Costs of Neutral/Unmanaged IP Networks
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An important issue in "network neutrality" is the degree to which networks that comprise the Internet may be "managed" by their operators. This paper examines the current costs of unmanaged/neutral network technology and demonstrates that as customer Internet usage patterns evolve and become both more bandwidth-intensive and real-time oriented, a model of pure neutrality would be extremely expensive for consumers. Unmanaged network capacity sufficient to accommodate expected consumer demand growth currently would result in bills between $143 and $416 per month depending on the customers level of TV viewing. Such fees would likely make unmanaged/neutral Internet service commercially prohibitive.
2021 ◽
Vol 6
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pp. 102-113
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2019 ◽
Vol 5
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pp. 110
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2010 ◽
Vol 2
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pp. 27-49
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2012 ◽
pp. 247-270
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