by Richard Haas
The Canadian Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has launched a consultation on the licensing framework for the 3650 - 3900 MHz band. This consultation seeks comments on licensing considerations, such as auction format, rules and processes as well as conditions of license. ISED also notes that some of the… Read more...
by Richard Haas
October 4, 2021: The ISED has announced that it is extending this consultation until the 15th of October. It has also published some clarifications on previously mentioned studies. August 31, 2021: The Canadian Government's Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) department has announced a consultation on its proposal to amend… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Canadian Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is initiating a consultation on a new supplementary licensing process (Access Licensing framework) for unused spectrum. The consultation also includes changes and clarifications to ISED's framework to streamline subordinate licensing approvals, as well as improvements to white space rules and changes to… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Canadian regulator, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), has issued a consultation about potentially making available the 5925 - 7125 MHz band on an unlicensed basis. According to the document, ISED is considering adopting a similar approach to the United States. In that approach, parts of the band… Read more...
by Toby Youell
October 5, 2020 This consultation is available here until October 26. Reply comments are due by November 30. June 8, 2020 The Canadian Minister for Innovation, Science, and Industry, Navdeep Bains, has announced that the government will issue a consultation on the 3800 MHz band in August this year. The… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The government of Canada has issued a consultation on the technical details for the 3650-4200 MHz band, as well as changes to the frequency allocation of the 3500-3650 MHz range. The proposed changes will add a primary mobile service allocation to the 3700-4000 MHz band (mainly used for FSS at… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Following a set of policy decisions for the 3450 - 3650 MHz band, ISED intends to start consulting on its policies for the 3650 - 3700 MHz and 3700 - 4200 MHz bands. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Canadian regulator, ISED, has issued a consultation on details for its plans to award the 3450 - 3650 MHz band. The consultation concerns the proposed auction format, rules and processes, as well as on conditions of licence for spectrum in the 3500 MHz band. ISED is also proposing a… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Canadian spectrum regulator, ISED, has issued a consultation on the renewal process for some Broadband Radio Service licences in the 2.5 GHz band that were not assigned by auction. Multipoint Communications System and Multipoint Distribution Services licences for this band expire in March 2021. ISED is proposing to renew… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, the country's regulator, has issued a consultation on how best to periodically increase its fees for radio and spectrum licences, and for equipment certification. The Service Fees Act (SFA), from 2017, requires ISED to periodically increase fees according to the Consumer Price Index measure… Read more...