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Enhancing Spectrum's Value via Market-Informed Congestion Etiquettes

Mark Bykowsky, Kenneth Carter, Mark Olson, and William Sharkey, February 2008

Combining economic theory and experimental analysis, this paper evaluates the ability of different wireless spectrum congestion etiquettes to promote the efficient use of wireless spectrum in the presence of licensed and unlicensed operations. Under the examined environment, theory predicts that society leaves half of the value it can receive from spectrum β€œon the table.” 

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