제4차 산업혁명 시대의 망중립성에 관한 규범적 고찰

Abstract

Policy that prohibits Internet neutrality (Network Neutrality) and Internet service providers (ISPs) such as regular carriers from discriminating against or blocking specific contents or Internet companies. According to this principle, the Internet service provider have to open the network to the user so that free Internet connection can be made. And discriminates and blocks users must be managed in the network in a reasonable and transparent way It must be.However, the 4th industrial revolution is represented by big data, artificial intelligence, the Internet's Internet and 5 G network, etc. has brought about the emergence of various intelligent information type services and changes in the broadcast communication ecosystem surrounding. These changes are seeking a new study of the neutrality principle of the existing net.The US Obama Administration Department prohibits blocking the Open Internet Regulation, announced by the Obama administration on December 14, 2017. As a result, the ISP is classified as an information provider, not a telecommunications carrier, so as not to bear the obligation of block prohibition, prohibition of discrimination, prohibition of priority transmission according to consideration.Recently in the trump regime, we decided to abandon such net neutrality obligation. Abandonment of the neutrality principle of the net of the Trump regime is equal to the American First Priority (America First) policy. By discarding the principle of network neneutrality, the cardigan government is trying to revive the economy by revitalizing network business with its strong labor intensive character.Korea has also maintained a regulatory system on a continuous basis in connection with the neutrality of the net. The "guidelines on net neutrality Internet traffic management" and "the rational traffic management of the network ‧ the criteria on the transparency of usage and traffic management" are enforced. However, these guidelines and standards have limitations that they are not legally binding.The neutrality argument covers not only the principle on the neutral management of the Internet network but also the protection of users, the investment resources in the network, the interconnection on the Internet network, the opening of the network, etc.. Very comprehensive problem, however, the market power in the broadcast communication market has moved from the Internet service provider (ISP, Internet Service Provider) to the platform operator, and accordingly the possibility of restraining competition by the ISP is also decreasing . Therefore, regulations on the neutrality of the net, which the introduction had requested for the purpose of revitalizing competition and promoting consumer welfare during maturity of the network market should be.