International internet backbone connectivity: Issues for developing countries

Are Internet users in developing countries subsidizing users in the industrialized world? If so, is this the result of unfair, anti-competitive practices? Could this be making Internet access less affordable for developing countries than it needs to be? Is there any practical way to redress such a situation? These are some of the questions that arise from the criticisms being made of current arrangements for the access of developing countries to the services of major international Internet backbone providers.

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