Network neutrality : from policy to law to regulation / Christopher T. Marsden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsden, Christopher T., author.

Contributor:

Marsden, Christopher T., contributor.

Manchester University Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Network neutrality--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Network neutrality.

Network neutrality--Law and legislation--European Union Countries.

Network neutrality--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, 2017

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This study explains the concept of network neutrality and its history as an extension of the rights and duties of common carriers, as well as its policy history as examined in US and European regulatory proceedings from 1999. The book compares national and regional legislation and regulation of net neutrality from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. It also examines the future of net neutrality battles in Europe, the United States and in developing countries such as India and Brazil, and explores the case studies of Specialized Services and Content Delivery Networks for video over the Internet, and zero rating or sponsored data plans. Finally, Network neutrality offers co-regulatory solutions based on FRAND and non-exclusivity. This is a must-read for researchers and advocates in net neutrality debate, and those interested in the context of communications regulation, law and economic regulation, human rights discourse and policy, and the impact of science and engineering on policy and governance.

Contents:

Introduction: neutrality, discrimination and common carriage

1. A brief history of net neutrality law

2. The limits of competition law and communications regulation

3. Noam's Ark and the Zettaflood: towards specialized services?

4. European Open Internet regulation

5. Three wise monkeys of net neutrality: privacy, liability and interception

6. Open Internet self-regulation in the UK

7. Implementing mobile net neutrality

8. Net neutrality postponed

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on e-publication, viewed on March 07, 2018.

OCLC:

976440740

Publisher Number:

10.7765/9781526105479