Networks and Infrastructure

Net Neutrality

“Net Neutrality” refers to the concept of an “open Internet” whereby end-users can access the lawful content, applications, services and devices of their choice. Policymakers around the world are considering whether and how to ensure that the Internet remains “open” and Internet access service providers do not improperly block or degrade content sent over their networks.

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TAP Academics

Barbara van Schewick
Stanford University
Innovation and Economic Growth, Competition Policy and Antitrust, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Networks and Infrastructure, Net Neutrality

Philip J. Weiser
University of Colorado
Innovation and Economic Growth, Intellectual Property, Competition Policy and Antitrust, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Net Neutrality

Kevin Werbach
University of Pennsylvania
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Networks and Infrastructure, Broadband, Wireless, Net Neutrality

Tim Wu
Columbia University
Intellectual Property, Copyright and Trademark, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Networks and Infrastructure, Wireless, Net Neutrality

Christopher Yoo
University of Pennsylvania
Intellectual Property, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Networks and Infrastructure, Broadband, Net Neutrality

Jonathan Zittrain
Harvard University
Intellectual Property, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Networks and Infrastructure, Media and Content, Net Neutrality

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The Recent FCC Ruling Will Not Kill the Internet – A Policy Brief by SIEPR’s Gregory Rosston

Stanford’s Gregory Rosston provides his insights to the net neutrality debate in a policy brief he recently prepared for the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

TAP Staff Blogger

January 18, 2018

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Net Neutrality

Given the significance of the Internet, preserving its “openness” – an idea often referred to as “network neutrality” or “net neutrality” – has been a long-standing issue.

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Bad News for AT&T and Comcast: Calif. Senate Panel Oks Net Neutrality Bill

"Today, the Internet is a space where every Californian, no matter the color of their skin or the size of their wallets, has equal chance of reaching people online. It's a space where we the people—not AT&T and Comcast—determine what succeeds in our economy, our culture, and our democracy." — Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law, Stanford University

Barbara van Schewick
Ars Technica
April 18, 2018

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Ideological Segregation Online and Offline

Measures the degree of ideological segregation in the market for online news and compares this to other news sources.

By: Jesse Shapiro, Matthew Gentzkow

October 31, 2011

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