- Figures IIITables IIIZusammenfassung VSummary VII1 Introduction
- 1.1 What do we mean by Network Neutrality?
- 1.2 Are deviations really a problem?
- 1.3 Is this a U.S. problem, or a global concern?
- 1.4 A Historical perspective on Network Neutrality
- 1.5 Network neutrality in the fixed and in the mobile environment
- 1.6 Structure of this paper
- 2 The Technology and Economics of Network Neutrality
- 2.1 Application requirements and Quality of Service (QoS)
- 2.2 Economic Background
- 2.3 Describing deviations from Network Neutrality
- 3 Network neutrality – experience to date
- 3.1 Blockage of ability to use certain devices
- 3.2 Blockage of access, QoS degradation, or unreasonable surcharges to access certain sites or content
- 3.3 Extraction/extortion of payments from third parties
- 4 Differences between the U.S. and the European Union
- 4.1 Market conditions
- 4.2 Mobile market
- 4.3 The regulatory milieu
- 4.4 Competition law
- 5 Current and future remedies
- 5.1 Non-discrimination obligations
- 5.2 The FCC Computer Inquiries
- 5.3 Broadband policy statement
- 5.4 FCC’s Order Regarding Comcast’s Treatment of Peer to Peer Traffic
- 5.5 AT&T BellSouth merger obligations
- 5.6 700 MHz spectrum auction rules
- 5.7 Competition law
- 5.8 Technological constraints
- 5.9 European Commission November 2007 proposals
- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations
- References
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