Words nearly fail me.
Who is running Ofcom?
Having found that it can charge more than it used to for mobile spectrum, Ofcom is planning the same trick for 28GHz Broadband Fixed Wireless Access. The pricing model radio spectrum charges used to be called AIP (administered incentive pricing), which covered Ofcom’s cost of administering the spectrum. But then Ofcom hit …
I thought it was quite clear. It's per 2 x 1MHz block for that region. Given this is for the whole of the 28GHz band that's a fair chunk of change. Not sure what the licence period is to be fair but it would seem like 15 years as they said based on the existing rates. I'd say we just need a flat rate tax on spectrum with the government falling in line with global standards. It's not like the UK would operate different frequencies than elsewhere any more because nobody would make hardware to suit it.
...by definition, the sale value at auction is the "true commercial value" of the spectrum space?
Or is this one of those "one time only, sealed bid" type auctions where the winner is sometimes someone who doesn't really want it and puts in what they think is a low bid and end up with the winning bid?
Maybe the auction should be held like a proper auction with the bidders fighting each other :-)