TY - JOUR
T1 - A question of scarcity
T2 - Spectrum and Canada's urban core
AU - Taylor, Gregory
AU - Middleton, Catherine
AU - Fernando, Xavier
N1 - Funding Information:
Gregory Taylor: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Media and Film, University of Calgary Catherine Middleton: Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University Xavier Fernando: Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; Director, Ryerson Communications Lab, Ryerson University This research was supported by an Insight Grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The authors would like to recognize the assistance of Gurpreet Jhandi, Muhammad Ashraf, Faris Ali Akbar, and Soroush Abidi Tafreshi.
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PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - This article uses a case study of urban Canada to explore the contentious issue of spectrum scarcity. Drawing upon infrastructure studies, this article argues for more critical approaches to this essential element of contemporary communications. The first part of the article explores positions of various actors in the antagonistic debate regarding spectrum scarcity in the lead up to the Canadian 700 MHz spectrum auction, held in 2014. The second part of the article provides unique empirical data for spectrum traffic on licensed frequencies in a busy urban location. The article reaches an unanticipated conclusion that demonstrates shortcomings in current allocation methods.
AB - This article uses a case study of urban Canada to explore the contentious issue of spectrum scarcity. Drawing upon infrastructure studies, this article argues for more critical approaches to this essential element of contemporary communications. The first part of the article explores positions of various actors in the antagonistic debate regarding spectrum scarcity in the lead up to the Canadian 700 MHz spectrum auction, held in 2014. The second part of the article provides unique empirical data for spectrum traffic on licensed frequencies in a busy urban location. The article reaches an unanticipated conclusion that demonstrates shortcomings in current allocation methods.
KW - Communications policy
KW - Infrastructure
KW - Mobile communications
KW - Scarcity
KW - Spectrum
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85051187770&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5325/jinfopoli.7.2017.0120
DO - 10.5325/jinfopoli.7.2017.0120
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85051187770
SN - 2381-5892
VL - 7
SP - 120
EP - 163
JO - Journal of Information Policy
JF - Journal of Information Policy
ER -