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Comments on Managing congestion in communications Presentation to the 2013 ACCC regulatory conference Stephen P. King Monash University Overview Congestion is hard to solve in many networks (not just communications) Communications


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Comments on “Managing congestion in communications”

Presentation to the 2013 ACCC regulatory conference Stephen P. King Monash University

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Overview

  • Congestion is hard to solve in many networks

(not just communications)

  • Communications networks raise ‘particular

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  • Problems with consumer congestion charging
  • Thinking outside the box
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Congestion problem …

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Simple solution?

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Simple solution?

Consumer resistance: Paying for what was free; Lack of ‘trust’ in pricing; Equity (‘road’ neutrality?)

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Now add in: Multiple related networks in a vertical chain ‘Contagion’ of congestion Two-directional flows Rapid growth in traffic volumes

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Electricity solution Require network over build.

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Suppose we could get over customer resistance and price congestion. Would this solve the problem?

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Who sets capacity?

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Do content providers pay? Can complementary technologies allow adequate ‘work arounds’ (but still issue of capacity

  • f regulated network)?
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  • We know how to price congestion in theory
  • In practice we have no clue