Network neutrality and congestion sensitive content providers: Implications for content variety, broadband investment, and regulation

Information Systems Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1303-1321

  Krämer, Jan ^a   Wiewiorra, Lukas ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Content variety; Investment; Net neutrality; Quality of service; Regulation history; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

QUALITY OF SERVICE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

CONTENT PROVIDERS; CONTENT VARIETY; INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVES; NET NEUTRALITIES; NETWORK CAPACITY; NETWORK NEUTRALITIES; PRIORITY SERVICE;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84871589681     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1120.0420     Document Type: Article

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