Welfare Implications of Deviation from Network Neutrality: A Price Discrimination Application

IF 0.4 Q4 TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Emin Köksal
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This paper investigates how incentives of network operators to deviate from neutrality may create social costs or benefits in different market structures. The deviation from network neutrality is a general form of discrimination based on charging different prices for non-affiliated content and application providers. In this paper, deviation from network neutrality is formulated as a form of vertical foreclosure. While constructing the model two-sided nature of the internet service, the providing market is considered. The author found that, although monopoly network operators have no incentive to deviate from neutrality, the duopoly network operators have this incentive. Welfare analysis suggests destructive results for almost all participants, hence the total surplus in both market structures. In addition, the analysis for the degree of integration between the network operators and their affiliated content and application providers, suggest some policy proposals to discourage their degree of integration.
偏离网络中立性的福利含义:一个价格歧视的应用
本文研究了在不同的市场结构下,网络运营商偏离中立性的动机如何产生社会成本或效益。偏离网络中立性是一种基于对非附属内容和应用程序提供商收取不同价格的一般形式的歧视。在本文中,偏离网络中立性被制定为一种形式的垂直止赎。在构建互联网服务的双边性质模型时,考虑了提供市场。作者发现,虽然垄断网络运营商没有偏离中立的激励,但双寡头网络运营商却有这种激励。福利分析表明,对几乎所有参与者都是破坏性的结果,因此两种市场结构都存在总盈余。此外,本文还对网络运营商与其附属内容和应用提供商之间的整合程度进行了分析,提出了抑制其整合程度的政策建议。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking (IJITN) examines timely and important telecommunications and networking issues, problems, and solutions from a multidimensional, interdisciplinary perspective for researchers and practitioners. IJITN emphasizes the cross-disciplinary viewpoints of electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, operations research, business administration, economics, sociology, and law. The journal publishes theoretical and empirical research findings, case studies, and surveys, as well as the opinions of leaders and experts in the field. The journal''s coverage of telecommunications and networking is broad, ranging from cutting edge research to practical implementations. Published articles must be from an interdisciplinary, rather than a narrow, discipline-specific viewpoint. The context may be industry-wide, organizational, individual user, or societal. Topics Covered: -Emerging telecommunications and networking technologies -Global telecommunications industry business modeling and analysis -Network management and security -New telecommunications applications, products, and services -Social and societal aspects of telecommunications and networking -Standards and standardization issues for telecommunications and networking -Strategic telecommunications management -Telecommunications and networking cultural issues and education -Telecommunications and networking hardware and software design -Telecommunications investments and new ventures -Telecommunications network modeling and design -Telecommunications regulation and policy issues -Telecommunications systems economics
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