We may be just about to see one of the biggest - and most high profile - implementations of reverse auctions in the public sector. As was recently reported by the online publication, The Connected Planet (http://connectedplanetonline.com/), all signs point to the fact that the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) will employ reverse auctions to help allocate universal broadband access by having potential service suppliers bid down the price - providing the most coverage for the least amount of expenditure by the federal government. Image via WikipediaYou can read the complete analysis on the matter in the article, "The reverse auction conundrum," written by Joan Engebretson at:
The reverse auction conundrum
Interesting times.....we'll keep you abreast of developments here at the Reverse Auction Research Center (http://reverseauctionresearch.blogspot.com/).
David
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