Regulation

Cellular News notes that FCC chairman Kevin Martin has announced that he will resign effective the day that Barack Obama becomes President of the US.

TeleGeography notes ZDNet is reporting that UK regulator Ofcom is aiming to begin the auction process for spectrum in the 2.6GHz band by the end of March 2009.

TeleGeography reports that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has submitted a TD-LTE-Advanced specification to the ITU as a candidate for IMT-Advanced '4G' technology.

French telecoms regulator Arcep may announce its decision on the winner of the country's fourth and final 3G licence before Christmas, should no more candidates emerge for the concession, notes TeleGeography.

UK regulator Ofcom yesterday announced proposals to make the frequency band 790MHz to 862MHz - freed up by the move to digital television - available for mobile broadband services, a strategy that mirrors developments in other European countries.

TeleGeography notes that French telecoms regulatory authority Arcep has advised the government it will start the process of awarding the country's fourth and final 3G license in June this year.

New Zealand's Commerce Commission has called for mobile operators to lower their termination rates, reports Telecompaper.