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Radio Spectrum Management News

Spectrum Licensing
Reminder: visiting FCC Experts to Present Seminar on Spectrum Allocation Methods and Auctions
The Ministry of Economic Development is pleased to be able to welcome William Sharkey and Mark Bykowsky, Senior Economists at the Office of Strategic Planning of the Federal Communications Commission, Washington D.C., USA, to present a seminar on Current Research in Spectrum Allocation Issues and Auctions. ... more

Government extends frequency payment terms for radio broadcasters
Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce recently announced alternative options for the payment arrangements for radio broadcasters to renew their spectrum licences. ... more


Radio Licensing
PIB 23 now contains channel use information
The Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) public information brochure 23 (PIB 23) listing VHF and UHF Mobile Service Bands in New Zealand has been updated to include channel use information. ... more

An off-air Low Power FM (LPFM) transmission audit
Radio Inspectors recently visited the Dargaville area early to track and assess the source of a previously unaudited Low Power FM (LPFM) transmission. ... more


Product Compliance
Updated compliance guide released
Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) has just released its revised and simplified online Compliance Guide. ... more

Significant risk of emergency calls failure
A cellular phone jammer was recently discovered in use in a church and affecting mobile phone communications for hundreds of metres. ... more

Off-air auditing
In 2008, the Ministry of Economic Development commissioned an independent business evaluation of Radio Spectrum Management (RSM). ... more

EMC compliance of electrical and electronic equipment
All electrical and electronic equipment (including household appliances) has the potential to cause interference to radiocommunications. ... more