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 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
Ofcom is calling on licensed wireless microphone users to register for a Government funding scheme
Time is of the essence, so read the consultation and make your views known
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 [...]
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)
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
Video transcript of Peter Luff MP questioning Ed Richards CEO OFCOM.
