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| Title: | 'Net Neutrality,' Non-Discrimination and Digital Distribution of Content
Through the Internet |
| Authors: | Economides, Nicholas - NYU Stern School of Business |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Series/Report no.: | NET Institute Working Paper;07-03 |
| Abstract: | The vast majority of U.S. residential consumers face a monopoly or
duopoly in broadband Internet access. Until now, the Internet has been
characterized by a regime of 'net neutrality,' which means there has
been no discrimination between the price of transmitting packets based
on the identity of either the transmitter or the identity of the
receiver, based on the application, or the type of content the packet
contains. Providers of DSL or cable modem Internet access in the United
States are taking advantage of a recent regulatory change that
effectively abolishes 'net neutrality' and nondiscrimination
protections. Due to their market power, these service providers are
considering a variety of discriminatory pricing schemes. This article
discusses and evaluates the effect a number of these schemes would have
on the prices and profitability of network access, as well as the effect
on complementary application and content providers. This article also
discusses an assortment of anti-competitive effects created by price
discrimination and evaluates the possibility of 'net neutrality' being
imposed by law. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/28481 |
| Appears in Collections: | NET Institute Working Papers Series
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