In December 2014, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) held a public consultation ( Consultation on Repurposing the 600 MHz Band ) and invited comments on repurposing spectrum in the 600 MHz band. Noting the considerations and potential changes raised in that consultation, and potential for significant reorganization of services, ISED placed a moratorium on licensing new low‑power apparatus within the band. With the August 2015 decision ( Decision on Repurposing the 600 MHz Band ) to repurpose the 600 MHz band to include commercial mobile use and to address mutual interference issues with low‑power apparatus, ISED indicated that low‑power apparatus would be transitioned out of the band.