What?
Recent developments in the telecoms sector include the
postponement of the 4G auction, an Ofcom pilot scheme in which the
regulator charges for the supply of numbers, new guidance on the
use of the term “unlimited” in broadband
advertising and an update on Ofcom’s review of early
termination charges.
So what?
4G auction delay
The auction process for the UK’s 4G telecoms licences
has suffered further delay. Ofcom was expected to announce the
terms of the auction for the 2.6GHz and 800MHz frequencies in
September. However, now Ofcom plans a further
consultation to commence at the end of this year, with the auction
scheduled for the last quarter of 2012. The delay was the result of
objections from several UK mobile operators to Ofcom’s
planned structure for the auction as they felt that certain bidders
would receive unfair advantages under the proposed system.
