The unbearable bureaucratization of the Internet: The OSIPTEL’s proffer to regulate the “neutrality of red” in Peru

This article analyzes the reasons for the so-called “network neutrality” and its regulation in Peru (including the laws regulating as a proffer recently presented by OSIPTEL); consisting primarily of equal treatment of all traffic, content or application by internet service providers. From Economic...

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Autor: Zúñiga Palomino, Mario
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/15652
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/15652
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Regulation
Internet
Network Neutrality
Free Competition
OSIPTEL
Market Failures
Regulación
Neutralidad de Red
Libre Competencia
Fallas de mercado
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Sumario:This article analyzes the reasons for the so-called “network neutrality” and its regulation in Peru (including the laws regulating as a proffer recently presented by OSIPTEL); consisting primarily of equal treatment of all traffic, content or application by internet service providers. From Economic Analysis of Law’sperspective, it has been concluded that the Internet access does not present market failures that justify regulating the conditions of service provision. The author explains why network neutrality may have negative consequences for the internet access market in Peru.