The Telecommunications Act of 1996 generated substantial controversy regarding the prices that competitive local exchange carriers should pay for using the unbundled network elements ("UNEs") of local exchange carriers. Throughout the debate, two primary pricing methods have been advocated: (1)...

Under the two broad concepts of net neutrality and IP interconnection, it is not easy to distinguish the paid prioritization and paid peering. The prioritized service may be prohibited under a strict net neutrality rule while the paid peering may be a normal arrangement of commercial...