Scope
CHAPTER
1 – INTRODUCTION TO
ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
1.1 Need for
spectrum economic approach
1.2 Requirements for
national spectrum management
1.3 Goals and
objectives
1.3.1 Radiocommunications
law
1.3.2 National
allocation tables
1.4 Structure and
coordination
1.5 Decision-making
process
1.6 Functional
responsibilities
1.6.1 Spectrum
management policy and planning/allocation of spectrum
1.6.2 Frequency
assignment and licensing
1.6.3 Standards
specification, and equipment authorization
1.6.4 Spectrum control
(enforcement inspections and monitoring)
1.6.5 International
cooperation
1.6.6 Liaison and
consultation
1.6.7 Spectrum
engineering support
1.6.8 Computer support
1.7 Performance of
spectrum management functions
CHAPTER 2 –
STRATEGIES
FOR ECONOMIC APPROACHES
TO NATIONAL SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
AND THEIR FINANCING
2.1 Background
2.2 Underlying
approaches with respect to financing national spectrum management
2.2.1 Approaches
2.2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of these approaches
2.3 Economic
approaches used to promote efficient national spectrum management
2.3.1 Spectrum assignment methods
2.3.2 Transferable and flexible spectrum rights
2.3.3 Advantages and disadvantages of auctions and transferable
spectrum rights
2.3.4 Licence fees
2.3.5 Advantages and disadvantages of fee approaches
2.4 Factors
that could affect various economic approaches
2.4.1 Auctions
2.4.2 Transferable property rights
2.4.3 Licence fees
2.5 Managing a
change in spectrum management funding
2.5.1 Legal
2.5.2 International obligations
2.5.3 Formula development
2.5.4 Funding implications
2.6 Summary
CHAPTER 3 – ASSESSMENT OF
THE BENEFITS OF
USING THE RADIO
SPECTRUM
3.1 Background
3.2 Methods of
assessing the spectrum’s economic benefits
3.2.1 GDP and
employment
3.2.2 Consumer and
producer surplus
3.2.3 The link between
economic and social benefits
3.2.4 Comparison of
the methods for quantifying economic benefits
3.3 Potential uses
for economic assessment
3.3.1 Applications for
funding spectrum management activities
3.3.2 National
frequency assignment decisions
3.3.3 Changes in
spectrum management national legislation
3.3.4 Support to the
spectrum manager on the operation of auctions
3.3.5 Using economic
assessment to monitor economic performance over time
3.4 Factors
affecting benefits
3.4.1 Frequency
availability
3.4.2 Demand
3.4.3 The country’s
geography
3.4.4 Variation from
country to country
3.5 Summary
CHAPTER 4 –
ALTERNATIVE
SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL
SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Approaches
4.2.1 Communications
groups with a direct interest in spectrum
4.2.2 Frequency
coordinators, designated spectrum managers and system licence holders
4.2.3 Spectrum
management consultants and support contractors
4.2.4 Costs and
benefits of the approaches
4.3 Application in
developing countries
4.4 Legal and
administrative implementation measures
4.4.1 Contracting/privatization
options
4.4.2 Contractable/privatizable
functions
4.5 Summary
CHAPTER 5 –
ADMINISTRATIONS’
EXPERIENCE REGARDING THE
ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF
SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
5.1 Experience with
auctions and transferable property rights
5.1.1 Australia
5.1.2 Canada
5.1.3 The Russian
Federation’s experience with auctions
5.1.4 New Zealand
5.1.5 United States of
America
5.2 Experience with
fees
5.2.1 Australia’s
experience with licence fees
5.2.2 Canada’s
experience with licence fees
5.2.3 China’s
experience with licence fees
5.2.4 Germany’s
experience with spectrum usage fees
5.2.5 Israel’s
experience with licence fees
5.2.6 Experience of
the Kyrgyz Republic on application of licence fees
5.2.7 The Russian
Federation’s experience with licence fees
5.2.8 The United Kingdom’s
experience with licence fees
5.2.9 United States of
America’s experience with licence fees
5.2.10 Brazil’s experience with spectrum fees
5.3 Experience with using alternative resources
5.3.1 Canada
5.3.2 Germany
5.3.3 Israel
5.3.4 Russian Federation
5.3.5 United States of America
5.4 Other
experiences
5.4.1 Amateur services
5.4.2 Area and high density systems
References
Glossary
ANNEX 1
Part 1 to Annex 1 – Experience with Spectrum Fees - Republic of
Korea
Part 2 to Annex 1 – Economic aspects of 3G and IMT-2000/UMTS Networks and
Services – Thales
Part 3 to Annex 1 – An application of spectrum pricing – United Kingdom
Part 4 to Annex 1 – An analytical model for calculating license fees on the
basis of specified incentives that are designed to promote efficient spectrum
use