The reasons for departing from a command-and-control regulatory model of wireless spectrum include increased flexibility, efficiency, and innovation. Properly framing the question is essential to understanding how to approach modifications to a command-and-control regulatory model: is it a...

The risk of interference from operations in adjacent channels has been largely ignored in estimating the value of radio licenses. This is surprising since adjacent channel and out-of-band interference have figured prominently in recent license conflicts, including public safety vs. Nextel in the...

The impact of a new radio service allocation on incumbents is traditionally estimated using deterministic, single-value calculations, often of the worst-case. This is no longer tenable given increasing demand for spectrum rights, since it leads to over-conservative allocations that limit the...

Spectrum reform initiatives in the US and Europe have identified a need to move away from the traditional command and control approach towards flexible and tradable licences and licence-exemption. Current regulatory initiatives are tending to focus on the flexible licensing route, and there is a...