| Summary: | There are powerful arguments for regulating spectrum allocations as a scarce
resource. These stem from the likelihood of interference between radio communication
services, economies of scale, externalities linked to some of the commercial services using the
spectrum, the existence of services which may be considered pure public goods, along with
conditioning factors linked to the legacy usage of spectrum. While the concept of best practice
in spectrum management regime remains controversial, the case of Guatemala is a perfect
‘experiment’ to discern the effect of policies where the market is afforded a more important
role in the allocation of frequencies.
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