Beyond Net Neutrality: End-User Sovereignty

Noam, Eli M.

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Beyond Net Neutrality: End-User Sovereignty

Communications & Strategies, No. 84, 4th Quarter 2011, pp. 153-173

21 Pages Posted: 14 Jan 2013

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Eli M. Noam

Columbia Business School - Institute for Tele Information

Date Written: 2011

Abstract

This article discusses the underlying dynamics behind the present debate over net-neutrality, analyzes the pro's and con's, concludes that the debate is based on false premises, and proposes a better solution - End-user Sovereignty - that is both open and only lightly regulated.

Keywords: net neutrality, separation, common carriage, termination, access, last-mile

JEL Classification: O3, L51

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Noam, Eli M., Beyond Net Neutrality: End-User Sovereignty (2011). Communications & Strategies, No. 84, 4th Quarter 2011, pp. 153-173, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2199393