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There's No Economic Imperative to Reconsider an Open Internet

bealtine · 2013-04-03 18:01:14

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2244335 Abstract: The debate on the neutrality of Internet access isn’t new, and if its intensity varies over time, it has for a long while tainted the relationship between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Online Service Providers (OSPs). This paper explores the…

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http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2244335

Abstract:
The debate on the neutrality of Internet access isn’t new, and if its intensity varies over time, it has for a long while tainted the relationship between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Online Service Providers (OSPs). This paper explores the economic relationship between these two types of players, examines in laymen's terms how the traffic can be routed efficiently and the associated cost of that routing. The paper then assesses various arguments in support of net discrimination to conclude that there is no threat to the internet economy such that reconsidering something as precious as an open internet would be necessary.

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