The role of innovation and wealth in the net neutrality debate: A content analysis of human values in congressional and FCC hearings

Authors:
An-Shou Cheng;Kenneth R. Fleischmann;Ping Wang;Emi Ishita;Douglas W. Oard
Affiliations:
College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742-4345, USA;College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742-4345, USA;College of Information Studies & Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742-4345, USA;Department of Library Science, Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan;ollege of Information Studies & University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742-4345, USA
Venue:
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Year:
2012

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Abstract

Net neutrality is the focus of an important policy debate that is tied to technological innovation, economic development, and information access. We examine the role of human values in shaping the Net neutrality debate through a content analysis of testimonies from U.S. Senate and FCC hearings on Net neutrality. The analysis is based on a coding scheme that we developed based on a pilot study in which we used the Schwartz Value Inventory. We find that the policy debate surrounding Net neutrality revolves primarily around differences in the frequency of expression of the values of innovation and wealth, such that the proponents of Net neutrality more frequently invoke innovation, while the opponents of Net neutrality more frequently invoke wealth in their prepared testimonies. The paper provides a novel approach for examining the Net neutrality debate and sheds light on the connection between information policy and research on human values. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.