Before the enactment of the 1996 General Telecommunications Law in Guatemala the radio waves were owned and licensed by the state following the model of the US Federal Communications Commission. The radio spectrum license was a revocable authorization for the licensee to use a given frequency...

In the US, adjudication of wireless entry under the "public interest" standard protects incumbent service providers. Excess demand exists for access to radio spectrum, despite a common misperception that license auctions held by regulators are tantamount to selling spectrum. Would-be suppliers...

"Open access" would allow ISPs to use a cable operator's broadband connection under regulated terms and conditions. Advocates stress the desirability of an "end-to-end" architecture for the Internet and the danger that cable operators will use their control over the last mile to limit consumer...