The European Commission approved on Thursday 23 January, under State Aid rules, the Czech Republic's plan to compensate operators of digital terrestrial television (DTT) platforms for the direct costs incurred in migrating from the 694-790 MHz frequency band ('700 MHz band') to lower frequencies.
This migration follows a 2017 decision that imposed the release of the 700 MHz band from DTT use by June 2020 to allow the deployment of 5G mobile telecommunication services. The 2017 Decision...