not over-motivate licensees to repurpose spectrum. In fact, economic theory shows that a monopolist will repurpose …

In this paper I review the Dutch UMTS-auction that took place in the summer of 2000 and which, in contrast to the UK … and German auctions, was generally considered to be a major flop. I analyse the policy process leading to the auction as … well as the bidding behaviour in the auction, and provide an evaluation of both. I demonstrate that the case contains …

intrinsic spectrum values from winning auction bids. Our analysis includes 15 auctions and close to 7,200 observations. We add … two components to previous literature on this topic. First, we control for license and block specific auction rules … winning bids. Additionally, auction results confirm that the relative value of higher frequency spectrum is increasing over …

"incentive auction," it should be guided by economic principles designed to maximize social benefits. To date, the spectrum … appropriate objective either; using spectrum allocation as a tool for reducing wireless concentration would require divvying up … the spectrum in such thin slices as to render the resulting allocation virtually useless. The problem with these narrow …

allocating spectrum, auction as a method of spectrum allocation is being adopted by increasing number of countries. This paper … makes an attempt to provide an overview of auction as an allocation method for telecom spectrum in India, explaining the … therefore crucial for a country to ensure efficient allocation of telecom spectrum. Although there are different methods of …

uneconomical use of the resource (e.g. stockpiling, wastage), to ensure a fair allocation between competing users and to forestall … congestion. The purpose of this paper is first to examine the procedures for the allocation of hertzian spectrum operating … from the two approaches that were actually used in Europe: the open ascending auction and the beauty contest, before …