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Citing a deluge of letters and e-mails seeking clarity on its spectrum licensing process, South African regulator ICASA has withdrawn its invitation to apply (ITA), saying a revised document is…

Kip Meek, arguably the most influential figure in the UK’s proposed but stalled spectrum reforms, has been appointed to a very different new post - chairman of Project Canvas.

The debate over control of the 10 MHz US “D Block” spectrum is spilling over into Congress, where several rival bills are pending or expected.

Following a consultation earlier this year, Singapore’s telecoms regulator has rejected suggestions from the country’s three mobile operators that remaining 3G spectrum simply be allocated to them and decided to…

Malta’s newly announced plan for assigning the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands includes spectrum caps, “use or lose” clauses and a possible auction.

A nationwide LTE network in the US run wholly over spectrum previously set aside for satellite mobile communications has taken a huge step closer to reality with a $7 billion…

Thailand’s long-awaited 3G auction is on track to kick off on August 30 this year and will be followed by an auction of 2.3 and 2.6 GHz spectrum in September.

The UK’s spectrum database for programme making and special events devices gives it a competitive advantage that other European countries may be looking to emulate.

Steven Joyce, communications and information technology minister for New Zealand, has announced that the country will be making more spectrum available for technologies like RFID and radio mesh networks.

The veil is starting to lift on the new British government’s policies as they affect both the telecoms regulator Ofcom and the much-delayed framework for an equitable distribution of spectrum…

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.

Liberalisation in the form of the release of service and technology neutral licences is coming to the Danish market where a number of spectrum bands have been identified to get…

Action at WRC-12 to “enable” cognitive and software defined radio systems will be limited as regulators and others grapple with how the technologies will be used.

None of Jordan’s four mobile operators has responded to a document sent to them by the country’s telecoms regulator requesting applications for LTE licences in the 2.6 GHz band.

Some argue there is a greater need than ever before for exclusivity in the form of liberal licences, while others say the focus must be on new models for spectrum…