Document Type
Article
Publication Date
August 2011
Volume
39
Issue
4
First Page
1
Last Page
24
Abstract
The past year in economics at the Federal Communications Commission focused on protecting competition in developing online markets. Our review discusses important economic issues that are raised by the FCC’s Open Internet rulemaking (which is commonly referred to as “net neutrality”) and its review of Comcast’s programming joint venture with General Electric’s NBC Universal affiliate. The Open Internet rule focused on established online markets, while the Comcast/NBCU transaction addressed nascent competition online along with competition in video programming and distribution offline.
Recommended Citation
Jonathan Baker, Mark Bykowsky, Patrick DeGraba, Paul LaFontaine, Eric Ralph & William Sharkey,
The Year in Economics at the FCC, 2010-11: Protecting Competition Online,
39
Review of Industrial Organization
1
(2011).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/1915