by Dugie Standeford
The Canadian regulator plans to auction the 700 MHz band in 2013 and 2.5 GHz spectrum the following year. Auction rules will include spectrum caps and rural deployment conditions. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Canadian mobile operator Mobilicity wants the government to implement a “spectrum screen” to prevent the country’s largest carriers owning too much spectrum. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
US telecoms regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has signed agreements with regulators in neighbouring Canada and Mexico to share commercial 700 MHz wireless broadband spectrum in border areas. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Canada's mobile operators, like those in other parts of the world, are eager to get their hands on much-needed spectrum Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
The Canadian government should use the profits from spectrum auctions to extend broadband access in the country, according to a report from an influential Senate committee. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Canada’s reluctance to embrace spectrum reform is restricting supply and pushing up prices, Martin Cave and Adrian Foster argue. The Canadian government says it is moving toward a more market-oriented approach. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Orascom is seeking to overturn a ruling which prevents it using spectrum won in the recent AWS auction. The company was judged to have fallen foul of Canada's foreign ownership rules. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
What may be Canada’s most successful spectrum auction from the point of view of both contribution to government coffers and new market entrants came to an end this week. Read more...
by Website author
The Canadian government has asked a leading European expert, Professor Martin Cave, for advice on liberalising the country's spectrum management regime. Read more...