Network Neutrality and Ownership Unbundling in Telecommunication

Unbundling Ownership and Control∗

Treating control as an asset that can be bought and sold, we introduce a model of the simultaneous and separable trading of ownership and control in a private information setting. The model provides a novel explanation for the prevalence and persistence of the separation of ownership from control in modern corporations: efficiency in the market for corporate control is more easily achieved when...

The Unbundling of Network Elements

With the advent of the Internet, the emphasis of communication policies has moved from the regulation of telephone networks to the unbundling regulation to enforce sharing of network elements. Since unbundling is often impeded by the renegotiation by incumbents over the control of essential facilities, it would be advisable to separate the company that owns local loop (LoopCo). Recently the num...

international telecommunication companies versus iranian internet user an assessment of network neutrality

this paper aims to probe the nature of possible responses to the actions taken by certain foreign companies to unilaterally terminate their services to the iranian public and private internet service providers. the paper examines specifically the procedural aspects of the issue and concludes that due to the lack of the biased nature of relationship between sysops and internet users and the abse...

Network Neutrality and Transparency

International Telecommunication Companies Versus Iranian Internet User An assessment of network neutrality

This paper aims to probe the nature of possible responses to the actions taken by certain foreign companies to unilaterally terminate their services to the Iranian public and private Internet service providers. The paper examines specifically the procedural aspects of the issue and concludes that due to the lack of the biased nature of relationship between sysops and Internet users and the abse...