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In a bid to raise more money from a 4G spectrum auction slated for August, the Brazilian government is reportedly urging regulators to either ease coverage requirements or offer fewer licences.

NEW ANALYSIS: More than one hundred Asian licenses are set to expire over the next decade, writes GSMA Intelligence‘s Dennisa Nichiforov-Chuang. Over the next decade, 112 spectrum licenses will come up for renewal across nine countries in Asia.

Polish regulator, the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), cancelled a spectrum auction due to the potential for legal uncertainty.

An auction of spectrum in the 900MHz and 1. 8GHz bands has commenced in India, with the government hoping to raise as much as $1. 8 billion.

Indian operators will not be able to lease spectrum as part of proposals by the country’s telecoms regulator for spectrum trading.

Indian mobile operators will not be required to get permission from the country’s government to trade spectrum under new proposals from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Neelie Kroes, Europe’s digital chief, wants a report on her desk in six months with proposals about how best to use the entire UHF band (470-790MHz) for TV and wireless broadband.