If there were a — a real, comprehensive volume — here’s what its chapters would teach us:

We often talk about 5G, 6G, Wi-Fi 7, and satellite mega-constellations as if they emerged from a vacuum.

📘 From comparative hearings and lotteries to the first FCC spectrum auction in 1994 (PCS licenses). The shift unlocked billions in value — but also debates about access, equity, and speculation.

📘 Before regulation, broadcasters stepped on each other’s signals. The 1912 Titanic disaster accelerated the push for order. Lesson: Without rules, interference makes spectrum useless.

Here’s a solid post concept for a blog, social media (LinkedIn or Twitter), or newsletter about — focusing on the value of documenting wireless/spectrum history and key lessons. Title: Why Every Wireless Professional Should Read the Spectrum History Book (Even If It’s Not Yet Written)

If you want to understand where spectrum policy is going, read the history first. What’s the most important lesson from spectrum history that today’s industry is forgetting? Let’s discuss. 👇