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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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Research Articles

Title	Author	Year
Winning Play in Spectrum Auctions This looks at why bidders pay different prices for similar rights in FCC auctions for rights to use wireless spectrum.	Jonathan Levin, Jeremy Bulow, Paul Milgrom	2009
Competition vs. Regulation in Mobile Telecommunications This paper discusses the benefits, detriments and effects of different regulation schemes on the mobile telecom sector.	Thomas Tangeras	2008
Market Penetration and Late Entry in Mobile Telephony This paper discusses two dynamic models of entry in mobile telephony, with and without strategic pricing.	Steffen Hoernig	2008
Spectrum Policy Experiments: What’s Next? The author acknowledges past experiments in spectrum licensing but calls for more experimentation to encourage reform.	James Speta	2008
Who Should Regulate Entry into IPTV and Municipal Wireless? This paper looks at policy for Internet protocol television (IPTV) and municipal wireless broadband.	Randal Picker	2006
Your Network or Mine? The Economics of Routing Rules This paper looks at how firms and consumers decide which network to use when several are available.	Michael Katz, Benjamin E. Hermalin	2006

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

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

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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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