We analyze the effects of enforcing vs. exempting access ISP from net neutrality regulations when platforms are present and operate two-sided pricing in their business models. This study is conducted in a scenario where users and Content Providers (CPs) have access to the internet by means of their serving ISPs and to a platform that intermediates and matches users and CPs, among other service offerings. Our hypothesis is that platform two-sided pricing interacts in a relevant manner with the access ISP, which may be allowed (an hypothetical non-neutrality scenario) or not (the current neutrality regulation status) to apply two-sided pricing on its service business model. We preliminarily conclude that the platforms are extracting surplus from the CPs under the current net neutrality regime for the ISP, and that the platforms would not be able to do so under the counter-factual situation where the ISPs could apply two-sided prices.

翻译：我们分析了平台存在并在其商业模式中实行双边定价时，对接入ISP执行或豁免网络中立法规的影响。本研究设定的场景中，用户和内容提供商（CP）通过其服务ISP接入互联网，并使用一个在用户与CP之间进行中介和匹配的平台（及其他服务）。我们的假设是：平台的双边定价与接入ISP之间存在重要交互，而接入ISP可能被允许（假设的非中立场景）或不被允许（当前中立监管状态）在其服务商业模式中采用双边定价。初步结论如下：在现行ISP网络中立法则下，平台正在从CP那里攫取剩余价值；而在ISP可以实行双边定价的反事实情况下，平台将无法做到这一点。