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Wireless

Wireless networks allow users to access telecommunications and the Internet while on the move. The wireless devices operate on the electromagnetic spectrum, which is a finite resource. The allocation and assignment of spectrum, particularly given the burgeoning demand for wireless access to the Internet, poses a unique set of policy decisions for regulators worldwide.

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TAP Academics

Jack M. Balkin
Yale University
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Wireless

Gregory L. Rosston
Stanford University
Competition Policy and Antitrust, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Networks and Infrastructure, Broadband, Wireless

Ian Walden
Queen Mary University of London
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Wireless

Kevin Werbach
University of Pennsylvania
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Networks and Infrastructure, Broadband, Wireless, Net Neutrality

Tim Wu
Columbia University
Intellectual Property, Copyright and Trademark, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Networks and Infrastructure, Wireless, Net Neutrality

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Take a look at the top viewed blog posts from this past year that have been written by TAP scholars.

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Wireless and Mobile Communications

Wireless or “mobile” devices send information one-to-one (like mobile phones), one-to-many (like AM or FM radio), or many-to-many (like Wi-Fi Internet access). Wireless devices send and receive signals along the electromagnetic spectrum in the form of waves similar to visible light or sound.

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Contact Tracing – The Privacy Vs Urgency Dilemma for Governments in the Fight Against COVID-19

“Either you have a system unlikely to help people navigate their world, to leave their house and feel safe, or you have privacy trade-offs.”
— Ryan Calo, Professor of Law, University of Washington

M. Ryan Calo
South China Morning Post
June 4, 2020

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Reclaiming Spectrum from Incumbents in Inefficiently Allocated Bands: Transaction Costs, Competition, and Flexibility

Some electromagnetic spectrum is used inefficiently. In reclaiming this spectrum for allocation to more efficient uses and users, the FCC may choose between a simple overlay auction and a more complex two-sided auction.

By: Gregory L. Rosston, Andrzej (Andy) Skrzypacz

August 15, 2021

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