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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.
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Baker, J.B., Bykowsky, M., DeGraba, P. et al. The Year in Economics at the FCC, 2010–11: Protecting Competition Online. Rev Ind Organ 39, 297–309 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-011-9319-3
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