We model a spectrum auction where firms purchase units to participate in a constrained, multi-product, downstream … market. We use dynamic programming techniques to numerically solve for the optimal bidding strategy in a clock auction. Firms … cost firms may hold up the market, so the auction may be inefficient and generate zero revenue. An auction may be optimal …

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 … various possible auction formats along with their merits and demerits and also India’s performance in telecom spectrum …

licences sold were similar. Poor auction designs in some countries facilitated collusion between firms and failed to attract …

efficiently, the Federal Communications Commission allowed bidders to bid for (predefined) packages of licenses in Auction 73. We … ($19 billion) in Auction 73. Complementarity in a 1 MHz nationwide license is worth $918 million to an average large bidder …

to ensuring that auction outcomes were in the public interest and promoted broader economic growth, social development … access and service imperatives are too often overlooked in auctions, whilst high auction fees may increase the cost to … communicate. Finally, poor auction design can lead to auction failure and log-term harm to the economy and the sector …

licences sold were similar. Poor auction designs in some countries facilitated collusion between firms and failed to attract …

, it analyzes auction theory and its applications to telecommunications. Second, it investigates the important 3G spectrum …. Section III explores auction theory and its applications for the licensing of spectrum. Section IV examines how auctions and … future spectrum allocation processes in Europe. Therefore, this article argues that a single simultaneous ascending auction …