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The Art of Spectrum Lobbying

Special interest politics have driven lawmakers to give away the public’s airwaves to private interests without public compensation.

Aug 31, 2007

Open Access for the 700 MHz Auction

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Open Access for the 700 MHz Auction

An analyzation of the competitive effects of proposals to reserve a small portion of the upcoming 700 MHz band auction for open-access use.

Jul 23, 2007

Simon Wilkie

Spectrum Policy for the Emerging Ultrabroadband World

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Spectrum Policy for the Emerging Ultrabroadband World

A paper on the architecture that would get closest to infinite wireless bandwidth.

Jun 22, 2007

Wholesale Open Access and Anonymous Bidding

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Wholesale Open Access and Anonymous Bidding

This last big sale of prime spectrum is expected to raise $10 to $20 billion in federal revenue.

Jun 18, 2007

Spectrum Auction Breakdown

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Spectrum Auction Breakdown

FCC spectrum auctions for exclusive licenses to use the public airwaves determine the future of American telecommunications.

Jun 1, 2007

Wireless Net Neutrality: Cellular Carterfone and Consumer Choice in Mobile Broadband

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Wireless Net Neutrality: Cellular Carterfone and Consumer Choice in Mobile Broadband

Wireless carriers aggressively control product design and innovation in the equipment and application market, to the detriment of consumers.

Feb 15, 2007

Tim Wu

Quantifying the Impact of Unlicensed Devices on Digital TV Receivers

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Quantifying the Impact of Unlicensed Devices on Digital TV Receivers

It has been hypothesized that television spectrum is underutilized, making it a candidate for dynamic spectrum access.

Jan 31, 2007

Daniel DePardo, Paul Kolodzy, Joseph Evans, James A. Roberts, Victor R. Petty, Alexander M. Wyglinski

Can Cognitive Radio Operating in the TV White Spaces Completely Protect Licensed TV Broadcasting?

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Can Cognitive Radio Operating in the TV White Spaces Completely Protect Licensed TV Broadcasting?

Cognitive radio has spurred the most debate over allowing unlicensed wireless devices to utilize vacant television channel frequencies.

Jan 30, 2007

Mark A. Sturza, Farzad Ghazvinian

Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours

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Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours

The long-maligned Veterans Health Administration has become the highest-quality healthcare provider in the United States.

Jan 1, 2007

Phillip Longman

From TV to Public Safety

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From TV to Public Safety

The events surrounding Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 demonstrated that the communications systems used by the U.S. are not adequate enough.

Oct 26, 2006

Jon Peha

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What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Ten Lives

Amy J. Nelson’s The Arms Control Paradox

Community Colleges as Cultivators of Civic Life

Assembling in the Age of AI

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The Art of Spectrum Lobbying

Open Access for the 700 MHz Auction

Spectrum Policy for the Emerging Ultrabroadband World

Wholesale Open Access and Anonymous Bidding

Spectrum Auction Breakdown

Wireless Net Neutrality: Cellular Carterfone and Consumer Choice in Mobile Broadband

Quantifying the Impact of Unlicensed Devices on Digital TV Receivers

Can Cognitive Radio Operating in the TV White Spaces Completely Protect Licensed TV Broadcasting?

Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours

From TV to Public Safety