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A penetrating analysis of our technical civilization and of the effect of an increasingly standardized culture on the future of man

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With the rapid deployment of new wireless devices and applications, the last decade has witnessed a growing demand for wireless radio spectrum. However, the fixed spectrum assignment policy becomes a bottleneck for more efficient spectrum utilization, under which a great portion of the licensed

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