Network Neutrality Through the Lens of Network Economics

Stocker Volker () and Knieps Guenter
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Stocker Volker: Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, Berlin, Germany
Knieps Guenter: University of Freiburg, Chair of Network Economics, Competition Economics and Transport Science, Freiburg, Germany

Review of Network Economics, 2018, vol. 17, issue 3, 115-150

Abstract: Network neutrality for the Internet has been a fiercely debated topic for more than 15 years. Arguably spurred by recent regulatory actions in the US and the tremendous ecosystem evolution as characterized by the emergence and growing importance of global cloud platforms as well as the Internet of Things, the debate has recently seen a resurgence. This paper describes the origins and development of the regulatory stance towards network neutrality in the US and the EU. Against the background of the diverse evolutionary forces that shape the ecosystem, we examine network neutrality regulation through the lens of network economics. In doing so, we describe a series of challenges and misconceptions associated with current regulations and expound the requirement for a market-driven understanding of network neutrality.

Keywords: broadband; internet; internet evolution; network neutrality; quality of service (QoS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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