We analyse the effects of 'network neutrality' proposals that seek to foreclose or severely limit market transactions. Our model reveals that rules that prohibit efficient commercial transactions between content and broadband service providers could be bad for all participants -- consumers would...

The fast technical progress coupled with a fierce competition in telecommunication markets urge operators to invest year after year a huge amount of investment. However, the maturation and saturation of markets prevents them from reaping the benefits. While telecommunication infrastructure...

We analyse the effects of 'network neutrality' proposals that seek to foreclose or severely limit market transactions. Our model reveals that rules that prohibit efficient commercial transactions between content and broadband service providers could be bad for all participants – consumers...

<Para ID="Par1">This paper provides a framework to classify and evaluate the impact of net neutrality regulations on the allocation of consumer attention and the distribution of surplus between consumers, ISPs and content providers. While the model provided largely nests other contributions in the literature,...</para>