What's Yours is Mine Open Access and the Rise

This book explores how regimes that respect property rights including the right to exclude rivals better serve consumers and innovation.

Adam Thierer is the director of telecommunications studies at the Cato Institute.

Introduction	p. 1
Open Access: Theory and Reality
The Case against Forced Access	p. 9
Debunking "Natural Monopoly" and "Essential Facility" Rationales for Forced-Access Regulation	p. 23
Why Network Proliferation Spells the End of the Essential Facilities Doctrine	p. 37
Case Studies: How Forced Access Harms Specific Industries
Case Study 1: Open Access to the Electricity Grid	p. 47
Case Study 2: Open Access to Local Telephone Networks	p. 55
Case Study 3: Open Access to Broadband Services	p. 65
Case Study 4: Must-Carry Mandates on Cable and Satellite Networks	p. 91
Case Study 5: Open Access to Software	p. 99
Conclusion
What Really Protects Consumers and Network Reliability--Markets or Mandates?	p. 105
Notes	p. 109
Index	p. 125
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What's Yours is Mine Open Access and the Rise of Infrastructure Socialism

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