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Spectrum management reform: Rethinking practices

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Leo Fulvio MinerviniAuthors Info & Claims

Telecommunications Policy, Volume 38, Issue 2

Pages 136 - 146

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2013.07.004

Published: 01 March 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Unparalleled growth in wireless communications has increased the pressure for more spectrum to support more users, more uses and more capacity. To alleviate that pressure, major regulatory changes were introduced in several countries in two key areas of spectrum management, namely spectrum assignment and allocation. This paper analyzes those changes and discusses strategies and tactics for deregulating the use of radio spectrum. Spectrum management reforms are considered within the theoretical framework of transition economics, which is concerned with optimal reform speed and sequencing. The paper shows how Anglo-Saxon and European countries have been implementing gradual reforms. Meanwhile, Central American reformers have chosen a fast transition from command-and-control regulation to market mechanisms. Transition economics is used to evaluate the advantages and drawbacks of different spectrum reform strategies.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.telpol.2017.04.002

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102715
Aslam MDu LZhang XChen YAhmed ZQureshi B(2021)Sixth Generation (6G) Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) Application, Requirements, Security Issues, and Key ChallengesWireless Communications & Mobile Computing10.1155/2021/13314282021Online publication date: 1-Jan-2021
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Jain RDara R(2017)Framework for evolving spectrum management regimesTelecommunications Policy10.1016/j.telpol.2017.04.00241:5(473-485)Online publication date: 1-Jun-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.telpol.2017.04.002

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