Zero Rating

19 Jun 2023

Here are my collected articles and publication on zero rating, the practice of not charging certain data to mobile subscriptions.

Academic papers with Bronwyn Howell as co author

Strategic Use of Zero-rating of Mobile Data, 2020
Five Questions on Zero Rating, October 18, 2016
Evaluating the Consequences of Zero-Rating: Guidance for Regulators and Adjudicators, April 2, 2016

Academic papers with Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood as co author

Free Basics Research Paper: Zero Rating, Free Data, and Use Cases in mhealth, Local Content and Service Development, and ICT4D Policymaking, April 1, 2016
Zero Rating: Do Hard Rules Protect or Harm Consumers and Competition? Evidence from Chile, Netherlands and Slovenia, April 1, 2015

Selected articles

Zero Rating Is The Free Sample In The Internet Ice Cream Store ProMarket (June 21, 2023).
When Net Neutrality Blocks End Users From Freely Learning Online (Dec 12, 2022).
The Economics Of California’s Net Neutrality Law (Feb 25, 2021).
Five Reasons Why Title II Net Neutrality Is No Longer Relevant In Tech Policy (Nov 12, 2020).
Voters deserve better than net neutrality politics (Oct 18, 2018).
Does Net Neutrality Spur Internet Innovation? AEI (August 23, 2017).
How Title II Harms Consumers and Innovators AEI (July 14, 2017).
Pokémon Go Versus the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules…in 60 Seconds AEI (July 25, 2016).
Beyond Net Neutrality: Policies for Leadership in the Information, Computing, and Network Industries AEI (June 14, 2016).
America Needs a Reality Check on Net Neutrality AEI (September 10, 2014).

Other publications

Observations of the FCC’s Attempt Regulate Broadband Providers as Common Carriers

In Fall 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet” (SSOI), to classify broadband as a common carrier service under…

Brief for Amicus Curiae Roslyn Layton in Mozilla v. FCC

Roslyn Layton possesses a unique perspective from having published peer-reviewed research on an empirical investigation she performed on the impact of net neutrality rules to mobile application innovation in 53…

Articles from ProMarket at the University of Chicago Stigler Center

Here are my articles from ProMarket at the University of Chicago Stigler Center.

Zero Rating Is The Free Sample In The Internet Ice Cream Store

In this article for the University of Chicago Stigler Center’s ProMarket, I describe the role of zero rating to promote competition and socially beneficial services. Most countries in the world…

Beyond the Pandemic?: Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 on Telecommunications and the Internet

Abstract from Chapter 9 “Net Neutrality in the USA During COVID-19” by Roslyn Layton and Mark Jamison from the book Beyond the Pandemic?: Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 on Telecommunications…

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…

United Kingdom Ofcom Net Neutrality Consultation, January 13, 2023

Ofcom, United Kingdom, January 13, 2023 I applaud Ofcom for its efforts to collect evidence about whether its net neutrality regime is helping consumers and promoting innovation. I provide evidence…

When Net Neutrality Blocks End Users From Freely Learning Online

Oak National Academy in United Kingdom launched in the early weeks of the pandemic in response to sudden school closures. Millions of children were at home, and most schools were…

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…