[governance] Efficient Spectrum Management + Efficient Networks = Access ?

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

And in the US this was on TV today:
AT&T offers up spectrum, as states join DoJ lawsuit

http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=48059&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:53 AM, Carlos A. Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:

> As usual when business asks for "immediate action" on something, let us
> be careful on this.
>
> Spectrum bids are won by big telcos who in many cases win these bids for
>  a preemptive strategy -- hoarding big chunks of spectrum to block other
> competitors, even more so where regulators are weak or biased towards
> big business. This needs to be analyzed on a case by case basis with a
> review of actual deployment of services and real demand, as well as the
> focus of universal service (which in many cases is not imposed in the
> incumbent contracts by the regulators).
>
> --c.a.
>
> On 10/20/2011 11:36 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote:
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I was looking for something on the International Chamber of Commerce
> website
> > and found an Article interesting on Mobile Broadband Spectrum Shortage
> > requires immediate action, see:
> > http://www.iccwbo.org/policy/ebitt/index.html?id=46201 It's relevance to
> > internet governance is that Spectrum is a factor in terms of access for
> > consumers etc.
> >
> >
> > Also an interesting article was published in Trinidad today, see an
> article
> > called "Not Quite An App for That Yet" by Bevil Wooding, see:
> > http://www.guardian.co.tt/business-guardian/2011/10/20/not-quite-yet-app
> >
> > on Mobile Networks holding back innovation...
> >
> > Cheers,
>



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Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala

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