NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] More on European warnings of network neutrality "price increases"
------- Forwarded Message From: David Farber <dave@farber.net> To: "ip" <ip@v2.listbox.com> Subject: Re: Cui bono..? Re: [IP] Europeans warned that 'Network neutrality' could raise broadband prices Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:40:07 -0400 Begin forwarded message: > From: "Dirk van der Woude" <dirkvanderwoude@gmail.com> > Date: October 21, 2008 11:48:04 AM EDT > To: dave@farber.net > Subject: Cui bono..? Re: [IP] Europeans warned that 'Network=20=20 > neutrality' could raise broadband prices > Reply-To: dhvanderwoude@gmail.com > > Dave, for IP if you wish > > > I would think the given price increases are very precise. > There's two sources of information that exact: the EU > Commission or telco's. The Commission only can use > this kind of info an a base of non disclosure, so one is > inclined to think the researchers got it from the industry > itself. > > Next this reports see the light in exactly the weeks in > which the EU Commission is consulting the market and > consumers on... network neutrality, the new telecom > regulation framework etc. > And of course after Commissioner Reding in her speech > in September in Copenhagen stated to be in strong favor > of neutral networks - and in search of tools to mandate > them. > > It is interesting to go to the sites of these (independent?) > research institutes and see how they make a living. > I would think it even more interesting to hear from them who > exactly financed these two studies, so that one would be > able the 'cui bono' question. > > CopenhagenEconomics mentions as its primary group > of clients "medium size and large European companies, > public agencies and business organisations in various > sectors;" (next to the European Commission and other > public bodies) > http://www.copenhageneconomics.com/About-Us.aspx > > The Centre for European Policy mentions that is funding > for at least 53% is from corporations: > "34% of CEPS' income is accounted for in membership > fees, essentially corporate memberships. Most of the > remainder comes from income generated through projects > (31% from project contracts tendered by EU institutions and > national governments and awarded to CEPS on a competitive > basis, 19% from private organisations and 7% from foundations)." > http://www.ceps.be/wAbout.php?article_id=3D1 > > > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:51 PM, David Farber <dave@farber.net> wrote: > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: dewayne@warpspeed.com (Dewayne Hendricks) > Date: October 21, 2008 10:13:32 AM EDT > To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy@warpspeed.com> > Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Europeans warned that 'Network neutrality'=20=20 > could raise broadband prices > > EUROPEANS WARNED THAT 'NETWORK NEUTRALITY' COULD RAISE BROADBAND=20=20 > PRICES > > Broadband prices could rise by up to one-third if regulators in=20=20 > Europe insist on strict "net neutrality" rules that would block=20=20 > carriers from charging content providers premium prices to=20=20 > prioritize certain web traffic, a leading think-tank is set to warn.=20= =20 > An industry-commissioned report from consultants at Copenhagen=20=20 > Economics, due to be published next week, is set to warn that=20=20 > imposing net neutrality in Europe will "pass on the cost of scarcity=20= =20 > to all consumers" and significantly increase broadband prices. That,=20= =20 > in turn, could depress broadband demand. The report's authors=20=20 > suggest, for instance, that the average monthly broadband=20=20 > subscription rate could rise from =8033 ($44) to =8044 in Sweden, and=20= =20 > from =8029 to =8039 in Germany. In the latter case, the loss in=20=20 > "consumer welfare" from the increased cost and lower broadband=20=20 > penetration could be as much as =801.7bn annually. A separate report,=20= =20 > due out in the next few days from the Centre for European Policy=20=20 > Studies, also concludes that "mandating net neutrality would not be=20=20 > a desirable option". > > <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d0c0df8-9ece-11dd-98bd-000077b07658.html> > > Courtesy of the Benton Foundation <http://www.benton.org>RSS Feed: <http:= //www.warpspeed.com/wordpress=20 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=3Dnow > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > > > > --=20 > A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard=20=20 > for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic=20=20 > infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is=20=20 > invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology. > --Robert Trout