Yesterday, I responded to Declan McCullagh's die, FCC, die rant (Why the FCC should die) by saying that the FCC shouldn't be eliminated but re-chartered to promote open spectrum (Mend the FCC, Don't Abolish It).
Perhaps I am wrong as it seems that two economist bloggers support McCullagh's reasoning. Marginal Revolution simply agrees (Abolish the FCC). Winterspeak reiterates the point that spectrum should be privatized and auctioned off (Can the FCC). Neither considers the open spectrum model.
On LawMeme, however, James Grimmelmann does, referencing four distinct but related articles (Four Stories About Spectrum).
One of the articles is by David Isenberg on Wireless Unleashed, who rather conclusively demonstrates why the property/fee simple model of spectrum regulation doesn't make a lot of sense (Abolish the FCC -- but for a different reason).
UPDATE 1430 PT
Moore's Lore: That's Another Fine Mess (Interesting idea - worth thinking about, though probably not a winner - move the FCC into the judicial branch).
Excerpt: My high school radio station KMIH (my foremost pursuit during high school) is facing an imminent FCC ruling that will take it off the air. A commercial station based in a small Oregon town has applied to take over the...
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