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Network Neutrality and Competition Policy: A Complex Relationship

In: Net Neutrality or Net Neutering: Should Broadband Internet Services be Regulated

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  • Christopher S. Yoo

    (Vanderbilt University Law School)

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VI. Conclusion The claim that guaranteeing interoperability and nondiscrimination would benefit consumers has undisputed intuitive appeal. The fact that interoperability has represented the historical norm may lead some to put the burden of persuasion on those who would move away from that architecture. However, a close examination of the economic tradeoffs underlying network neutrality reveals a number of countervailing considerations that may not be readily apparent at first blush. Not only does network neutrality risk reducing consumer choice in content and applications, it raises the even more significant danger of stifling the development of further competition in the last mile by forestalling the continued emergence of new broadband technologies. Although such an admonition would be well taken under any circumstances, it carries particular force in dynamic industries like broadband that are undergoing rapid technological and marketplace changes.

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  • Christopher S. Yoo, 2006. "Network Neutrality and Competition Policy: A Complex Relationship," Springer Books, in: Thomas M. Lenard & Randolph J. May (ed.), Net Neutrality or Net Neutering: Should Broadband Internet Services be Regulated, chapter 0, pages 25-71, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-0-387-33928-3_2
    DOI: 10.1007/0-387-33928-0_2
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    Cited by:

    1. Choi, Jay & Kim, Byung-Cheol, 2008. "Net Neutrality and Investment Incentives," Working Paper Series 19111, Victoria University of Wellington, The New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation.
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