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      Computer ScienceGrid ComputingInformation RetrievalPublishing
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      Distributed ComputingGrid ComputingCognitive Wireless NetworksStrategic Behavior
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      Internet StudiesTelecommunications PolicyE MarketingDynamic Spectrum Access
The spectrum access rights granted by the Federal government to spectrum users come with the expectation of protection from harmful interference. As a consequence of the growth of wireless demand and services of all types, technical... more
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      Cognitive radioCooperative Spectrum Sensing
This paper examines the case for usage-based pricing in the Internet by extending earlier work on congestion pricing in a single network to the case of multiple, competing carriers. A settlements problem arises in this context because of... more
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Abstract: Much of the technical literature on spectrum sharing has been on developing technologies and systems for non-cooperative) opportunistic use. In this paper, we situate this approach to secondary spectrum use in a broader context,... more
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    • Dynamic Spectrum Access
Abstract Several factors suggest that meaningful network neutrality rules will not be enshrined in near-term US telecommunications policy. These include disagreements over the need for such rules as well as their definition, efficacy and... more
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Abstract A growing number of communities in the United States and abroad are investing in publicly-owned “last-mile” broadband infrastructure platforms to deliver telephone, video, and broadband data services. In a number of... more
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Abstract: Access to broadband is widely recognized as a prerequisite for a community's economic welfare and the delivery of local government services. In communities where the private sector is perceived as having failed to deliver... more
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Abstract: Several factors suggest that meaningful network neutrality rules will not be enshrined in near-term US telecommunications policy. These include disagreements over the need for such rules as well as their definition, efficacy and... more
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Historically, the justification for municipal provisioning of “last-mile” communications infrastructure has focused on the natural monopoly aspect of wireline infrastructure. Growing interest in wireless ISPs, municipal hot spots, and... more
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Does broadband Internet access matter to the US economy. Given how recently broadband has been adopted, little empirical research has investigated its economic impact.
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This article compares and contrasts two technologies for delivering broadband wireless Internet access services: ''3G'' vs. ''WiFi''. The former, 3G, refers to the collection of third-generation mobile technologies that are designed to... more
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      Information SystemsInformation TechnologyEconomicsIndustrial Organization
The structure of the telecommunications industry has changed substantially in the last decade, raising public concern that the quality of our information infrastructure may be adversely affected. This paper extends the standard vertical... more
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      BusinessEconomicsIndustrial OrganizationNetwork Industries
Software radio is one of the more important emerging technologies for the future of wireless communication services. By moving radio functionality into software that has previously been implemented in hardware, software radio promises to... more
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      Telecommunications PolicySoftware Radio
M Ma as ss sa ac ch hu us se et tt ts s I In ns st ti it tu ut te e o of f T Te ec ch hn no ol lo og gy y E En ng gi in ne ee er ri in ng g S Sy ys st te em ms s D Di iv vi is si io on n Abstract-The open access, unlicensed or spectrum... more
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      Dynamic Channel AllocationFrequency allocation
High-speed internet access has developed rapidly in the last decade and is increasingly viewed as essential infrastructure for our global information economy. 2 For example, as recently as mid-2000 there were only 4.1 million broadband... more
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      Informal EconomyDigital EconomyBroadband Communication
The future for Internet access is broadband. Federal and state policymakers are exploring initiatives to promote the deployment and adoption of broadband services, and in recent years, an increasing number of local governments have joined... more
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      Telecommunications PolicyBroadband AccessCommunication Service
Municipal Electric Utilities (MEUs) are increasingly expanding into telecommunications services. Such entry is interesting in several respects. First, MEUs marry two interesting potential pathways for the growth of telecommunications... more
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      Telecommunications PolicyElectric UtilitiesMarket EntryBarriers to market entry