Is Xfinity TV Anticompetitive? Let the Courts, not Regulators, Decide

IF 0.4 Q4 ECONOMICS

Economists Voice Pub Date : 2012-06-05 DOI:10.1515/1553-3832.1917

S. Wallsten

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Comcast counts Netflix traffic, but not its own streaming on-demand service, against users' data limits. Critics contend that this behavior violates at least the spirit of network neutrality. This controversy highlights the complexity of defining and regulating neutrality as services continue to migrate to IP platforms. The right question is how Comcast's behavior affects consumers. Antitrust, not regulations, are best suited for making that determination.

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Xfinity电视是否反竞争?让法院，而不是监管机构来决定

康卡斯特将Netflix的流量计入用户数据限制，而不是其自己的流媒体点播服务。批评人士认为，这种行为至少违反了网络中立的精神。随着服务不断向IP平台迁移，这一争议凸显了定义和规范中立性的复杂性。正确的问题是康卡斯特的行为如何影响消费者。反垄断，而不是监管，是最适合做出这一决定的。

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Economists Voice ECONOMICS-

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1.10

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