TY - BOOK ID - 135575173 TI - L'échange de trafic Internet et le développement de la concurrence dans les télécommunications internationales de bout en bout PY - 2002 PB - Paris : OECD Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Internet industry. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135575173 AB - With respect to Internet traffic exchange, this report concludes that existing agreements create the right incentives for broadband markets to develop. The analysis indicates that the exchange of Internet traffic gives rise to the establishment of different business models. For example, some incumbents establish many direct peering relationships with other operators, while others have adopted a strategy of dealing with only a small number of other backbone networks. Trade negotiations provide the flexibility for these practices to continue and for the market to decide the most effective terms. By imposing external constraints, it would risk fundamentally altering the incentives to adopt trade measures and solutions to problems that may arise, and further accentuate existing distortions where monopoly power is exercised. The value that different networks bring to the exchange of Internet traffic must be given due consideration in trade negotiations. The best guarantee in this respect is to ensure that there is sufficient competition in the broadband markets. ER -