The expansion of wireless broadband is a bright spot in the U.S. economy, but a shortage of liberally licensed spectrum rights could put a crimp on this expansion. The freeing up of spectrum from other uses would allow greater expansion of wireless broadband and would bring substantial gains – likely in the hundreds of billions of dollars – for U.S. consumers, businesses, and the federal treasury. Developing a plan to increase the amount of spectrum for wireless broadband is a high priority of the FCC’s Omnibus Broadband Initiative, which is developing a national broadband plan. Failure to allocate sufficient spectrum will slow the rollout of broadband services, increase their prices, and cost consumers and taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. TPI has assembled a panel of experts to discuss the options.
Spectrum and Wireless
Increasing Spectrum for Broadband: What Are The Options?
Increasing Spectrum for Broadband: What Are The Options?
More Spectrum Needed from Public and Private Sector
The growth of wireless broadband is a bright spot in the U.S. economy, but a shortage of flexibly licensed spectrum rights could put a crimp on this expansion, according to a new study released by the Technology Policy Institute. The study was coauthored by Thomas Lenard, president and senior fellow at TPI; Lawrence J. White, professor of economics at the NYU Stern School of Business; and James Riso, a research associate at TPI.
Enabling Efficient Wireless Communications: The Role of Secondary Spectrum Markets
Enabling Efficient Wireless Communications: The Role of Secondary Spectrum Markets
Lenard Files Comments With FCC on AWS-3 Spectrum Auction
Technology Policy Institute president and senior fellow Thomas Lenard filed comments today with the Federal Communications Commission on its proposal to auction the 2155-2175 MHz band (AWS-3) subject to rules that would require the winner to offer a basic tier of free wireless broadband service that virtually the entire U.S. population could access. The service conditions are similar to those contained in a 2006 application by M2Z to obtain this spectrum for free.
Why Don’t We Just Auction the ‘White Space’?
Lenard, Thomas M. “Why Don’t We Just Auction the ‘White Space’?” CNET, May 16, 2006.
DACA Report from the Working Group on New Spectrum Policy, Release 1.0
Lenard, Thomas M. and Lawrence J. White. DACA Report from the Working Group on New Spectrum Policy, Release 1.0. March 2006.
Wireless Philadelphia: A Leap Into the Unknown
Lenard, Thomas M. “Wireless Philadelphia: A Leap Into the Unknown.” April 2005.