|**VI. Use of spectrum**<br>**commons**<br>License-exempt<br>**V. Use of tradable**<br>spectrum, commons<br>**spectrum rights**<br>(e.g., WiMax)<br> <br>• Are any market<br>• Is there any<br>trading mechanisms<br>unlicensed<br>being used?<br>spectrum? How<br>much? What are<br>the current<br>re<br>restrictions, and<br>how is it being<br>used?<br>• What type of<br>• How to deal with<br> <br>property rights<br>new technologies<br>could be defined?<br>such as WiFi and<br>• Does the<br>WiMax, how to<br>government want to<br>facilitate innovation<br>have any kind of<br>in wireless markets?<br>property rights?<br>• What would be the<br>approach for<br>spectrum commons<br>or license-exempt<br>bands?<br>• Does the<br>government want to<br>have commons?<br>_continued_|
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|n<br>**ers**<br>**IV. Improving use**<br>**of public sector**<br>**spectrum**<br>Imposing discipline<br>on public sector use<br>• How much spectrum<br>is held by<br>government?<br>• How is it allocated?<br>• Are there any<br>mechanisms to ensu<br>some discipline in<br>spectrum use and<br>incentives for<br>optimization?<br>• What could be<br>proposed to promote<br>more efficient use:<br>spectrum pricing<br>applied to public<br>sector, lease of<br>public sector<br>spectrum to<br>private sector.|
|management Reform Analysis and Desig<br>**Clust**<br>**III. Piecemeal**<br>**improvements of**<br>**II. Institutional setup current spectrum**<br>**in place**<br>**regime**<br>Tools, equipment,<br>Use of market tools<br>building blocks,<br>(e.g., pricing, 3G<br>competencies<br>auctions)<br>• What is the current<br>• What are the<br>institutional<br>potential problems<br>framework?<br>with the current<br>• What competencies<br>administration regime<br>and expertise are<br>(e.g., absence of<br>available, what are<br>pricing, auctions)?<br>the shortages?<br>• What are the<br>• What spectrum<br>challenges?<br>monitoring facilities<br>are available?<br>• What institutional<br>• What mechanisms<br>framework could be<br>could be proposed to<br>proposed?<br>ensure spectrum is<br>• What would need to<br>held by whoever<br> <br>happen to ensure the<br>values it most?<br>spectrum authority<br>• How could spectrum<br>has the right tools<br>pricing and auctions<br>and expertise?<br>be designed?<br>• What restrictions<br>could be easily<br>removed to make the<br>system more efficient<br>and allow for easier<br>exit and entry<br>(otherwise pricing is<br>just taxing)?|
|**Table 5.5**<br>Possible Structure of Spectrum<br>**I. Current framework**<br>**for spectrum**<br>**Phases**<br>**management**<br>**I. Identify possible**<br>• Inventory of how<br>**areas of**<br>spectrum is currently<br>**improvement.**<br>being used<br>Scope and assess<br>• Review of current<br>what needs to be done.<br>spectrum management<br>framework and<br>spectrum management<br>methods used in given<br>country<br>• Identification of the<br>main issues being<br>faced (e.g., congestion/<br>scarcity, not able to<br>recover costs of<br>regulation, do not have<br>the right expertise, etc.)<br>**II. Develop strategic**<br>• What could be<br>**options**<br>proposed as an overall<br>Develop a set of<br>action plan to improve<br>strategic options for<br>spectrum management<br>the government on<br>and resolve bottlenecks<br>areas of improvement<br>(identified in Phase I)?<br>identified in Phase I.<br>• What are the areas<br>Agree on initial<br>that could be reformed?<br>government position<br>• Introduce tradable<br>as input for c<br>rights and common?<br>onsultation process.<br>• What is the right<br>balance among these<br>approaches?<br>• Choose some<br>clusters for further<br>work and consultation.|

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