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The European Commission's “all or nothing” approach of licensed versus unlicensed spectrum must give way to one that includes licensed shared access, said the head of its spectrum policy unit…

In a surprise move, Romanian telecoms regulator ANCOM has announced it plans to hold a “super auction” this year involving a total of 465 MHz of spectrum in the 800…

Following a four-year process comprising eight consultations, numerous backing documents and independent reports from three expert advisors, Ireland’s Commission for Communications Regulation has come to a decision on the assignment…

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.

The Polish regulator has announced the proposals it will be putting forward to the government, complementing the existing plan to sell 1800 MHz at the end of this year.

While it has been public knowledge since the middle of last year that UK Broadband would use its large holdings of 3.5 GHz spectrum to launch a wholesale LTE service,…

Although their spectrum holdings are often described as “massive” by consultants and regarded with envy by operators in the US and elsewhere, market leaders Verizon and AT&T are warning of…

Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has called for more efficient spectrum use in response to booming mobile data demand. “The case for acting expeditiously on dynamic spectrum access is very…

US telecoms regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched a major public consultation on the circumstances, if any, under which it is appropriate for a public agency to interrupt…

Canadian mobile operator Mobilicity wants the government to implement a “spectrum screen” to prevent the country’s largest carriers owning too much spectrum.

The world’s first commercial TV white spaces network is up and running in the US city of Wilmington, where the mayor claims it has the potential to increase efficiency while…

The UK government has acknowledged that interference from new mobile services in the digital dividend 800 MHz band will cause interference with digital terrestrial television and published a decision outlining…

Switzerland has raised CHF 996.3 million (€824.7 million) from its auction of spectrum in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands.

The most important agreement in Geneva was the deal on a mobile allocation in 694-790 MHz, co-primary with broadcasting. But what will this mean in practice?

Long-awaited US spectrum reform arrived on 17 February as part of a huge measure on payroll tax cut extensions and other matters. Among other things, the legislation authorises the Federal…