[Chapter-delegates] NPR Article 3.7 Million Comments Later, Here's Where Net Neutrality Stands

[Richard Hill]

Dear  Joly, 

Thank your for pointing to this truly excellent article.  I'm taking the liberty of cross-posting to the Internet governance list, because I do agree that this is a clear and compelling explanation, which corresponds exactly to my thinking.

I would just add one point.  Regarding monopoly pricing, the article says "Ultimately, the price and quantity he sets will be determined by marginal cost/revenue curves, the details of which go beyond the scope of this post, ...".

In a monopoly situation, the monopolist optimizes profits by pricing at the marginal benefit to the consumer, which is captured by the old saying "what the market will bear": if you price too high, you lose too many customers, if you price too low, you forgo too much profit.

In contrast, in a competitive market, prices are set at marginal costs.

Thanks again and best,
Richard

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Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] NPR Article 3.7 Million Comments Later, Here's Where Net Neutrality Stands




Here's a thorough explainer, remarkably, from the right.


 http://www.jamesjheaney.com/2014/09/15/why-free-marketeers-want-to-regulate-the-internet/


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2014-09-17 16:55 GMT-04:00 Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com>:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/09/17/349243335/3-7-million-comments-later-heres-where-net-neutrality-stands




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