This paper discusses the economics of the Internet backbone. I discuss competition on the Internet backbone as well as …, connections by the same Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) to multiple backbones (ISP multi-homing), and connections by the same … providing Internet backbone connectivity would find it profitable to degrade or sever interconnection with other backbones in an …

A country’s human capital and economic productivity increasingly depend on the Internet due to its expanding role in … providing information and communications. This has prompted a search for ways to increase Internet adoption and narrow its … determinants of Internet access difficult to change in the short run. Internet content increases adoption and can be changed more …