Trinko and mandated access to the internet

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this research is to identify five lessons of the Trinko decision and apply them to internet access issues.

Design/methodology/approach

The research identifies five lessons and then relates these lessons to access issues involving the internet.

Findings

Based on application of the lessons of Trinko, it is likely that access to the public internet will be maintained but it is uncertain as to what the nature of access requirements will be, if any, for private internets.

Originality/value

The research provides an economic analysis of the milestone legal decision in Trinko and applies the lessons of Trinko to access issues involving the internet.

Citation

Meisel, J.B. (2010), "Trinko and mandated access to the internet", info, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 9-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636691011027157