Industry Canada Releases Auction Policy Framework for Advanced Wireless Services Spectrum

On November 28, 2007 the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, announced that the federal government is making 105 megahertz (MHz) of radio spectrum available by way of auction. This highly anticipated announcement follows a lengthy public consultation on how best to license and conduct an auction process for Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum.

As part of an ongoing effort to bring you up-to-date developments as they relate to the communications industry, the Communications Law Group at Fasken Martineau has prepared the following high level overview of the key aspects of the Auction Policy Framework and related publications.