ISSN (Print) - 0012-9976 | ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846

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Fixing Appropriate Reserve Prices for 5G Radio Spectrum

This article analyses the spectrum-winning bid prices in simultaneous multiple round ascending auction held across the world for 700 MHz and indicates how it had an impact on the winning bid prices in other countries. It also analyses the spectrum prices of the mid-band (3.3–3.6 GHz) and the millimetre wave band (26 GHz) that are essential for the rollout of 5G services and makes a similar remark on reserve prices. Based on the analysis, it predicts the possible outcome in the forthcoming spectrum auction.

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Taking the evolution of auction pricing from arbitrary bureaucratic “beauty contest” to highly sophisticated auction where academicians have ruled the practical space, this article outlines the monopoly and missteps of civil servants and argues for the professionalisation of the regulator and elimination of redundant bureaucracy.

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