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dc.contributor.advisorGaivoronski, Alexei A.nb_NO
dc.contributor.advisorGrønnevet, Gormnb_NO
dc.contributor.advisorD'Annunzio, Annanb_NO
dc.contributor.authorMøinichen, Jørgennb_NO
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-19T14:31:25Z
dc.date.available2014-12-19T14:31:25Z
dc.date.created2014-10-25nb_NO
dc.date.issued2014nb_NO
dc.identifier758248nb_NO
dc.identifierntnudaim:11462nb_NO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/267012
dc.description.abstractThis thesis studies the economic implications of a transition from a neutral to a non-neutral network. A mathematical model with an end to end ecosystem is developed, which includes a backbone internet service provider that provides connectivity for the content providers. The model also includes internet users that pay an access internet service provider for connectivity to interact with the content providers, advertisers that pay the content providers, and access internet service providers that charge the internet users for their connectivity. In the non-neutral regime, the content providers can pay the access internet service provider to access specialized services, a priority lane. The model is solved in a non-cooperative two stage game, and where the backbone and access internet service providers maximize their individual profits. Our analysis shows that the non-neutral unregulated regime always improves social welfare, investment and innovation levels, and lowers the congestion levels. We also show that the backbone internet service provider is always better off in the non-neutral regime, and therefore reduce the benefit of the other players. The result for the other players is generally positive in favor of a non-neutral regime, but much more ambiguous, especially for the access internet service providers. We also show that moderate regulation can increase social welfare. However, even moderate regulation might severely impair individual players, and too much regulation may also impair the non-neutral regime so that the overall social welfare is worse than in the neutral regime.nb_NO
dc.languageengnb_NO
dc.publisherInstitutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelsenb_NO
dc.titleThe Net Neutrality Debate: Analysis of economic implications of net neutrality on internet service providers, content providers and internet usersnb_NO
dc.typeMaster thesisnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber193nb_NO
dc.contributor.departmentNorges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap og teknologiledelse, Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelsenb_NO


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