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Toward an evolutionary regime for spectrum governance [electronic resource] : licensing or unrestricted entry? / William J. Baumol, Dorothy Robyn.

By: Baumol, William J.
Contributor(s): Robyn, Dorothy L | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, c2006Description: ix, 85 p.Subject(s): Radio frequency allocation | Telecommunication policyGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 384.54/524 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction -- Alternative approaches to spectrum governance -- Key issues for a rational spectrum regime -- The possibility of a mixed regime -- Conclusion : the most promising of the available imperfect solutions.
Summary: "Evaluates two options for spectrum governance--a tradable license approach and a commons approach--in terms of interference, investment in innovation, monopoly power, diversity, rural service, and vested interests versus adaptability"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Alternative approaches to spectrum governance -- Key issues for a rational spectrum regime -- The possibility of a mixed regime -- Conclusion : the most promising of the available imperfect solutions.

"Evaluates two options for spectrum governance--a tradable license approach and a commons approach--in terms of interference, investment in innovation, monopoly power, diversity, rural service, and vested interests versus adaptability"--Provided by publisher.

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