by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is consulting on proposals to replace its current apparatus licensing arrangements for amateur and outpost stations with a class licence regime. The consultation is available for public comment until April 2, 2021. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is consulting on where it should put in an effort for effective compliance and targeted enforcement action. The consultation is available for public comment until March 5. Read more...
by Toby Youell
December 22, 2020: The ACMA has made two updates to this consultation. Specifically: Update to page 7 of the consultation paper to state that the current Level of Protection (LOP) in the s.145(4) determination is –103.5 dBm/5 MHz. Updates to pages 7 and 20 of the consultation paper to change… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, has issued a consultation about its proposed response to submissions received during its March 2020 consultation about spectrum pricing. This new consultation is available for public comment until February 18, 2021. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is consulting on proposed amendments to its apparatus licence taxes. It proposes to reduce the taxes by 0.3%, in line with the the Consumer Price Index, which changed -0.3% in the year to June 2020. The proposal is available for public comment until… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Australia's Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications is consulting on whether it should designate parts of the 3400 - 3575 MHz band for allocation by spectrum licences with respect to specified areas. This decision would support the ACMA's work to make the spectrum available for 5G. The draft… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, is consulting on amendments to its Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licences to support 5G and the Internet of Things. These changes have relevance to: wireless broadband in the 24.25 - 25.10 GHz band IoT devices in the 928 - 935 MHz and VHF… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, has issued a consultation on its options for the 3.7 - 4.2 GHz band; and the regulator has now extended the consultation closing date from 2 September to 16 September 2020, in response to stakeholder requests. It notes that the band is suitable for mobile… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, is proposing to introduce area-wide apparatus licences in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands. This complements its work to auction licences for the frequencies. These licences are intended to allow industry to build-out small-scale private networks for applications like healthcare and manufacturing. It is… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, has issued a consultation about possible future options for the 1980 - 2010 MHz and 2170 - 2200 MHz bands. The frequencies are currently available on an interim basis for television outside broadcasting, but the ACMA believes there is a case for reviewing these arrangements.… Read more...