Non-discrimination rules for ISPs and vertical integration: Lessons from cable television

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 970-983

  Waterman, David ^a   Choi, Sujin ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cable television; Internet content; ISP (Internet service provider); Network neutrality; Non discrimination; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

CABLE TELEVISION; INTERNET CONTENT; INTERNET SERVICES; NON-DISCRIMINATION; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPETITION; INTEGRATION; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TELEVISION BROADCASTING;

CABLES;

EID: 80054075950     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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