Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing

Networks and Infrastructure

Although “the Internet” seems ethereal, it is in fact a network of networks that connects billions of users around the world. The capabilities of the Internet are dependent on the reach of those networks. Many governments worldwide are considering how to effectively and efficiently make robust networks available to their citizens to enable them to access the Internet.

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Research Articles

Title	Author	Year
Internet Points of Control This paper identifies sections of the networks comprising the Internet where content passing over it can be controlled.	Jonathan Zittrain	2003
Network Neutrality This letter supports new rules providing for “network neutrality” on the Internet.	Lawrence Lessig, Tim Wu	2003
From Sector-Specific Regulation to Antitrust Law for U.S. Telecommunications: The Prospects for Transition This paper looks at changes over time in telecommunications law, especially affecting mergers.	Howard Shelanski	2002
Regulation of Broadband Telecommunications, the Principle of Regulating Narrowly Defined Input Bottlenecks... This paper asks how networks owned by telephone companies should be regulated to encourage broadband competition.	William Rogerson	2000

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Tim Wu
Columbia University
Intellectual Property, Copyright and Trademark, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Networks and Infrastructure, Wireless, Net Neutrality

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Northwestern University
Intellectual Property, Competition Policy and Antitrust, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Networks and Infrastructure

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In a Win for the Open Internet, AT&T Stops Zero-Rating Its Own Video

Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick explains why AT&T’s decision to suspend its sponsored data program is a “win for an open and free internet.”

Barbara van Schewick

March 26, 2021

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Fact Sheets

Broadband Access and Infrastructure

High-speed Internet access – often referred to as “broadband” – is a set of technologies that, taken together, are recognized as a potential catalyst for global economic and social change.

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HBO Max Viewing Will Start Counting Against AT&T Data Limits

“People should be free to choose which videos they want to watch -- whether that’s Netflix, Twitch or their local church’s Sunday service -- without the company they pay to get online trying to influence their choices.” — Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law, Stanford University

Barbara van Schewick
Bloomberg
March 17, 2021

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