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Digital Dividend: Planning for New Uses of the 700 MHz band

The Ministry has commenced a public consultation process on the allocation of the digital dividend spectrum.

The digital dividend is the spectrum in the frequency range 694-806 MHz, currently used for television broadcasts. This spectrum will be freed up by the switchover to digital television, scheduled to be complete by 1 December 2013. Accordingly, it is important to begin planning now for the allocation of this spectrum to new uses.

The Ministry has prepared a discussion document canvassing both technical planning and policy considerations for the allocation of the band, including:

The selection of an appropriate band plan
International developments and technology availability
The preferred allocation methodology
Potential reservations for public policy purposes
Competition considerations and conditions that may be placed on spectrum ownership and use.

This follows initial discussions with industry beginning with a scoping workshop held in April 2011. Both the background paper and Ministry presentation are also available for review.
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Workshop to Clarify Proposals

The Ministry held a workshop on 8 September 2011, providing an opportunity for interested parties to clarify the proposals contained in the paper.

The Ministry's presentation, and a summary of the questions and answers raised at the workshop, are available for review.

Submissions

Public submissions on the proposals have now closed. The Ministry received both submissions and cross-submissions from interested parties.

The Ministry has also sought comment from the Commerce Commission on several issues raised in the submissions.

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