[Reuters) - Britain unveiled plans to cap ownership of the digital radio spectrum among mobile phone companies, aiming to settle a long-running dispute and fulfill the government's target of providing universal broadband.
The government is trying to give all five mobile operators a fair chance to further roll out broadband under its plans for a "Digital Britain" future.
The country's five main operators have been in dispute since the telecoms regulator Ofcom said in 2007 it could take radio spectrum away from the top two operators O2, owned by Telefonica, and Vodafone.
Under the proposals outlined by the Independent Spectrum Broker on Wednesday, mobile companies would be given a spectrum cap, meaning they could hold on to the spectrum they own but would need to sell it before buying any more.
Kip Meek, who compiled the proposals, said the auctions for 2.6 GHz spectrum should be held at the same time as the 800 MHz auction, in mid 2010. He said the proposals had been submitted to the government and all interested parties
UK may cap spectrum ownership for mobile telcos
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