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Up the revolution [radio spectrum allocation]

2005; Institution of Engineering and Technology; Volume: 51; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1049/ir

1741-0495

Roger Dettmer,

ICT Impact and Policies

In November 2004, Ofcom, the UK's communications industry regulator, published the `spectrum framework review' (SFR) document on how radio spectrum should be managed. This article details that The central message of the SFR is that market forces and price signals should play a much greater role in spectrum management. More specifically, Ofcom believes that, by 2010, 71.5% of the radio spectrum should be managed via market mechanisms - compared with none at all in 2000. This is an incredibly ambitious target, and this article discusses whether it is worth the effort - and if it is worthwhile, whether it is practicable.