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Germany

German court rules that 2019 5G auction rules were illegal

The Administrative Court of Cologne has decided that the rules governing the 2019 auction of spectrum in the 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands were illegal.

UK consultation on Amazon Kuiper’s satellite licence

Kuiper is seeking to use the Ka band.

US information request on sharing in the 18 GHz band

Reply comments are due on September 16, 2024.

Are spectrum auctions always the best solution?

Increasing concern about a lack of investment in telecoms networks, the high costs associated with 5G and the need to improve rural coverage are chipping away at the spectrum auctions...

Combinatorial clock auctions have moved out of the mainstream

From around 2008 to 2013, several spectrum administrations around the world chose the combinatorial clock auction (CCA) format to allocate spectrum. Fast forward just a few years, and the CCA...

How the format of spectrum auctions is evolving

Auction formats serve many masters. They started simple but failed to satisfy the flexibility requirement. By giving bidders more options, they became more complex. The most recent trend is back towards...

CBRS

Dish

FCC

United States

US regulator considers changing CBRS power levels

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering how to improve the dynamic sharing regime, including the controversial idea of increasing power levels.

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...

FCC

mobile

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?

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