The right to use US radio frequency spectrum is extremely valuable. Unlike most property rights, licenses to use radio spectrum are granted for limited terms and carry significant restrictions on how the radio spectrum is used. Economic efficiency suggests that existing license rights should be...

For this analysis, we identified in each county: 1) the licensees which hold spectrum; 2) larger corporate affiliations, if applicable; and 3) the amount of spectrum controlled for each of the above referenced bands, including the effects of spectrum partitioning, dis-aggregation and/or leasing....