1.3A Regulatory Frameworks
Class Descriptoin (ISOC Online)
Introduction to regulatory frameorks
Telecommunications regulation
Network management and net neutrality
Candidate Lecturers: Robert Pepper
References
1.3B Net Neutrality
Class Outline:
Legal issues
Technical issues
International issues
Class Description (KS Park)
1. Origins - "common carrier" doctrine
2. Internet - why "common carrier"? - structure of TCP/IP - "end-to-end" principle
3. Examples of net neutrality violation - mVoIP throttling
4. FCC and Net Neutrality Rules, and other salient countries
5. Zero rating, Sponsored Data - Is Financial Discrimination a net neutrality violation or an antitrust violation?
6. Net neutrality for wireless network - VoLTE
Class Description (Jeremy Malcolm)
- Definition of net neutrality
- History of net neutrality regulation globally
- Controversies
- Reasonable network management
- Specialized services
- Zero rating
- Trends and projections
Class Description (Mahesh Uppal)
The Net
Neutrality Challenge
1. Introduction: Evolution of Net Neutrality Concern
- Market power of network operators and threat to Net Neutrality
- Perspective of Network Operator
2. International approaches to Net Neutrality
- US, Europe, Latin America, Asia
3. Case Study: India
4. Major issues around the Net Neutrality
- Open Internet, Access, Technology, Investment, Competition
1. Introduction: Evolution of Net Neutrality Concern
- Market power of network operators and threat to Net Neutrality
- Perspective of Network Operator
2. International approaches to Net Neutrality
- US, Europe, Latin America, Asia
3. Case Study: India
4. Major issues around the Net Neutrality
- Open Internet, Access, Technology, Investment, Competition
5. Designing Net Neutrality regulation
- Designing Net Neutrality Regulation
- Designing Net Neutrality Regulation
- Reconciling regulatory objectives
- Managing
incentives and risk
6. Conclusion:
Preliminary Learning
Video: 2016 APSIG by Mahesh Uppal
Lecture Pool:
Additional Lecturer Candidates: KS Park, Jeremy Malcolm
References
5G, Slicing, 2017. [Electronics News - Korea, 2017.12.12]
Richard Bennett, Net Neutrality Delusion, MIT Tech Review, 2017.5.31.
CoE, Recommendation on net neutrality, 2016.1.13
Global Net Neutrality Forum
Global Net Neutrality Forum
Internet History Library, Net Neutrality (videos).
New York Times, FCC plans to repeal net neutrality, 2017.11.21.
Mahesh Uppal, Free Basics, 2015.
Mahesh Uppal, TRAI's NN Challenge, 2015.
Mahesh Uppal, Mandating US-Style NN makes little sense for India, 2015.
Mahesh Uppal, Tailor NN to suite Indian market, 2015.
Mahesh Uppal, What to do about NN?, 2015.
Mahesh Uppal, Where the challenge is scarcely, not competition, 2015.
MIT Technology Review, Net neutrality is dead. The battle to resurrect it has just began, 2018.1.
Time Wu, How FCC's NN plan breaks with 50 years of history, Wired, 2017.12.6
