Ofcom to throw radio spectrum wide open
O regulador britânico de telecomunicações vai privatizar grande parte do espectro de rádio. As empresas detentoras de licenças de emissão passam a poder vender a sua parte do espectro pelo que o uso do espectro passará a ser determinado pelas forças de mercado, e não por critérios políticos.
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The Spectrum Framework Review sets out four key recommendations to address this problem:
1. Allow the market to decide the best use for new spectrum allocations.
2. Allow licence holders to trade spectrum in an open market and change the use they make of spectrum rights to develop new technologies and offer different services to customers (also known as liberalisation).
3. Clearly define the rights of spectrum users, giving them the confidence to plan for the future.
4. Increase the amount of licence-exempt spectrum which allows businesses to develop and bring to market new technologies and services without the need for a licence.
