Net neutrality is the most contested Internet access policy of our time. This book offers an in-depth explanation of the concept, addressing its history since 1999, its engineering, the policy challenges it represents and its legislation and regulation. Various case studies are presented, including Specialized Services and Content Delivery Networks for video over the Internet, and the book goes on to examine the future of net neutrality battles in Europe, the United States and developing countries, as well as offering co-regulatory solutions based on FRAND and non-exclusivity. It will be a must-read for researchers and advocates in the net neutrality debate, as well as those interested in the context of communications regulation, law and economic regulation, human rights discourse and policy, and the impact of science and engineering on policy and governance.

Christopher T. Marsden is Professor of Internet Law at the University of Sussex

Introduction: neutrality, discrimination and common carriage1. A brief history of net neutrality law2. The limits of competition law and communications regulation3. Noam's Ark and the Zettaflood: towards specialized services?4. European Open Internet regulation5. Three wise monkeys of net neutrality: privacy, liability and interception6. Open Internet self-regulation in the UK7. Implementing mobile net neutrality8. Net neutrality postponedIndex