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Value of Spectrum for Mobile Communications: Case of Korea

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  • Kim, Yongkyu
  • Kim, Kiwon
  • Jang, Yunjeong
  • Park, Seungkeun

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Evaluation of spectrum price is important for most of the regulatory bodies and for most mobile operators. In some cases, regulatory authority faces a situation to evaluate the value of the radio spectrum which has been allocated already. In Korea, there was a reallocation of most of the LTE spectrum bands in 2020. In this paper, we propose a method to evaluate the value of each band based on the band's capacity out of total capacity. In addition, if we can find a reasonable value of the overall spectrum band, we can find a value for each band together with the information in the first stage. This method can be easily applied if only the regulatory authority has detailed geotype information on base transceiver stations(BTS).

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  • Kim, Yongkyu & Kim, Kiwon & Jang, Yunjeong & Park, Seungkeun, 2022. "Value of Spectrum for Mobile Communications: Case of Korea," 31st European Regional ITS Conference, Gothenburg 2022: Reining in Digital Platforms? Challenging monopolies, promoting competition and developing regulatory regimes 265642, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).
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