Terrestrial TV's case for spectrum is threatened by rapid and fundamental changes in the market, such as: rising pay TV adoption; rising broadband adoption; fragmentation of viewing across many channels; improving data compression; and the economic realignment of the industry.

We believe that in combination these changes significantly reduce the incremental return from additional (or higher definition) TV channels on DTT. It is therefore vital for national regulatory authorities to consider these dynamics when deciding how best to make use of the digital dividend.

Human Capital were commissioned by the GSMA to explore terrestrial television's case for digital dividend spectrum.

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