Spectrum Auctions and the Public Interest
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 343 I. 700 MHZ AUCTION .................................................................. 344 II. AUCTIONS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST ................................. 351 A. Auctions as a Market Allocation Tool ..................................... 352 B. Auction Revenue as Compensation ........................................ 354 C. Auction Revenue as a Signal ................................................. 356 D. Auction Revenue as Substance ............................................... 359 E. Skewing the Auction Results .................................................. 360 III. THE AUCTION HEURISTIC ...................................................... 363 A. The Problem With the 700 MHz Re-Auction Concept ........... 363 1. Measuring Benefits ....................................................... 364 2. Measuring Costs ........................................................... 365 B. Towards a Valid Auction Heuristic ........................................ 366 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................... 367
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JTHTL
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009