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Spectrum Auctions: Lessons from Around the World
- 1. Spectrum Auctions Lessons Learned From Around the World Karen Wrege KB Enterprises LLC 21 October 2009 kwrege@KBspectrum.comwww.KBspectrum.com
- 2. Creating A Competitive Telecom Marketplace Allocation of Spectrum, Service Rules Assignment of Licenses Enforcement
- 3. Approaches to Spectrum Management Command And Control “Property-like” Rights with Flexibility and Trading
- 4. Regulator Goals in Spectrum Assignment Consumer Welfare Innovation Social Policies Competition
- 5. Typical Spectrum Assignment Mechanisms First Come, First Served “lite” licensing Beauty Contests Unlicensed Auctions
- 6. The Problems with Beauty Pageants Challenge to create clear, fair and objective comparative criteria Long administrative process Often subject to challenges by losers
- 7. The Importance of Transparency Allow for input into the process far enough in advance to take action Clearly set out technical specifications, rules, procedures and policy Allow sufficient time for bidders to prepare
- 8. The Importance of Fairness Know the market Know your policy goals Find ways to promote a level playing field
- 9. Canada: Removing Hurdles for New Entrants Canada is, at best, a duopoly For AWS auction, Canada set-aside spectrum for new entrants Spectrum was coupled with mandatory roaming policies
- 10. Without Transparency …. Auctions and the Wrong Kind of Gavel Legal delays cause deployment delays A transparent and fair process reduces potential of court delays Examples : Brazil Germany
- 11. Europe’s BIG Auctions Big revenue doesn’t always mean a big success. High prices paid in Germany and UK caused concern about ability to build out. Appears to be a success ultimately , but high prices coupled with bad markets delayed deployment.
- 12. ThingsTo Avoid Untested methods Moving too fast Not having clear policy goals and knowing the market.
- 13. Summary
Editor's Notes
- Spectrum auctions are just a piece of the spectrum management process. They’re not the beginning of the process, in fact they are closer to the end of process. Everything starts with a spectrum allocation and the development of appropriate service rules that include technical and eligibility rules. After licenses are assigned, the regulator must enforce the provisions set out in the service rules.
- “Lite Licensing” is a novel and progressive frequency allocation and assignment model where licensees pay a relatively small fee for a nationwide, non-exclusive license. The licensees then pay an additional nominal fee for each base station they deploy. All base stations must be clearly identifiable and in the event that these stations cause interference which cannot be mediated by technical means and licensees are required to resolve the dispute between themselves.
- - Problems with beauty pageants: difficult to create objective criteria, long administrative process, subject to litigationIt is part of a command and control regime -- regulator controlling all aspects instead of letting the market make decisions –
- Auctions are generally more transparent than beauty contests because of the objective criteria, but transparency also refers to making clear the specifics of the licenses and auction rules well in advance of the auction
- Unfair or unclear rules just result in legal delays – Brazil, auction delayed by courts because of flawed study for setting reserve prices, then later because of court challenges by wireline carriers who were barred from the wimax auction. The EU has threatened to take Germany to court over a planned auction that may favor incumbents: Germany: October 15, 2009 BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Commission may take legal action against the German telecoms regulator over concerns its planned auction of digital frequency licenses may harm competition, the commission's telecoms spokesman Martin Selmayr said Tuesday. The commission "is deeply concerned" about the Bundesnetzagentur's decision to ignore the commission's advice on how to ensure fair competition in allocating digital frequency in Germany, Selmayr said. If the commission finds European Union laws aren't respected by the German plan it "will not shy away from enforcing the E.U.'s competition and single market rules in this important context," Selmayr added. The German regulator plans a second-quarter 2010 auction of licenses for frequencies to supply rural areas with mobile Internet access. New entrants to the market E-Plus and 02 have both complained the planned auction will benefit the incumbent mobile operators, the commission said. Under E.U. law national regulators have to allocate radio frequencies for mobile services in an objective and transparent way. They shouldn't try to freeze the competitive situation on the market for the benefit of incumbent operators. The commission takes issue with the regulator's argument that how the digital frequencies are divided "is outside the scope of the E.U.'s competence," Selmayr said. Brazil: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 The ongoing saga of Brazil’s auction of 3.5GHz and 10GHz spectrum licences for WiMAX services took a fresh twist yesterday when the federal accounts court (TCU) ordered a halt to the process citing ‘inconsistencies’ in the tender. Although the regulator Anatel had received 100 preliminary bids from interested parties, the TCU ruled that an economic feasibility study carried out before the auction contained several flaws, not least in using an out of date exchange rate to set the minimum price for spectrum blocks in some regions. According to the TCU’s statement, Anatel set a minimum price of BRL655.71 (USD308.80) for 7MHz blocks in the 3.5GHz band for the cities of Santos and Ribeirão Preto. However, the price is well below the average price of BRL200,000 used for other cities of a similar size. The watchdog has now been given 15 days to amend the minimum price in its licence rules. The courts have also highlighted errors dating back to November 2004 in the exchange rate used for the real and euro currencies. Based on the figures used as against the current exchange rate, the TCU said that there would be a premium of 76% on the price forecast in the auction ruling.