The Invisible Resource: Use and Regulation of the Radio Spectrum

ISBN-13: 9781617260704 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 459 str.

Harvey J. Levin

Opis

This volume is part of the collection which brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as the pre-eminent research institution devoted exclusively to environmental issues.

Spis treści

Introduction; One: The Spectrum System; I: Economic and Physical Character of the Radio Spectrum; II: Major Components of the Spectrum System; III: The Goals of National Spectrum Management; Two: Alternatives in Spectrum Allocation and Management; IV: Freely Transferable Rights; V: Toward a Regulated Market-Type System with Prices; VI: New Administrative Techniques; VII: The Case for Secondary Rights; Three: The Level of Spectrum Development; VIII: Spectrum Scarcity and Technological Change; IX: Government's Role in Spectrum Development: The Record; Four: Allocation, Regulation, Prices, and Service; X: The Rationale of Competitive Alternatives in Common Carrier Rate Regulation; XI: Competitive Alternatives in Practice; XII: Broadcast Allocations in Theory and Fact; XIII: The Effects of Broadcast Licensing; Four: Conclusion

O autorze

Harvey J. Levin