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The Federal Communications Commission's rural infrastructure auction: What is hidden in the weeds?

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  • Glass, Victor
  • Tardiff, Timothy

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•Examines reverse auction designed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fund deployment of broadband infrastructure in high-cost, mainly rural areas.•Describes key decisions about the auction's design.•Contains summary tables and an econometric model that describe results.•Suggests future uses for reverse auctions.

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  • Glass, Victor & Tardiff, Timothy, 2019. "The Federal Communications Commission's rural infrastructure auction: What is hidden in the weeds?," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(8), pages 1-1.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:43:y:2019:i:8:7
    DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2019.04.005
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    1. Kwerel, Evan R & Rosston, Gregory L, 2000. "An Insiders' View of FCC Spectrum Auctions," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 17(3), pages 253-289, May.
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    2. Hollman, Angela K. & Obermier, Timothy R. & Andrews, Jesse R., 2024. "A hard look at quality and policy from the lens of the rural internet consumer," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(6).
    3. Philip Chen & Edward J Oughton & Pete Tyler & Mo Jia & Jakub Zagdanski, 2020. "Evaluating the impact of next generation broadband on local business creation," Papers 2010.14113, arXiv.org.
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