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Record Nr.

UNISA996214902503316

Autore

Marsden Christopher T.

Titolo

Net neutrality : towards a co-regulatory solution / / Christopher T. Marsden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2010

ISBN

9781849662192

9781849663571

9781849660068

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 301 pages)

Soggetti

Digital divide

Internet

Network neutrality

Right to Internet access

Telecommunication policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Net-Neutrality - content discrimination -- Negative Discrimination: Blocking, Throttling, Misleading Publicity -- Positive Discrimination: Quality of Service -- European Debate: Public Service Broadcasters and Mobile Operators -- Universal Service and User-Generated Content -- A European Approach to Net Neutrality? -- Enforcement: Watchlist for Regulators -- Institutional Innovation: Co-regulatory solutions.

Sommario/riassunto

"Chris Marsden maneuvers through the hype articulated by Netwrok Neutrality advocates and opponents. He offers a clear-headed analysis of the high stakes in this debate about the Internet's future, and fearlessly refutes the misinformation and misconceptions that about' Professor Rob Freiden, Penn State University Net Neutrality is a very heated and contested policy principle regarding access for content providers to the Internet end-user, and potential discrimination in that access where the end-user's ISP (or another ISP) blocks that access in part or whole. The suggestion has been that the problem can be resolved by either introducing greater competition, or closely policing conditions for vertically integrated service, such as VOIP. However, that



is not the whole story, and ISPs as a whole have incentives to discriminate between content for matters such as network management of spam, to secure and maintain customer experience at current levels, and for economic benefit from new Quality of Service standards. This includes offering a 'priority lane' on the network for premium content types such as video and voice service. The author considers market developments and policy responses in Europe and the United States, draws conclusions and proposes regulatory recommendations."--Bloomsbury Publishing.