I applaud Ofcom for its efforts to collect evidence about whether its net neutrality regime is helping consumers and promoting innovation. I provide evidence to show why the current UK rules do not fulfill the policy goals and in fact harm consumers and innovation. I support Ofcom’s goals to modernize the policy and encourage it not make continued compliance burdensome and onerous.
My academic research – Evidence-based policy research
Research is the systematic investigation into and study of questions to uncover facts and gather information. Policy research attempts to understand, assess, and compare how policies, regulations, and practices may…
Net Neutrality regulation is failing UK consumers, innovators, and investors. It’s time for broadband internet policy that improves consumer welfare, internet innovation, and network investment for the UK
Much is said and written about net neutrality (NN), but many claims are devoid of facts. European countries have had NN regulation for some years. European operators comply with the…
Who’s weighing in on broadband fair cost recovery? Fact checking the arguments from governments, trade associations, and think tanks
Reports and papers have emerged over the last year in the global debate for broadband fair cost recovery. Some reports, like that commissioned by the German government, reflect the need…
South Korea takes the next step in global broadband leadership with the Network Free Ride Prevention Act
Strand Consult has followed the development of South Korea for more than two decades. In the early 2000s Strand Consult demonstrated how South Korea, not Japan as many believed, made…
A global movement for broadband fair cost recovery is underway. John Strand talks with internet policy experts Roslyn Layton and Petrus Potgieter
Why do you have such a big interest in the way companies charge for traffic on the internet and what you call “fair cost recovery”? CEO John Strand talks with…
Follow the money – Net Neutrality Activism Around the Globe
Much has been said and written about network neutrality regulation around the world, but there is little transparency to the powerful and moneyed forces which fund net neutrality activism. Many…
Net Neutrality in EU after 2 Years: Why operators keep losing the battle against Internet regulation
The EU’s net neutrality law has been in place for more than two years, and the European Commission has scheduled to review its implementation in 2019. Policymakers promised that the…
Many claim that the American telecom regulator FCC killed net neutrality on June 11, 2018. Is it true?
Journalists around the world read stories from the American media on neutrality and internet regulation. Some copy-paste the stories into Google Translate to make an article for their local language…
The press claims that the American telecom regulator FCC killed the free Internet. Is it true?
Many of the stories you read about net neutrality and internet regulation originate from the media in the USA and then are copy-pasted into Google Translate to make a story…
Net Neutrality in EU after 1 Year: Unintended Consequences for operators, content providers, and consumers
The EU’s net neutrality law has been in place for more than a year. Lacking real problems or bad actors to expose, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications…
Which Open Internet Framework is Best for Mobile App innovation? An empirical inquiry of net neutrality rules around the world
Net neutrality or ”Open Internet” rulemaking has been ongoing for more than a decade. Some 50 nations have adopted formal rules including the United States, the European Union, and a…
The moment of truth – a portrait of the fight for hard net neutrality regulation by Save The Internet and other internet activists
Over the last few years, Strand Consult has followed the net neutrality debate and published a number of research notes and 7 detailed reports on the topic. Hard net neutrality…