Assignment and Use of Radio Spectrum - Policy Guidelines and Economic Aspects : Infrastructure / International Telecommunication Union.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Telecommunication Union, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio frequency identification systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Assignment and Use of Radio Spectrum – Policy Guidelines and Economic Aspects

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : International Telecommunication Union, 2016.

Summary:

This study seeks to provide guidelines on policy and economic aspects in relation to assignment and use of the radio-frequency spectrum so as to place NRAs, decision-makers and telecommunication/ICT service operators in a position to make efficient and optimal use of the spectrum, endeavouring to extract maximum benefit from the spectrum in the short and long term while maintaining the necessary balance with other key factors (e.g. coverage obligations, secondary market, etc.). It also seeks to provide an economic assessment of the impact that the conditions and price in a frequency auction exert on the provision of services.

Contents:

Assignment and use of radio spectrum - policy guidelines and economic aspects

Foreword

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Economic, technical and social principles governing assignment and use of the spectrum

1.1 Concept of radio-frequency spectrum

1.2 Management of the radio-frequency spectrum

1.3 General principles of radio-frequency spectrum management

2 Radio-frequency spectrum assignment models

2.1 Auctions

2.2 The concept of secondary market

2.3 Spectrum sharing

2.4 Conclusion

3 Economic and market-related aspects to consider when assigning and using radio spectrum

3.1 Spectrum valuation methodologies

3.2 Estimating economic value of unlicensed spectrum (common use bands)

3.3 International examples of spectrum valuation

3.4 Economic and social benefit

4 Principles of public and regulatory policy governing the assignment and use of the radio spectrum

4.1 Demand for spectrum

4.2 The digital dividend

4.3 Methodology for valuing the digital dividend

5 Guidelines on assigning and using radio spectrum

5.1 The importance of defining the national economic and social development goals that must be pursued in spectrum assignment and use

5.2 Requirement for long-term planning in assigning and using spectrum based on economic impact analysis

5.3 Using long-term planning as an analytical framework to facilitate tactical decisions as a means of adapting to changes in the environment

5.4 Long-term planning and tactical adjustments must determine how much spectrum to distribute and how many operators must participate in a national market

5.5 Carefully defining a suitable auction model

5.6 Considering the development of secondary markets

5.7 Consideration of alternative approaches to allow efficient spectrum use

5.8 Developing internal capacity of the spectrum management authority to estimate the economic value of spectrum

5.9 Consideration of the fact that, if auctions are used for frequency assignment, lack of transparency may affect the estimated economic value

5.10 Continually implementing economic analysis to maximize the economic and social benefits of appropriate spectrum management

5.11 Implementing changes regarding organization and human resources in order to build analytical capacity within the spectrum management body

6 Conclusions

Bibliography.

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