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Eleven companies have expressed interest in participating in the planned Bulgarian GSM1800 spectrum auction for the country's fourth mobile licence according to the national regulator, the Read more...

The French regulator ARCEP has launched a public consultation process to canvass opinion on the assignment of the remaining frequencies in the 2.1GHz band. These assignments are of particular Read more...

Pointing at the lack of price competition, the European Regulators Group (ERG), an independent body which groups all the European Union member states' telecoms regulators, has stated that there is an Read more...

Following a bidding process, based entirely on price, Orange Slovakia has secured the country's fourth mobile licence. The France Telecom company's bid was €1.3 million (US$1.93 million) Read more...

The German telecoms regulator has announced that the second tranche of broadband wireless frequencies will have no restrictions on the use of particular technologies, but will no longer take place Read more...

The minutes of a U.K. government committee have revealed that the mobile operators contributed over £10 million towards the running costs of Ofcom, the U.K. telecoms regulator. While the U.K. Read more...

The minutes of a U.K. government committee have revealed that the mobile operators contributed over £10 million towards the running costs of Ofcom, the U.K. telecoms regulator. While the U.K. Read more...

While last week's CTIA Wireless event was the place to announce what you might plan to do with the 700MHz spectrum you've just won--offer 4G services, if you're Read more...

Never one to avoid a fight, the combative EU Telecoms Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has Read more...

Shares of French 3G operators have moved sharply higher on rumours that the government has Read more...