Administrative methods of spectrum assignment are increasingly being supplemented by the use of spectrum prices. These administrative methods can take various forms: from setting licence fees at a level sufficient to recovering the cost of spectrum management; through applying administrative incentive prices (AIP); and, to auctions and using them to make initial assignments. In this section the use of free markets for existing spectrum licences with limited restrictions on spectrum use is also examined.
Included in this section is information on the following topics:
4.1 Introduction to Spectrum Pricing;
4.2 Regulatory Cost Recovery;
4.3 Administrative Incentive Prices;
4.4 Spectrum Royalties;
4.5 Auctions;
4.6 Secondary Markets; and
4.7 Lotteries.
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