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Network Neutrality: Laissez Faire Approach Or Not?, Rebecca Wong Dr Jul 2008

Network Neutrality: Laissez Faire Approach Or Not?, Rebecca Wong Dr

Dr Rebecca Wong

The paper discusses the topical subject of network neutrality, from a US and European legal perspective. Whilst acknowledging the plethora of literature on network neutrality, it argues that regulation in favour of network neutrality should not be confined with the US/European borders but that network neutrality should be addressed from a global perspective through the OECD/WTO. The article will begin by defining network neutrality, before discussing the technology underpinning network neutrality. It will compare the different legal approaches adopted by Europe and the US to the regulation of network neutrality. In Europe, there is an existing electronic communications regulatory framework, …