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Aalborg Universitet Which Open Internet Framework is Best for Mobile App innovation? An empirical inquiry of net neutrality rules around the world Layton, Roslyn DOI (link to publication from Publisher): 10.5278/vbn.phd.engsci.00181 Publication date: 2017 Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Link to publication from Aalborg University Citation for published version (APA): Layton, R. (2017). Which Open Internet Framework is Best for Mobile App innovation? An empirical inquiry of net neutrality rules around the world. Aalborg Universitetsforlag. Ph.d.-serien for Det Tekniske Fakultet for IT og Design, Aalborg Universitet https://doi.org/10.5278/vbn.phd.engsci.00181 General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. ? 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AN EMPIRICAL INQUIRY OF NET NEUTRALITY RULES AROUND THE WORLD by Roslyn Layton Dissertation submitted January 2017 . 1 Dissertation submitted: January 2017 PhD supervisor: Prof. Knud Erik Skouby Aalborg University, Denmark PhD committee: Associate Professor Reimer Ivang (chairman) Aalborg University, Denmark Professor Peter Lindgren Aarhus University, Denmark Research Associate William Lehr Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, USA PhD Series: Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Aalborg University ISSN (online): 2446-1628 ISBN (online): 978-87-7112-871-0 Published by: Aalborg University Press Skjernvej 4A, 2nd floor DK – 9220 Aalborg Ø Phone: +45 99407140 [email protected] forlag.aau.dk © Copyright: Roslyn Layton Printed in Denmark by Rosendahls, 2017 CV Roslyn Layton, American, is a PhD Fellow at the Center for Communication, Media, and Information Technologies (CMI) at Aalborg University in Copenhagen, Denmark. She conducted this doctoral study on a grant from Denmark’s Industrial Ph.D. program, an initiative of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education to support research of both academic and commercial value and to facilitate knowledge transfer between Denmark and the rest of the world. As part of the program requirements, she held a position at a Danish firm, Strand Consult, an independent company providing strategic research on the mobile telecom industry. Roslyn is a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Internet, Communication & Technology Policy at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. She writes for Forbes, US News and World Report, TechPolicyDaily, and RoslynLayton.com and has been featured in academic and popular media. Roslyn worked in the IT industry (analytics software and platforms, disruptive technologies, outsourcing, biotech, and IT development services), was a business development executive for Tata Consultancy Services at Innovation Labs-Hyderabad, and managed a leading digital advertising agency for Coremetrics IBM in Silicon Valley. Roslyn holds the OneMBA executive MBA degree, an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management, and an undergraduate degree from the School of International Service at the American University in Washington D.C. with a focus on economics and Japanese studies in partnership with Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. 3 WHICH OPEN INTERNET FRAMEWORK IS BEST FOR MOBILE APP INNOVATION? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO To whom much is given much is expected. I am humbled to think of the hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals who have helped me in this research. I am also indebted to the leadership and commitment of so many who had the vision to support a program of scholarly industrial research. I am grateful to the people of Denmark who not only to make the research opportunity financially possible, but who welcomed me to their country. I wish to thank the Industrial PhD Program of Denmark, part of Denmark’s Innovation Fund, administered under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. It is a unique and visionary program requiring equal partnership of Danish universities and industries. The program has been underway in Denmark for more than 40 years. Thank you to the Ministers for their vision and leadership over the years and all of the staff at the Ministry, especially Klaus Ammitzboll and Jane