Ofcom yields, slashes UK spectrum fees — MNOs demand more

Joe Purnell2025-07-18T15:54:00

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£60m annual reduction sees regulator modify ALF regime and tease softening of spectrum trading regime, but fails to silence criticism that move does not go far enough. Operators lobbying for Treasury to reinvest remaining £270m windfall back into rural 5G…

This article includes:

Themes: Annual Licence Fees (ALF); Mobile Network Operator (MNO); Mobile Trading Regulations; Network investment; Shared Rural Network (SRN); Spectrum; Spectrum licence fees; Spectrum trading; Spectrum valuation.
Events: Westminster eForum: The future of broadband and mobile connectivity in the UK.
People: George Robinson; Hamish MacLeod.
Geographic: UK (United Kingdom).
Organisations: BT Group; EE; Mobile UK; Ofcom; Three UK; Treasury; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2); Vodafone UK; VodafoneThree.

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