Radio Spectrum developments

UK - Further to the article in this issue on the future problems concerning radio spectrum trading, there have been some new developments that are too late to get written up for this issue. Essentially JFMG has made its future plans public, and contrary to popular belief is not looking to act as a Spectrum Management Organisations (SMO) - essentially a profit making retailer/manager of spectrum for entertainment use. JFMG says it prefers an alternative model where spectrum rights are owned directly by the users themselves, rather than by intermediaries. The concept is described in detail in the JFMG's document Future Spectrum Management for Programme Making and Special Events which is available from the JFMG website here.

Much more on this subject will be available in forthcoming issues of Lighting&Sound International magazine.

(Lee Baldock)

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