Radio Frequency Auction: 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands - discussion paper

On 17 August 2007, New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management Group of the Ministry of Economic Development sent out a Business Update via email on Consultation on the joint 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz auction.

This email stated that:
Today the Minister of Communications released a Discussion paper on the arrangements for the joint auction of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands.

The spectrum in these bands is suitable for broadband wireless access. Please refer to the website of Radio Spectrum Management for more details of the proposed auction. Submissions on the proposals in the discussion paper are due by 14 September 2007.

The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART), New Zealands's national society, says that comments should be sent to radiospectrum@med.govt.nz.

NZART via its Administration Liaison Officers (ALO's) are preparing a submission on this process, and is requesting that amateurs with an interest in this area please download and read the discussion paper on this proposed auction.
To download the discussion paper click link on this LINK or via this address: http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/
policy-and-planning/spectrum-auctions/2-3-2-5-ghz-auction

Initial responses to questions asked of the MED about amateur allocations have been:
the band 2396-2400 MHz is not part of the auction, and;
the 2.4 GHz IISM band is also not part of the auction.

It is important to note the closing date of the submissions, 14 September 2007, and that all comments are submitted to the ALO's prior to this date to allow them to be included in NZART's submission.

Please send all submissions to alo@nzart.org.nz
Mark Gooding ZL2UFI and Bruce Douglas ZL2WP