The (In)essentiality of Monopoly Power in Network Neutrality Violations
Matthias Bärwolff (2/2008), Article (en)
Unpublished Working Paper
Abstract
It has recently been proposed that competition in the provision of internet
access does not obtain the normative goals of network neutrality proponents.
Even under competition internet access providers will still have substantial
incentives to discriminate against independent providers' content and applications. We argue that this argument effectively conforms to basic insights
from models of monopolistic competition and, in itself, holds little of the
policy relevance alleged by network neutrality advocates. Without empirical
validation the conclusions of such an argument - an urgent call for material
network neutrality regulation - is unjustified.
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