Net Neutrality or Net Neutering: Should Broadband Internet Services be Regulated

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lenard, Thomas M. (Editor), May, Randolph J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Subjects: Management.; Industrial management.; Science.; Law.; Industrial organization.; Economic policy.; Economics.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Industrial Organization.; Law, general.; Science, general.

The subject of this book – whether or not to extend traditional telecommunications regulation to high-speed or "broadband" access to the Internet – is perhaps the most important issue now facing the Federal Communications Commission. The issue is also very contentious, with influential eco...

Table of Contents:

• Distribution, Vertical Integration and the Net Neutrality Debate
• Network Neutrality and Competition Policy: A Complex Relationship
• Are “Dumb Pipe” Mandates Smart Public Policy? Vertical Integration, Net Neutrality, and the Network Layers Model
• The Importance of Open Networks in Sustaining the Digital Revolution
• Local Broadband Access: Primum Non Nocere or Primum Processi? A Property Rights Approach
• Open Access Arguments: Why Confidence is Misplaced.