ABE FELLOWSHIP COLLOQIUM

Economic Perspectives on Network Neutrality:
Analyses of Broadband Quality of Service

Speaker　： Toshiya Jitsuzumi
Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Kyushu / 2006 Abe Fellow

Discussant： Tomoaki Watanabe
Executive Research Fellow/Associate Professor, GLOCOM, International University of Japan

Time & Date： Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 from 6PM to 8PM An informal reception follows

Location： JFIC Space Keyaki 2nd Floor, Japan Foundation, 4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo
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This event is jointly sponsored by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Tokyo Office and Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP).
 
2013/12/10

ABE FELLOWSHIP COLLOQUIUM
Fellow’s Book Talk
Economic Perspectives on Network Neutrality: Analyses of Broadband Quality of Service

Net neutrality became a major issue in the United States in 2007 when Comcast was revealed to have “blocked” the Bit Torrent traffic, which resulted in a number of legal challenges in the courts, and calls for government action. Since then, net neutrality has continued to be a hot issue for policy discussions in the U.S. There have also been extensive debates in the European Union over net neutrality, which will orientate future regulations for telecommunications. Despite the heated nature of these debates, almost no discussion of the issue has taken place in Japan. However, since the Internet involves global flows of information, Japan cannot continue to ignore this important issue.
During the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, December 2012, participant countries were severely divided in their opinions over the question of how best to govern the Internet. The division originated from their views of who should bear the costs of infrastructure investment, which is closely related to network neutrality. This question is of crucial interest to both developed and developing countries.
The book, which will be the subject of this presentation, addresses questions related to the sound development of the broadband market, what we should expect from a regulatory system, and efforts to evaluate the quality of Internet experience.

Biographical Information

Toshiya Jitsuzumi: Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University. He obtained a MBA from the Stern School of Business, New York University and a DSc from the Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies, Waseda University. His research focuses on communications policy as well as the economics of communications. Before assuming his current post, he worked for the former Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and for Japan Post. He previously taught at Nagasaki University, joining Kyushu University in 2004. He holds concurrent responsibilities as a senior researcher for the Institute for Information and Communications Policy, an invited researcher at the Waseda Institute for Digital Society and a fellow at the Global Communications Center of the Int’l University of Japan. His recent publications include: “IT Investments and its Performances in Japan: Management Strategies and Policy Initiatives”, Kyushu University Press, 2005; “Economics of the Telecom Industry 2.0”, Kyushu University Press, 2013. He was granted the Abe Fellowship in 2006 for his project: “Broadband Infrastructure, Competition, and Network Neutrality: A Comparative Analysis of Broadband Development Policies”.