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Net Neutrality: Towards a Co-Regulatory Solution - Hardcover

Marsden, Christopher T.

 
9781849660068: Net Neutrality: Towards a Co-Regulatory Solution
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1849660069 ISBN 13: 9781849660068
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2010

Synopsis

'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.

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About the Author

Christopher T. Marsden is Professor of Media Law at the University of Sussex, UK. His books include Convergence in European Digital TV Regulation (edited with S. Verhulst, Blackstone Press, 1999), Regulating the Global Information Society (Routledge, 2000), and Codifying Cyberspace: Self Regulation of Converging Media (with D. Tambini and D. Leonardi, Routledge 2008).

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1849660069
ISBN 13 
9781849660068
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
320