Science and Technology Production
Congress
Authorship
Mariano Zukerfeld
;
CALIFANO, BERNADETTE PAOLA
Date
2018
Publishing House and Editing Place
European Sociological Association?s (ESA) Research Network
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The aim of this paper is to show that strict Net Neutrality, as promoted and regulated, rarely exists in practice. The very functioning of the internet implies the prioritization of certain data packages over others. Traffic management measures carried out by ISPs, aided by technologies such as deep packet inspection (DPI), are common practice and in many countries not regulated. In addition, there are content or service providers with different economic power, which use content distribution ne...
The aim of this paper is to show that strict Net Neutrality, as promoted and regulated, rarely exists in practice. The very functioning of the internet implies the prioritization of certain data packages over others. Traffic management measures carried out by ISPs, aided by technologies such as deep packet inspection (DPI), are common practice and in many countries not regulated. In addition, there are content or service providers with different economic power, which use content distribution networks (CDNs) or subscribe peering agreements to improve the transit of their contents. Besides, there are substantial differences in terms of the speed of connection between countries, which contradicts equality and non-discrimination principles.
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Key Words
INTERNETDIGITAL TECHNOLOGIESPUBLIC POLICIESNET NEUTRALITY