Friday, February 12, 2016

Vertical integration is the worst form of zero rating

"Regulators around the world, be it the FCC or TRAI, are grappling with the issue of Differential Pricing (Zero Rating is a special case of it) and whether it violates Net Neutrality or not. Some academic researchers have been warning for a while that it absolutely does, and it is pointless to talk about Net Neutrality without factoring in (differential) pricing. Barbara van Schewick has written a paperrecently detailing how T Mobile’s Binge On Zero Rating program violates Net Neutrality. In some circles however, if you say something with “Prof.” as your title, it is dismissed as mere academic speculation."

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February 8, 2016
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Read Full Story from Architecture & Public Policy http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/press/vertical-integration-worst-form-zero-rating
This article by Center for Internet and Society originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on February 08, 2016 at 11:00AM

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