All Article Summaries
These article summaries are written by TAP staff members. TAP’s purpose for this section of the site is to present information, points of view, research, and debates.
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.
Unlocking Spectrum Value through Improved Allocation, Assignment, and Adjudication of Spectrum Rights
Future demand for wireless services will be hard to satisfy, as little unused spectrum remains. Wireless services must use spectrum more intensively. Reform is needed to facilitate intensive use, freeing wireless firms to negotiate deals with neighbors and resolve disputes.
Using Spectrum Auctions to Enhance Competition in Wireless Services
This paper looks at how regulators can support more competition between different wireless services.
The Wasteland: Anticommons, White Spaces, and the Fallacy of Spectrum
This article analyzes the advantages of allowing public access to broadcast frequencies between commercial stations.
National Broadband Plan, The
This paper considers problems the FCC will face in coming up with a national broadband plan for the United States.
An Antitrust Analysis of the Case for Wireless Network Neutrality
This article asks whether wireless firms should be regulated to improve competition.
