While spectrum auctions are generally considered successful, it m...
While spectrum auctions are generally considered successful, it may be time for Congress to legislate improvements to the system, a new Congressional Research Service Report says. “Many have questioned whether auction policy should be supplemented more aggressively with other…
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market-driven solutions,” the report said. Administration of the auction process might also be improved, it said. For the immediate future, Congress is likely to focus on questions such as reforming spectrum management and allocation mechanisms, the report said. “Some observers argue that a fully developed policy should take into account issues such as international competitiveness, the communications needs of public safety agencies and the military, the role of wireless technology in economic growth and the encouragement of new technologies that make spectrum use more efficient and beneficial to society as a whole,” the report said.