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The Illusion of Net Neutrality: Political Alarmism, Regulatory Creep and the Real Threat to Internet Freedom (Hoover Institution Press Publication (Hardcover)) (Volume 633)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hoover Institution Press; 1st edition (May 1, 2013)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 081791594X


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 40


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches


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    • Shamanth
Must read for all Indians. Especially after the silly All India Bakchod YouTube video went viral and everyone got swayed by it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2015 by Shamanth
    • A Different Outlook on the Net Neutrality Debate
The Father/Daughter duo of Bob and Eva Zelnick has sought to provide an introspective look into the issue of net neutrality to expose the realities associated with the policy. The co-authors carry with them knowledge from the journalism industry and law practice respectively. This experience has been channeled into the realm of net neutrality and revealed some startling truths. The overall claim in this book is that the way in which net neutrality is observed by its main proponents is in fact incorrect and misguided. Policies such as this are warned against as, according to the authors, they will “turn the Net into a political grab bag.” Essentially backers of net neutrality are just looking to grab their piece of the “regulated” pie. Through focusing on the negative aspects of net neutrality, the Zelnicks provide their own solution for how the internet should be kept in check. An emphasis is placed upon the use of the free market and antitrust law. The authors state, “the industry has thrived, and will continue to thrive, when left to the free play of market forces and subject only to antitrust enforcement.” This solution is prominent throughout the book and is offered as a replacement for overbearing regulation. Overall, an importance is placed on the continuing conversation. A set of ideas is given not as a call to action but as a hope for more constructive policy in the future. As a recent entrant into the net neutrality debate I found this book particularly useful in offering a different outlook on the situation as a whole. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014 by Nigel Brown
    • A great read for supporters and detractors of net neutrality
Bob Zelnick is a seasoned journalist whose beat was Washington, Russia and Israel. With the help of his district attorney daughter, he turns his attention to the raging political debate of net neutrality and the actors and context for this proposed policy. In assiduous detail, they reveal the landscape for the discussion: the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC), the history of the internet, the net neutrality lobby, spectrum reform, and antitrust. The FCC is described as a confused agency with a lack of clear congressional mandate, hunger for power and political susceptibility. The key progenitors of net neutrality are exposed as masterminds with an end game to wrest power from the media and telecommunications industries. The book recapitulates the history and engineering of the ARPANET, reminding that the the U.S. military wanted an independent packet-switched network so it could avoid relying on AT&T's circuitry. The Zelnicks observe that with the first web browser, in which a human could manipulate the interface to the internet, net neutrality was over, if it ever had existed. They point out a number of contradictions with net neutrality corporate supporters such as Google, with a pay for performance revenue model that is fully at odds with neutrality. They concludes that spectrum reform and the antitrust legislation delivered by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are better suited to address the purported problems that net neutrality claims to address, namely concerns about mobile networks and oligopoly amongst carriers. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2013 by Roslyn Layton

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