Thomsen. Thank you to the selection the committee for giving me the honor and opportunity for this research. That Denmark is a top digital nation is in no small part a reflection of its sammearbejde i midten (cooperation across the middle) and broad political commitment to research. I am grateful for Aalborg University and its high standards and international benchmarking. The university’s leadership and outstanding engineering faculty continue to earn the school an increase in ranking and global recognition. Many thanks to the Departments of Electronic Systems and the Doctoral School of Engineering and Science led by Torben Larsen and to the capable administrative staff Maria Bredvig, Hanne Klitgaard, Lisbeth Diinhoff, Bettina Wedde, and the rest of the team. I am indebted to Knud Erik Skouby, my PhD project leader, who has provided nothing but unfailing support and patience. One thousand thanks to my PhD Committee: Reimar Ivang, Peter Lindgreen, and especially Bill Lehr, an economist-engineer who sees the salient perspectives that others overlook. 4 Thank you to Aalborg University Copenhagen, our department, and the many fine teachers: Anders Henten, Morten Falch, Reza Tadayoni, Datis Khajeheian, Samant Khajuria, Niels Koefoed, Sokol Kosta, Per Lynggard, Jannick Sørensen, Henning Olesen, Lene Sorensen, Idongesit Williams, and Iwona Windekild. To secretaries Anette Bysøe and Maiken Keller--thank you for everything you do. Thank you also to my fellow students Camilla Bonde, Olga Kretova, Benjamin Kwofie, Albert Gyamfi, Isah Abdulli, Daniel Adjin, Eric Kuada, Ahmed Shawky, Joseph Adjei, Simeon Salakpi, Samuel Tweneboah-Koduah, Nana Kofi Annan, Eric Boateng, and the others I have forgotten to mention. Special thanks to William Melody who leads the Skagen PhD Seminar and who has served on the committees on many important academics and helped me clarify the research question. Also thanks to Bengt Åke Lundvall with his seminal contribution to the field, the learning economy and National Innovation System. Also thanks to the many important professors who enlightened me including Andrew Jamison, Paola Ximena Valero Dueñas, Gelsa Knijnik, Sanford Borins, Jesper de Claville Christiansen , and Gert Frølund Pedersen. Thank you also to Denmark’s Industrial PhD & PostDoc Association: President Kjartan Herrick and the Board for their support and encouragement: Uffe Høgh Olesen, Nikolaj Kulahin, Helle Hald, Jonas Goldin Diness, Matthew Spaniol, Bo Hjorth Bentzen. Also thanks to the thousands of other industrial PhD students who inspire me with their important work, particularly Anna Jespersen who braves the slings and arrows of controversy to create important and constructive research. Tak to the team at Strand Consult and its global affiliates and friends Casper Lundgren, Simone Celant, Steen Thygesen, Niels Rytter, Juha Christiansen, Jesper Rhode, Poul Jessen, Richard Windsor, and Stan Leaderman. A special thank you to Tom Wheeler, Mike Short, and Jakob Willer who provided letters of recommendation to undertake this research. 5 WHICH OPEN INTERNET FRAMEWORK IS BEST FOR MOBILE APP INNOVATION? I am so grateful to the wonderful team at the American Enterprise Institute’s Center for Internet, Communication, and Technology Policy led by Jeff Eisenach and an incredible editor, Guro Erkann. Thank you to team members Mark Jamison, Bronwyn Howell, Gus Hurwitz, Dan Lyons, Babette Boliek, Bret Swanson, Claude Barfield, James Glassman, Ariel Rabkin, Michael Rosen, Shane Tews, Tom Sydnor, Matt Au, Evelyn Smith, Patrick Corry, and Richard Bennett. AEI’s commitment to the competition of ideas includes it vision to publish Christopher Yoo’s Dynamic Internet in 2006, the most thorough book on the subject. Thank you to the leadership at AEI including Arthur Brooks, Kevin Hassett, Michael Strain and the many professionals who helped me fulfill my PhD communication requirements to engage with the public. Veronique Rodman, Judy Stecker, Matt Devine, Michael Pratt, Sean Yetter, Anthony Wojtkowiak, Dan Smith, Windle Jarvis, Emily Rapp, and John Cusey. And big thank you to all at AEI for their courage to challenge the conventional wisdom. Thank you to the tremendous global community of academics, scholars, engineers, and professionals including Christopher Yoo (and the clever Sharada Srinivasan),