European Journal of Service Management

Previously: Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego. Service Management

ISSN: 2450-8535     eISSN: 2451-2729    OAI    DOI: 10.18276/ejsm.2018.27/2-30
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Issue archive / Vol. 27/2, 3/2018
Zero rating: A Case for Net Neutrality

Authors: Piotr Ładny
University of Szczecin, Faculty of Management and Economics of Services
Keywords: regulation net neutrality zero rating internet
Data publikacji całości:2018-12-31
Page range:7 (245-251)
Klasyfikacja JEL: L51 L86
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Abstract

The article presents the phenomenon of net neutrality and its impact on the development of the global telecommunications network, the Internet. It indicates examples of approaches related to the introduction of the open network principle into the legal system and areas in which the implementation of this principle may face problems. The author characterised the zero rating phenomenon against the background of EU legal regulations and indicated its potential threats to the open Internet and entities operating in the online ecosystem.
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