surplus compared to duopoly competition between platforms that charge positive fees on content providers. We also discuss the …

increases total surplus compared to duopoly competition between platforms that charge positive fees on content providers. We …

This paper discusses the economics of the Internet backbone. I discuss competition on the Internet backbone as well as … relevant competition policy issues. In particular, I show how public protocols, ease of entry, very fast network expansion … large web site to multiple ISPs (customer multi-homing)enhance price competition and make it very unlikely that any firm …