Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, March 1st, 2007
Scholars have neglected the privatization of the Internet's backbone network, despite the obvious significance of the U.S. government turning control of a powerful new communication technology over to the private sector. This article analyzes the transition from a government-sponsored backbone network to multiple commercially owned backbone networks. The authors also analyze the implications of the privatization on the Internet's governance, competition, and performance.
Histories of the Internet abound (Abbate, 1999; Hauben & Hauben, 1997; Kahn & Cerf, 1999; Mowery & Simcoe, 2002; Mueller, 2...
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