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Neighbor Billing And Network Neutrality, Gus Hurwitz Oct 2006

Neighbor Billing And Network Neutrality, Gus Hurwitz

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This Article explains that the Internet is inherently non-neutral, and that this non-neutrality stems from the very architectural features that make the Internet a cost-effective means of communication. I argue that the ongoing network neutrality debate is better understood as being about the allocation of the costs of the Internet infrastructure. Instead of focusing on whether different parties are “neutrally” charged for Internet access, this Article focuses on how best to allocate these costs to maximize the value of the infrastructure. To this end, this Article proposes a model rule, “neighbor billing,” which is based in the economics of multi-sided …


The Rehnquist Court's Fifth Amendment Incrementalism, Stephanos Bibas Aug 2006

The Rehnquist Court's Fifth Amendment Incrementalism, Stephanos Bibas

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