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

[Carlos A. Afonso]

How about that? Thanks, Sala, for the useful reference.

--c.a.

On 10/20/2011 12:04 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote:
> 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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