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Competition in Prices and Service Level Guarantees

Johari, Ramesh; Weintraub, Gabriel - NET Institute - 2007

In this paper we study the implications of service level guarantees (SLGs) in a model of oligopoly competition where … oligopoly models of price competition, greatly simplifying the analysis of this otherwise complex competitive scenario. Notably …

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The Strategic Use of Download Limits by a Monopoly Platform

Economides, Nicholas; Hermalin, Benjamin - NET Institute - 2013

We consider a heretofore unexplored explanation for why platforms, such as Internet service providers, might impose download limits on content consumers: doing so increases the degree to which those consumers view content providers’ products as substitutes. This, in turn, intensifies the...

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Network Neutrality and Network Management Regulation: Quality of Service, Price Discrimination, and Exclusive Contracts

Economides, Nicholas; Tåg, Joacim - NET Institute - 2011

We compare four approaches to network neutrality and network management regulation in a two-sided market model: (i) no variations in Quality of Service and no price discrimination; (ii) variations in Quality of Service but no price discrimination; (iii) variations in Quality of Service and price...

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The Economics of Network Neutrality

Economides, Nicholas; Hermalin, Benjamin - NET Institute - 2010

Pricing of Internet access has been characterized by two properties. Parties are directly billed only by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) through which they connect to the Internet and the ISP charges them on the basis of the amount of information transmitted rather than its content. These...

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“Net Neutrality,” Non-Discrimination and Digital Distribution of Content Through the Internet

Economides, Nicholas - NET Institute - 2007

The vast majority of US residential consumers face a monopoly or duopoly in broadband Internet access. Up to now, the Internet was characterized by a regime of “net neutrality” where there was no discrimination in the price of a transmitted information packet based on the identities of...

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THE EFFECT OF ENTRY AND MARKET STRUCTURE ON CELLULAR PRICING TACTICS

Seim, Katja; Viard, V. Brian - NET Institute - 2003

We test the effect of entry on the tariff choices of incumbent cellular firms. We relate the change in the breadth of … from personal communications services (PCS) firms. Entry by PCS competitors differed across geographic markets due to the … upgrade their technology from the old analog technology to the new digital technology in markets with more entry, suggesting …

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