INTERMEDIA

A TOOLKIT FOR SPECTRUM AUCTIONS

17.03.2023 Share this

By Geoffrey Myers

Using auctions to award spectrum licences is mainstream practice worldwide. Not all spectrum licences are suitable to be auctioned; as well as licence exemptions in cases like Wi-Fi, arrangements for spectrum sharing are growing in importance. However, the mainstream frequency bands for cellular mobile services are allocated in auctions in a large number of developing and developed countries.

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Auctions are used worldwide to award valuable spectrum licences, but have a mixed record. GEOFFREY MYERS offers a toolkit of analytical frameworks designed to help increase the chances of success.

Intermedia Issue:
Vol 51 Issue 1
Issue Date:
March 2023
Geoffrey Myers Geoffrey Myers Visiting Professor in Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science,

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