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Spectrum sharing rather than...

Spectrum sharing rather than exclusive-use licenses must become “the new normal,” Wharton Professor Kevin Werbach says in a new white paper. “Spectrum policy should make a commitment to users of spectrum rather than merely to spectrum holders,” he said. Werbach…

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said the nation’s orientation to spectrum needs to change (http://bit.ly/1aFmDCI). “Policy makers should acknowledge what engineers already recognize and businesses are already implementing: The future of spectrum is about various forms of sharing. Exclusive rights are still desirable, even essential, in some contexts. However, they will exist within a larger matrix of sharing arrangements to maximize available capacity."