With the World Radio Conference (WRC) looming this autumn, spectrum decisions in major mobile markets assume particular significance. The agenda and stakeholder lobbying positions for WRC may be almost finalized, but real-world regulatory changes can still have a strong influence on discussions and outcomes. The regulators in the USA and Canada have been active over the summer lull. In the USA, debates over contended bands such as 12 GHz and 3.3 GHz, as well as the upper 6 GHz band, continue to rumble, with many parties advocating spectrum sharing schemes, similar to the USA’s three-tiered CBRS regime, to maximize usage of the airwaves and end disputes between radio, satellite, government and other interested parties. And the challenger MNO, Dish Network,…