the social value of tv band spectrum in european countries thomas w hazlett 1 juergen mueller 2 conference paper international telecommunications society meetings sept 5 7 2004 berlin germany august 30 we offer empirical estimates gains from an analog switch off 13 eu focusing on alternative non uses by using data existing mobile phone markets project that retail prices for wireless voice and service would substantially decline if approximately 43 were reallocated to consumer surplus offset costs transition at least two one as much 45 despite employing assumptions likely lower values raise producing a conservative measure importantly our indicate with reallocation producers operators will due more intense competitive pressure this suggests public choice explanation slow pace digital senior fellow manhattan institute policy research washington dc contact twhazlett yahoo com 202 463 6630 professor economics school jmueller
