Mobile sector welcomes MEPs digital dividend report

The Toia report is a big step forward says GSMA but the task now is to convince member states. Although the report has won the support of the Industry Committee the full Parliament won't vote on it until September.

Roberto Ercole, the GSM Association's (GSMA) Director of Spectrum Regulation told <i>PolicyTracker</i>, in a interview that the own-initiative report by Italian Liberal MEP Patrizia Toia "recognises the principle that there should be a digital dividend and that the frequencies [freed up] should be made available for non-broadcasting services". The GSMA represents more than 750 operators worldwide.

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