The Spectrum Management Authority (‘the SMA’) thank all participants in the recently concluded consultation on the development of a Mobile Spectrum Screen in Jamaica. The comments received by the SMA were reviewed objectively, in collaboration with the Fair Trading Commission (‘the FTC’), and the Office of Utilities Regulation (‘the OUR’). The review was conducted on the basis of the need to attract new players to the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) sector, and the fair, efficient and effective management of the spectrum. The SMA also gave thought to the policy goals, principles, and objectives of the Government of Jamaica’s (GoJ’s) ICT Policy 2013 The Spectrum Screen (‘the screen’) shall act as a benchmark to determine reasonable levels of spectrum holdings. The screen considers the total spectrum suitable and available for commercial mobile services and establishes a trigger point at which the SMA will conduct a more detailed analysis for the assignment of additional spectrum above this level. Therefore, mobile service providers will be able to acquire a spectrum up to the predetermined threshold without the implementation of the screen. Subsequently, each transaction that goes beyond the threshold will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis utilizing the recommended evaluation mechanism.
Type approval affected? No
Spectrum: Yes
Allocation: No
Imports: No
Standards: No
Does it affect label requirements? No
Does it affect user manual requirements? No
What are the bands affected/impacted by this new regulatory update? 700MHz, 850MHz, 900MHz, 1900MHz, and 1700/2100 MHz (AWS Band), 1500 MHz, 25 GHz, 37 GHz, 43 GHz, and 66 GHz)
Type of technology affected? N/A