This paper will provide a straightforward explanation of what constitutes network neutrality and why a debate has arisen about whether governments need to establish rules mandating nondiscrimination. The paper will identify what types of price and quality of service discrimination represent...

The neutral architecture of the Internet is being challenged by various parties, such as network operators providing the connections to end-users, who are interested in gaining control of the information exchanged over the Internet. What are the effects on competition and welfare of such...

Connectivity, the characterising feature of the Internet, requires the definition of access prices, transit charges, among connected operators. However, for many information exchanges, the network hierarchies in the Internet are not fixed: two providers can be simultaneously supplier and...