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Study: Net Neutrality Good for the Economy

By james_fudge

Today a study points out that implementing net neutrality rules now is good for the economy. Don't worry; a rival study is probably in the works as I type this. According to The Hill, a study done by the Institute of Policy Integrity at the NYU School of Law released Wednesday endorses the net neutrality principles laid out by the FCC last year.

The main thrust of the Institute of Policy Integrity's argument is that there is an economic benefit to implementing net neutrality rules and that not acting now may make it hard to implement rules later. The authors also argue the status quo must be preserved to prevent service providers from discriminating against rival content providers and that having no net neutrality rules brings a level of uncertainty from those concerned about "price discrimination" - which would in turn 'hamper business investments." The report also acknowledges that most providers "do not currently engage in paid prioritization or other forms of price discrimination." More from Scott Holladay: Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on September 22, 2010 (boomark / email).