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Empirical Evidence on the Effect of Broadband Regulation

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1 Empirical Evidence on the Effect of Broadband Regulation
Thomas W. Hazlett Professor of Law & Economics LESSONS FROM THE TELECOM WARS Broadband Deregulation & Network Neutrality Information Economy Project * Mini Conference * George Mason University Sept. 28, 2006

2 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Amazon.com Neutral? Or priority conscious? 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

3 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,864,863 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books) 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

4 Net Neutrality: Market Evidence
Assessing the horribles Business models developed via unregulated transactions Unregulated transactions now a threat to those business models Diagnosis Are exclusive ISP deals anti-consumer? Cures Collateral damage? Antitrust insufficient? 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

5 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
3 Quick VoIP Calls VoIP QoS Regulation mandate power, 5 9s  kill VoIP E911? Digital Phone service dedicated cable LAN bandwidth pro-competitive in voice market Clearwire blocks Vonage pro-competitive in broadband, voice 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

6 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Gains from Trade Market transactions discover efficient business forms Internet: not “open” end to end Internet: negotiated by contract end to end “end to end” not an architecture design principle…. case by case an engineering principle the economics: exclusive ownership negotiated cooperative agreements tons of exclusivity 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

7 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Exclusivity Essential ownership regime Empowers quest for innovation Service providers seek gains by claiming advantageous turf not available to rivals “Openness” a policy aimed at reducing some other firms’ degrees of freedom 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

8 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Evidence Natural experiment U.S. regulation of broadband networks “open access” rules “walled garden” prophylactic innovation choked by vertical integration 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

9 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
The Broadband Race Cable broadband a “closed platform” Vertical integration (cableco + ISP) No mandatory third party access Regime upheld in Brand X case (June 2005) DSL (recently) an “open platform” ILEC must allow colocation for data switch ILEC must rent local loop at regulated price Dereg in Feb – end of ‘line sharing’ Dereg in Aug – end of access rules 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

10 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Feb. 20, 2003: Partial DSL Dereg FCC ends “line sharing” dCLECs pay full cost of local loop “High-Speed Service May Cost More” NY Times headline (Feb. 21, 2003) 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

11 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Aug. 5, 2005: Full DSL Dereg "I hope next year the commission will put its money where its mouth is to see if the assumptions yield the results. And if it doesn't, I hope it will admit that and take appropriate action. I'll be keeping tabs." -- Commissioner Michael Copps 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

12 NN as Re-regulation The New Republic:
net neutrality is needed because "last August, George W. Bush's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) exempted telcos that provide Internet connections from [open-access] restrictions, dealing a blow to both entrepreneurship and political discourse." “Open Net,” The Editors (June 19, 2006)

13 The Broadband Test: Two Regimes

14 The Broadband Test: Two Regimes

15 The Broadband Test: Two Regimes

16 Cable’s Lead Evaporates

17 Cable Modem Lead Evaporates

18 New Subs per Quarter 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2Q99 4Q99 2Q00 4Q00 2Q01 4Q01 2Q02 4Q02 2Q03 4Q03 2Q04 4Q04 2Q05 4Q05 DSL Cable Incremental Number of Subscribers (in millions) Quarterly DSL and Cable Modem Subscriber Additions, 2Q Q2006 Source: Legg Mason

19 DSL Takes Lead Post Dereg
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2Q99 4Q99 2Q00 4Q00 2Q01 4Q01 2Q02 4Q02 2Q03 4Q03 2Q04 4Q04 2Q05 4Q05 DSL Cable DSL 'Line Sharing' Dereg Incremental Number of Subscribers (in millions) Quarterly DSL and Cable Modem Subscriber Additions, 2Q Q2006 Source: Legg Mason

20 “Keeping Tabs” 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2Q99 4Q99 2Q00 4Q00 2Q01 4Q01 2Q02 4Q02 2Q03 4Q03 2Q04 4Q04 2Q05 4Q05 DSL Cable DSL 'Line Sharing' Dereg Incremental Number of Subscribers (in millions) Quarterly DSL and Cable Modem Subscriber Additions, 2Q Q2006 Source: Legg Mason Full Dereg

21 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Summary Network sharing mandates not associated with broadband innovation Marketplace evidence on the effect of regulation 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

22 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Useful Exclusivity Yahoo! 1999 Yahoo! 2006 Google’s big breaks revenue extraction from advertisers selected by Yahoo! as search engine Amazon as Sprint Wireless Web partner 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

23 Wireless Web DoCoMo Model Early success in wireless web
37 million subscribers (2002) “At the heart of all this is a paradox: i-mode depends on outside providers for everything from handsets to content, yet it’s managed so carefully that nothing is left to chance.” (Wired, 9.01) “walled garden” blocks JPEG DoCoMo provides platform for content provides billing charges content providers 9% of revenue

24 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
Business Models Innovation good Artificial limits bad 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

25 Optimizing Spectrum Use
Wireless carriers not agnostic wrt devices Lengthy carrier approval process Even with wireless broadband, MB limits see DirecPC’s customer agreement EV DO, HSPDA limits The limits extend the network, increase functionality, create value 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

26 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
NN Regulation Constrains market transactions Shackles existing business forms Illegalizes the Clearwire bundle or the DoCoMo garden Fails to promote competition As has deregulation of “open access” As would more liberal policies wrt to broadband More spectrum availability (exclusive rights) Video franchise reform 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

27 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality
THANK YOU. 11/13/2018 Information Economy Project Net Neutrality

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