spectrum trading regime to get underway before the end of this year. Read more...

Proposals for the management of ENUM in the UK through industry self-regulation. The DTI wishes to ensure that the proposed framework will result in open and fair competition and provide adequate safeguards to protect the public interest. (ENUM links telephone numbers to Internet locations and identities such as email addresses) Read more...

NTS is a market estimated to be worth £1.46bn to the UK. Ofcom is asking stakeholders to consider five policy options to address the interconnect issues that have given rise to dispute. Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation concerning its plans to release a total of 12 MHz of UHF spectrum for Short Range Devices (SRDs) on a licence exempt basis. Ofcom has already announced its intention to authorise this band for SRDs and this consultation concerns the use of technical conditions that… Read more...

BT has SMP in the area of NTS call termination, hence this proposal to impose two SMP service conditions – an obligation to provide Network Access and an obligation not to discriminate. Read more...

Views invited on Ofcom's proposals to boost competition, innovation and investment. Main point is requiring BT to ensure 'genuinely equal access' to its network or face competition investigation. Consultation also covers ways of improving customer's market knowledge and simplifying the process of switching suppliers. Read more...

Setting out the medium to long term plans for managing UK spectrum with the aim of having 71.5% of the market liberalised by 2010. Four key points to be addressed:i. Can the market be relied on to deliver objectives?ii. How much spectrum for licence exempt use?iii. Should cognitive access be… Read more...

Two issues to be considered in this consultation: i. A revision of the network charge controls (“NCCs”)) using the widely acknowledged RPI-X mechanismii. It also proposes revisions to the assessment of BT’s market power in two specific interconnection economic markets. Read more...