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Spectrum auctions: why are they so popular?

In the long history of spectrum assignment, auctions are a relatively new arrival, having begun in earnest around the start of the new millennium. Why did they become the new...

Spectrum auctions are not immune to legal challenges

Beauty contests often end up in the courts but auctions don't, so the conventional wisdom goes. But looking more closely we find that legal action over auctions is a fairly...

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Spectrum auctions

SMRA auction format still the world’s “workhorse”, early backer says

The simultaneous multiple round auction (SMRA) design hasn't lost its appeal, says Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Senior Economic Advisor Evan Kwerel, who pioneered its use.

Incentive auctions: for US use only?

Incentive auctions, in which spectrum holders are encouraged to relinquish their frequencies in return for a share of the proceeds, remain unique to the United States.

Do sunk costs influence consumer prices?

Over the past 20 years academics and economists have attempted to answer the question: are auction fees passed onto end-users in the form of higher pricing?

1710-1885 MHz

1885-1980 MHz

2010-2025 MHz

2110-2170 MHz

2500-2690 MHz

2GHz

694-960 MHz

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Japan takes the lead on licensing HIBS spectrum

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has pledged to assign the 1710—1885 MHz range for High Altitude IMT Base Stations (HIBS).

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Thailand drops plans to auction satellite slots

A lack of interest has forced Thai regulator the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to find a new way to award two satellite slots.

Albania 3.5 GHz

South Korea 3.7 – 4.0 GHz

Ministry of Science and ICT

Botswana 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz

South Korea 800 MHz, 1800 MHz

Ministry of Science and ICT

Costa Rica 600 MHz

Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (Micitt)

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