radio spectrum regulation

The United States telecoms regulator, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), adopted new rules for use of spectrum in the 17 GHz band. The decision allowed access to the 17.3–17.7 GHz band by geostationary satellite orbit space stations to increase FSS downlink capacity and provide better service for broadband services users. The FCC asked for comments whether this band should be made available for non-geostationary satellites operations (i.e. satellite constellations).

The United States telecoms regulator, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is consulting on the repurposing of up to 550 MHz in the 12.7–13.25 GHz band for next-generation wireless services, including 5G and 6G. The FCC proposes two options, that new entrants could share the band with incumbent users or that incumbent users could relocate to other spectrum or technologies.

The second multiband 5G auction concluded with the award of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 1452–1492 MHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.4–3.8 GHz bands to Orange, RCS&RDS and Vodafone.

The Colombian ICT Ministry, Mintic, and the National Spectrum Agency, ANE, opened the entire 6 GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use, allowing only low-power indoor applications (LPI).

The Costa Rican Controller mandated the Telecommunications Ministry, Micitt, and the regulator, Sutel, to recover spectrum unused or not efficiently used by telecommunications operators. The state-owned operator, ICE, agreed to return 125 MHz of 3.5 GHz spectrum that is not being used.

The Ministry for Digital Transformation published on 5 November 2022 the rules to auction 2.80 GHz in the 24.70–27.50 GHz band for electronic communications services.