Spectrum Wars: The Policy and Technology Debate

Jennifer A. Manner9781580534833, 158053483X

Text shows professionals how to master the lobbying, technical, regulatory, legal, and political tools needed for success in the radio communications spectrum. Covers details of domestic and international regulations, and illustrates ways in which portions of the spectrum are allocated, assigned, and utilized.

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Table of contents :
TeamLiB……Page 1
Cover……Page 2
Contents……Page 9
Acknowledgments……Page 15
Introduction……Page 17
1 An Overview……Page 21
Introduction……Page 22
An overview……Page 24
International overview……Page 25
Domestic issues……Page 26
Spectrum terminology……Page 28
A brief background of spectrum management……Page 31
Companies, governments, and other interests……Page 36
The various interests……Page 37
An example of the scientific community: radio astronomers……Page 40
NGSO FSS: taking the world by storm……Page 41
Third generation mobile service and the FS: a compromise……Page 45
Endnotes……Page 49
2 Spectrum Primer……Page 53
Overview of technical characteristics of the radiocommunications spectrum resource……Page 54
Spectrum scarcity and harmful interference……Page 57
The allocation scheme……Page 60
Key technical considerations when evaluating spectrum use……Page 62
Other considerations……Page 66
Endnotes……Page 67
Wireless versus wireline network solutions……Page 69
The key participants……Page 74
Government use……Page 75
Telecommunications service providers and broadcasters……Page 77
Telecommunications equipment manufacturers……Page 80
Consumers……Page 82
Factors impacting the use of the spectrum resource……Page 83
The government regulator and the accompanying regulatory regime……Page 84
Market demand for the service……Page 86
Amount of spectrum available for the same or similar use……Page 87
The availability of terrestrial wireline infrastructure……Page 88
Endnotes……Page 89
Why is the radiocommunications spectrum resource regulated?……Page 91
The goals of spectrum regulation……Page 94
The governing regulatory bodies……Page 96
The international regulatory process……Page 97
An overview of the ITU and the Radiocommunications Sector……Page 98
Overview of the ITU R Sector……Page 99
The impact of regional organizations on spectrum regulation……Page 101
The international spectrum allocation process……Page 103
Technical issues……Page 105
An overview of the WRC process……Page 107
Conclusion……Page 109
Endnotes……Page 111
Overview of the domestic regulation of the radiocommunications spectrum resource……Page 113
Participation in the international arena……Page 114
Domestic participants in the international process……Page 115
The domestic preparatory process for international meetings……Page 118
Overview……Page 125
Important cornerstones of domestic regulation……Page 127
Impact of the WTO Agreement……Page 128
The domestic allocation of frequency bands to individual services……Page 130
Changes to rules……Page 132
Flexible use……Page 133
Relocation of existing users……Page 134
The assignment and authorization of spectrum to specific users……Page 136
Overview of assignment processes……Page 138
The implementation and enforcement of technical and operating rules……Page 147
The regulation of secondary markets……Page 148
Conclusion……Page 149
Endnotes……Page 150
Overview……Page 151
Spectrum conflict: the potential for harmful interference……Page 153
Minimizing the potential for conflicts……Page 155
An anomaly: unlicensed spectrum usage……Page 158
Regulatory mechanisms to adopt rules governing cofrequency sharing, frequency band segmentation, and relocation……Page 160
Cofrequency sharing and frequency- band segmentation: an overview……Page 163
Frequency- band segmentation……Page 166
Overview……Page 167
The need for comparable spectrum and reasonable compensation for relocated uses……Page 168
Endnotes……Page 170
The increasing use of secondary markets……Page 171
Advantages and disadvantages to the use of secondary spectrum markets……Page 172
Types of secondary spectrum market regimes……Page 175
New Zealand: an overview……Page 176
Creating a regime governing secondary markets for spectrum……Page 178
Conclusion……Page 181
Endnotes……Page 182
9 Impact of the Telecommunications Financial Crisis……Page 183
Key reasons for the telecommunications financial meltdown……Page 185
Impact of the telecommunications meltdown……Page 186
The rebuilding of an industry……Page 188
Can wireless service providers fare better?……Page 190
Appendix A List of Web Addresses……Page 193
About the Author……Page 197
Index……Page 199