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Liberty and harmony?

The pros and cons of common standards for usage of radio spectrum

Since 2002, the European Union has been using new powers to step up the harmonisation of spectrum use across member countries. In a number of these countries, however, the development of liberalisation policies has raised expectations that market-based methods of allocating and assigning spectrum will play an increasingly important role. This bulletin explores the tensions between these two objectives.