The Cabinet of Ministers approves amendments to the regulations on limited radio frequency bands

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 635 of October 11, 2022, “Regulations on Limited Radio Frequency Bands”. The decision was announced in the official publication of the Republic of Latvia “Latvijas Vēstnesis” on September 25, 2026, in issue No. 185, publication OP 2026/185, in the “Constitutional Institutions” section under the decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers. The amendments were published as Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 573.

The amendments affect Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 635 of October 11, 2022, which is the primary act governing the procedure for using limited radio frequency bands. The new act is Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 573, and it is one of two acts related to the radio frequency spectrum announced in a single official publication.

In the same issue, on September 25, 2026, amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 3 of January 10, 2023, “National Radio Frequency Plan” were also published – Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 574. Both acts were published with sequential numbers, indicating they belong to the same set of Cabinet of Ministers decisions.

Two spectrum-related acts in one issue

• Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 573 – amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 635 of October 11, 2022, “Regulations on Limited Radio Frequency Bands”.
• Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 574 – amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 3 of January 10, 2023, “National Radio Frequency Plan”.
• Publication: “Latvijas Vēstnesis”, September 25, 2026, No. 185, OP 2026/185.
• Section: “Constitutional Institutions”; issuing body – Cabinet of Ministers.

What is known about the content

The official announcement specifies the type of act, the primary regulations being amended, and the number, but the substantive text – specific bands, technical parameters, and application deadlines – is not reflected in the publication notice. Therefore, for specific changes in spectrum usage, one must refer to the full text of the regulations published in the official publication.

Where to find the full text

• Official publication: “Latvijas Vēstnesis”, September 25, 2026, No. 185, OP 2026/185.
• Public reference: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/16985?content=1
• Corpus copy: vestnesis-2026-09-25-185.full.md.

Publication context

• Other Cabinet of Ministers regulations were also announced in the same issue, including No. 572, No. 574, No. 577, No. 578, No. 579, and No. 580, as well as several Cabinet of Ministers orders.
• The issue also includes Saeima announcements and session transcripts, Prime Minister orders, and Constitutional Court information regarding the initiation of case No. 2026-16-0103.

Radio frequency band regulations are one of the instruments with which the state determines how the limited radio frequency spectrum is used – a resource upon which wireless communication services and the operation of mobile networks depend. Since both the limited band regulations and the National Radio Frequency Plan were amended in a single publication, the changes affect the entire spectrum management system rather than an individual band, making them essential for the telecommunications sector and spectrum users.

Official source: “Latvijas Vēstnesis”, the official publication of the Republic of Latvia, September 25, 2026, No. 185, OP 2026/185; Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 573 (amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 635 of October 11, 2022 “Limited Radio Frequency Band Regulations”); Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 574 (amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 3 of January 10, 2023 “National Radio Frequency Plan”).