How will net neutrality be played out in Korea?

A Non-Economic Model of the Social Value of Network Policy

“…Net neutrality has been generally accepted worldwide, in that all packets transmitted over the public Internet be treated equally, regardless of source, ownership, content, or destination (Shin, 2014). In the Korean context, net neutrality has been discussed mostly within the frame of conflicting values between public interest and competition policy (Shin & Han, 2012). Traditionally, since much of the Korean economy has been driven by the Chaebol structure (business-government collusion), the net neutrality debate has sparked the issue of creating an industry structure that ensures public interest as well as enhances competition.…”

“…A model is created to test the model of net neutrality policy. Building upon the findings of previous research (Cheng et al, 2012;Kraemer, Wiewiorra, & Weinhardt, 2013;Shin & Han, 2012;Shin & Shim, 2015;Shrimali, 2008;Strover, 2010;Wallsten & Hausladen, 2009), a baseline model is identified, which is composed of three clustered components -antecedents, perceived values, and policy effectiveness. The regulatory debate and its underlying assumptions can be drawn from several focus group sessions and from the Delphi method (see Section 4 for details).…”

“…Policy capacity is positively related to people's attitude. Chen et al, 2012;Shin et al, 2014;Shin and Han, 2012;Shrimali, 2008;Strover, 2010;Wallsten and Hausladen, 2009 Previous research has consistently shown that people's attitude is related to policy effectiveness. That is, the more positive attitude people have toward policies, the higher policy capacity becomes.…”

“…In this light, the new model represents an improvement over previous policy research since it integrates users' cognitive variables and perceptual values as primary factors. Previous studies on policy analysis have often been criticized for their lack of contextspecific understanding (Cheng et al, 2012;Shin & Han, 2012;Wellstead et al, 2011), which leads to an evaluation model with low explanatory power. Thus, by incorporating neutrality-specific factors into an adoption model, it can better explain how the net neutrality issue is accepted at the individual level, how it turns into a practical idea in the market, and how it eventually penetrates into society.…”

The effects of network neutrality on the incentive to discriminate, invest, and innovate: a literature review

“…For example, Crocioni (2011) investigates the status of the regulatory debate in Europe and provides an economic regulation framework. Shin and Han (2012) review Korean information policy and propose a combination of legal regulations and transparency. Moreover, Carter et al (2010) compare the approaches used in the USA, Japan and the European Union.…”