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• Application of spectrum liberalisation and trading to the mobile sector
  Executive Summary
• Application of spectrum liberalisation and trading to the mobile sector - A further consultation [pdf]
  Full Print Version
• Mobile broadband services and spectrum [pdf]
  Annex 6
• Cost benefit analysis for 900MHz spectrum [pdf]
  Annex 7
• Assessment of impact and likelihood of wider access to 900MHz spectrum [pdf]
  Annex 8
• Competition and delay to liberalisation modelling [pdf]
  Annex 9
• Summary of analysis of differences between frequencies [pdf]
  Annex 10
• Market scenarios [pdf]
  Annex 11
• Timing of network rollout and use [pdf]
  Annex 12
• Access to lower frequencies in more densely populated areas - site counts [pdf]
  Annex 13
• Less densely populated areas - site counts [pdf]
  Annex 14
• Differences between bands - costs [pdf]
  Annex 15
• Cost of clearing and releasing spectrum [pdf]
  Annex 16
• Draft amending GSM directive [pdf]
  Annex 17
• Impact of delay on cost and benefits of release [pdf]
  Annex 18
• Attitudes towards mobile broadband [pdf]
  Prepared by Illuminas for Ofcom
• How to Respond
• Responses

Models supporting the consultation

• User manual for the accompanying models [pdf]
• Net Benefits Model [excel]
• Competition Impacts and Delay to Liberalisation [excel]
• Cost differences in densely populated areas - technical model [excel]
• Cost differences - cost model [excel]
• Mixed bands model [excel]
• Less densely populated areas - technical model [excel]
• Cost of release model [excel]
• Accelerated migration model [excel]

Additional supporting materials

• Case Study: Estimated changes to the number of 2G cell sites or sectors as a consequence of reduced spectrum holding at 900MHz [pdf]
  Prepared for Ofcom by Red-M
• Case Study: Estimated changes to the number of 2G cell sites or sectors as a consequence of reduced spectrum holding at 900MHz - Part 2 [pdf]
  Prepared for Ofcom by Red-M
• Document map - links between annexes and cost benefit analysis [pdf]

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