Monday, May 01, 2006

PolicyTracker May 2006

Our theme this month is technology and service neutral licensing - click here to download the whole issue as a pdf or use the links below to read individual stories:

The EU’s first roadmap for full liberalisation Slotting in the final piece of the liberalisation jigsaw could be worth nearly £1bn a year says Ofcom, which is proposing technology and service neutral licences.

No need for more licence-exempt spectrum There is no congestion of the unlicensed bands according to the preliminary findings of an EC-commissioned study into the collective use of spectrum. Radio mics: Casualties of switchover? Could digital TV cost the entertainment industries millions? Liberalisation means tackling interference Countries relying on self-regulation place an unfair burden on industry says a new book

Liberalisation pioneer fails to close legal loopholes Ten years on and Guatemala’s public service broadcasters are in a legal no man’s land Financial incentives overcome resistance to mobile phones on aircraft Europe outstrips US in setting a regulatory framework Can 3G spectrum auctions save US budget deficit? US government accused of using spectrum as a cash cow 12 companies win UK low power mobile spectrum Ofcom has announced the results of its first spectrum auction