Manchester Ofcom seminar

When the UK switches from analogue to digital television, a third of the airwaves currently used for transmitting terrestrial television will be freed up for new and innovative wireless services.

Awarding this ‘digital dividend’ is one of the most important tasks facing Ofcom and they want to do it in a way that maximises the value that we all get as citizens and consumers from using these new services.

Some of the airwaves being freed up are the ‘white spaces’ that exist in locations between television transmitters. These could be used for wireless services such as:

• New digital television channels
• Local TV
• Mobile broadband
• Mobile TV services
• Services for programme making
• Special events.

Ofcom have published proposals for how they might award these airwaves and would like to explain them to interested stakeholders.

Places are limited, if you would like to attend you must prebook through: stakeholder.events@ofcom.org.uk

Date: Friday 12 September 2008.
Location: Manchester Digital Development Agency, Lower Ground Floor, 117-119 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 6ED
Time: 14:00 - 15:30