The digital dividend: challenges, opportunities and national positions
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4185/10.4185/RLCS-64-2009-834-424-436Keywords:
Radio-frequency spectrum, Communication policies, Digital dividend, Digital radio and television, International Telecommunications UnionAbstract
The management of the radio-frequency spectrum that has organized national and international broadcasting throughout the 20th century is under review. Not only there are new actors that demand a portion of this intangible and limited resource, but also a large and growing number of services put additional pressure on the traditional logics that regulate spectrum management. In this context, a key issue refers to the potential uses that will be given, as well as the benefits that will be obtained, from the amount of spectrum that will be freed up in the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting. Therefore, the objective is to understand which are the opportunities and challenges the so called digital dividend will bring about: analyzing the transformations affecting traditional spectrum management, and considering the positions some countries are already developing (specially Spain and the United Kingdom).
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