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Consultation: The Future use of UHF Spectrum in Bands IV & V

The IBS response to OFCOM consultation on future use of bands IV and V.

BEIRG & OFCOM urge users to validate claims

Wireless equipment owners, who have submitted claims under the 800MHz Funding Scheme, are being urged to ensure that claims are all complete, and accompanied by the relevant proof of ownership information, before the 2nd of April 2011, which is the final deadline for all submissions.

JFMG to continue to administer PMSE frequency licensing

Ofcom confirmed on 20 January that Arqiva has, subject to terms, been awarded the contract for licensing spectrum to the Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) sector following a tender exercise.

BEIRG press release

BEIRG raised concern that the four week timeframe for responses was an insufficient period to allow all interested parties to be made fully aware of the existence of the consultation

One month left for wireless microphone users to register for wireless microphone funding

Ofcom is calling on licensed wireless microphone users to register for a Government funding scheme

“White space” spectrum – make your views known

Time is of the essence, so read the consultation and make your views known

SAVE OUR SOUND UK’S reaction to the OFCOM statement on PMSE funding

Save our Sound UK issued the following statement 13 August 2010: As we know, the Government and Ofcom have decided to clear TV bands 31-37 and 61-69 of all wireless microphones and similar technologies that operate on these frequencies. At the end of July, Communications Minister Ed Vaizey announced that the Government would be making [...]

Govt announcement on compensation

BIS press release on compensation 28 July

Save Our Sound press release

While the Government is taking steps to ‘divvy-up’ the airwaves in the face of strong opposition, it keeps thinking of reasons not to fully compensate the little-guys being booted-out. Save Our Sound UK asks ‘why the inconsistency in political will?’ Download full version of this press release (pdf)

Focus of Radio Mic Campaign Switches to Compensation

Malcolm Nelson MIBS explores the latest developments concerning the Digital Dividend.

Since 2003 the UK Government has been preparing for a ‘digital dividend’: auctioning off a segment of radio frequency spectrum for new commercial uses