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Public AffairsEconomicsRegulatory PolicyCompetition PolicyRegulatory EconomicsRegulatory TheoryAntitrust PolicySpectrum AllocationSpectrum ManagementSpectrum PolicyTelecommunications PolicyFlexibilityIncumbent ProtectionSecondary Spectrum MarketsSpectrum AccessSpectrum Allocation PolicySpectrum EconomicsSpectrum PricingSpectrum Regulation
Filed February 7, 2001 as a Comment in the Federal Communications Commission's "Secondary Markets" rule making, 37 prominent economists in regulation and telecommunications policy urge dramatic liberalization of spectrum policy. The statement calls for eliminating restrictions on wireless licenses for new and existing users, giving competitors wide flexibility in providing non-interfering services to consumers.