A Primer on Network Neutrality

A On Network Neutrality Measurements

Network level surveillance, censorship, and various man-in-the-middle attacks target only specific types of network traffic (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, VoIP, or Email). Therefore packets of these types will likely receive ”special” treatment by a transit network or a man-in-the-middle attacker. A transit ISP or an attacker may pass the targeted traffic through special software or equipment to gather da...

Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination

Communications regulators over the next decade will spend increasing time on conflicts between the interests of broadband providers and the public’s interest in competitive innovation environment on the internet. As the policy questions this conflict raises are basic to communications policy, they are likely to appear in many different forms. So far, the first major appearance has come in the “...

Beyond Network Neutrality

III. THE SHORTCOMINGS OF NETWORK NEUTRALITY AND THE CASE FOR NETWORK DIVERSITY ....................................................18 A. Network Neutrality and Static Efficiency ...................................19 1. The Potential Welfare Gains from Network Diversity and the Inherent Nonneutrality of Network Neutrality............20 2. Network Diversity and the Causes of Market Failure in the...

Network Neutrality and Transparency

Introduction to a Special Issue on Network Neutrality

“Network neutrality” encompasses a wide-ranging debate over what limits, if any, should be placed on network providers in pricing or managing Internet traffic. The articles in this volume tackle various aspects of this debate: Have other transportation networks been truly “neutral”? Should broadband providers be allowed to charge content providers for connecting with end users? How much price d...