Back to the Future: How Transportation Deregulatory Policies Foreshadow Evolution of Communications Policies

Consumer sovereignty: New boundaries for telecommunications and broadband access

“…741-744). 4 For a more in-depth discussion of the relevant histories, the reader may find it helpful to consult Cherry (1999Cherry ( , 2003Cherry ( , 2007bCherry ( , 2008c regarding the origins and evolution of the industry-specific regimes, Franke and Ballam (1992) as to the historical development of unfair trade practices legislation under both federal and state law, and Rabin (1986) with regard to historical trends in federal economic regulation. 5 For a comparison of the evolution of the legal regulatory regimes for the telecommunications and transportation sectors, see Cherry (2008c).…”

The role of innovation and wealth in the net neutrality debate: A content analysis of human values in congressional and FCC hearings

“…Net neutrality has various definitions, ranging from absolute nondiscrimination (Wu, ) to limited discrimination without quality of service tiering (Dorgan, ). Although there is no single accepted definition of Net neutrality (Cherry, ), most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that the “owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network; and should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network” (Gilroy, , p. 2).…”

Should Google Search Be Regulated as a Public Utility?

“…customers depend upon the companies to ensure that the messages do not change while in transit. Common carriers do not have to be monopolies (Cherry 2008). Although some common carriers, such as telecommunications, have also been traditionally classified as public utilities, this is not the general case as railroads, buses, and trucks are common carriers, but are not utilities.…”