The FCC Spectrum Auctions: An Early Assessment

The FCC Spectrum Auctions: An Early Assessment (1997)

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TITLE	The FCC Spectrum Auctions: An Early Assessment	user correction - Legacy Corrections
AUTHOR NAME	Peter C. Cramton	SVM HeaderParse 0.1
AUTHOR AFFIL	University of Maryland	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR NAME	Jel No. D (auctions	SVM HeaderParse 0.1
AUTHOR AFFIL	; Department of Economics; University of Maryland; Table of Contents	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR ADDR	; College Park, MD 20742-7211	SVM HeaderParse 0.1
ABSTRACT	This paper analyzes six spectrum auctions conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from July 1994 to May 1996. These auctions were simultaneous multipleround auctions in which collections of licenses were auctioned simultaneousl y. This auction form proved remarkably successful. Similar items sold for similar prices and bidders successfully formed efficient aggregations of licenses. Bidding behavior differed substantially in the auctions. The extent of bidder competition and price uncertainty played an important role in determining behavior. Bidding credits and installment payments also played a major role in several of the auctions. JEL No.: D44 (Auctions), L96 ( Telecommunications) Keywords: Auctions, Multi-Object Auctions, Spectrum Auctions Send comments to: Professor Peter C. Cramton Department of Economics University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-7211 email: peter@cramton.umd.edu phone: (301) 405-6987 *I am grateful to the National Science Foun...	user correction - Legacy Corrections
YEAR	1997	user correction - Legacy Corrections
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