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Are You Better Off Today Than You Were Ten Years Ago? Residential Consumers And Telecommunications Reform, Samuel A. Simon
Are You Better Off Today Than You Were Ten Years Ago? Residential Consumers And Telecommunications Reform, Samuel A. Simon
Federal Communications Law Journal
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Opening Bottlenecks: On Behalf Of Mandated Network Neutrality, Bill D. Herman
Opening Bottlenecks: On Behalf Of Mandated Network Neutrality, Bill D. Herman
ExpressO
This paper calls for mandated “network neutrality,” the principle that broadband service providers (BSPs) should generally treat all nondestructive data equally. Without such a mandate, BSPs will likely begin charging content providers for the right to send data at the fastest speeds available. The present frequency with which BSPs block some data entirely will also likely increase.
Neutral networks are preferable for two key reasons. First, they spawn innovation, as illustrated by the explosive online innovation to date. Second, neutral networks better distribute communication power, promoting First Amendment values. Extant and likely future acts of discrimination erode both goals. The …
Regulation Of Municipal Wi-Fi, Michael Botein
Network Neutrality: Competition, Innovation, And Nondiscriminatory Access, Tim Wu
Network Neutrality: Competition, Innovation, And Nondiscriminatory Access, Tim Wu
Faculty Scholarship
The best proposals for network neutrality rules are simple. They ban abusive behavior like tollboothing and outright blocking and degradation. And they leave open legitimate network services that the Bells and Cable operators want to provide, such as offering cable television services and voice services along with a neutral internet offering. They are in line with a tradition of protecting consumer's rights on networks whose instinct is just this: let customers use the network as they please. No one wants to deny companies the right to charge for their services and charge consumers more if they use more. But what …