Net neutrality and market power: the case of South Africa

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Robb, Genna, Hawthorne, Ryan
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Developing countries; Internet access; LDCs; Service introduction; Telecommunications policy; South Africa

Net neutrality rules have been implemented in many developed countries, often in response to concerns over ISP market power and potential blocking or throttling of content (Greenstein et al, 2016 and Easley et al, 2018). However, developing countries have significantly lower levels of internet penet...