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Ofcom plans to create open market in spectrum
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:38:16 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Will Morton <will () memefeeder com> Date: November 24, 2004 8:55:17 AM EST To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Ofcom plans to create open market in spectrum For IP if you like. (Ofcom is the UK telecoms regulator) W Ofcom to throw radio spectrum wide open Market forces, it's over to you By Peter Judge, TechworldOfcom is planning the biggest shake-up in telecoms regulation since it began 100 years ago. For most of the radio spectrum, users currently hold pre-defined licences to operate specific technologies. Now, Ofcom has decided that market forces can do a better job: by 2010, companies will be able to trade spectrum without reference to Ofcom, and also change the use of that spectrum as they please. "Currently, Ofcom manages 94 percent of its radio spectrum in a 'command and control' manner. We want to reduce that to 21 percent by 2010," said William Webb, head of research and development at Ofcom and author of the Spectrum Framework Review published today.
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