http://kennethrcarter.com/CoolStuff/2009/06/international-perspective-allocating-blue-and-amber-light-spectrum/ The Musings of an Expatriate in European Communications Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:52:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://kennethrcarter.com/CoolStuff/2009/06/international-perspective-allocating-blue-and-amber-light-spectrum/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Next Generation Spectrum Regulation « Communications Insights: Trends and Cool Stuff Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:32:53 +0000 http://kennethrcarter.com/CoolStuff/?p=101#comment-1416 [...] Winston Churchill famously said, “democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.”  Perhaps the same can be said of spectrum auctions.  Auction mechanisms have been used starting in New Zealand in 1994 to award spectrum licenses to those who have the highest monetary value. Spectrum auctions have generally been highly effective, with the occasional failure. [...] [...] Winston Churchill famously said, “democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.”  Perhaps the same can be said of spectrum auctions.  Auction mechanisms have been used starting in New Zealand in 1994 to award spectrum licenses to those who have the highest monetary value. Spectrum auctions have generally been highly effective, with the occasional failure. [...]

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