The Invisible Resource: Use and Regulation of the Radio SpectrumThis book both describes and criticizes the regulatory policies of the Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.). If accepted, these criticisms would result in a comprehensive alteration of current F.C.C. policies. Originally published in 1971 |
Contents
Spectrum Users | |
Department of Commerce Institute for Telecommunication | |
Freely Transferable Rights | |
Toward a Regulated MarketType System with Prices | |
New Administrative Techniques | |
The Record | |
Allocation Regulation Prices and Service | |
Competitive Alternatives in Practice | |
Broadcast Allocations in Theory and Fact | |
The Effects of Broadcast Licensing | |
The Proper Form for Price Incentives | |
Appendix ANotes on Selected Tables and Charts | |
Appendix DIncumbents Newcomers Spectrum Costs and Rental Charges | |
Other editions - View all
The Invisible Resource: Use and Regulation of the Radio Spectrum Harvey J. Levin Limited preview - 2013 |
The Invisible Resource: Use and Regulation of the Radio Spectrum Harvey J. Levin No preview available - 2011 |
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administrative alternative assignments AT&T auctions band bandwidth benefits cable cent circuits commercial Commission Commission's Committee common carrier communications comparable competitive ComSat congestion constraints decisions domestic economic economic rents efficient Electromagnetic Electromagnetic Spectrum electronics equipment facilitate factors FCC's federal Federal Communications Commission Gc/s hardware Ibid incentives incumbent industry inputs intensive margin interference investment land mobile licensing major marginal market-type Mc/s microwave million mobile radio mobile service newcomer next-best users nongovernment number of stations operate opportunity costs options potential priorities private microwave private users problems radio astronomy radio services radio spectrum rates regulation regulatory relative rent rental charges requirements resource sale prices satellite secondary rights shadow prices sharing signal space space diversity spectral regions spectrum allocation spectrum costs spectrum development spectrum management spectrum system spectrum utilization Standard Broadcast Table telecommunications television transmitters per channel TV stations unused