Christopher Ali

When Over-The-Top Is Over the Top: A Political Economic Analysis of Network Usage Fees in South Korea

This study investigates the disputes between global content providers (CPs) and South Korean Internet service providers (ISPs), notably SK Broadband (SKB), over network usage fees, which Korean ISPs argue global CPs—such as Google, Netflix, and Facebook—should pay because of the substantial network traffic they generate. Key cases include disputes between Fa