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<b>FYI.<br><br>
IRIS plus 2011-5: Why Discuss Network Neutrality?</b> (03/11/2011)<br>
Scarcity of Internet capacity is the starting point of the “network
neutrality” debate. At the heart of the discussion is the question to
what extent the legislature should tackle this shortage and its
consequences through regulation, or whether the answer can be provided by
free market forces. This IRIS plus is therefore, in a way, linked to an
edition of the IRIS Special series entitled “To Have or Not to Have -
Must-carry Rules” in the cable television sector, must-carry obligations
have, in the past, granted access rights to distribution networks. This
IRIS plus reports on the latest developments in the network neutrality
debate, summarises the most recent changes in the legal framework for
electronic communication and compares the situation in Europe with that
in the USA. <br>
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European Audiovisual Observatory<br>
ISBN : 978-92-871-7246-4<br>
Format : A4<br>
No. of pages : 39<br>
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