New initiative on stalled GSM Directive

Brussels has released a new proposal to resolve the dispute between the Commission and the Parliament which for the past 18 months has prevented the re-farming of the 900Mhz band.

Under the current Directive the band is restricted to 2G GSM services. This means mobile operators are not allowed to deploy 3G services in 900Mhz, even though its superior propagation properties mean this would offer considerable savings by reducing the number of base stations.

Read the full details at: https://www.policytracker.com/headlines/new-initiative-on-stalled-gsm-directive