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===Commercial Fragmentation===

~~A variety of critics have charged that certain~~ commercial practices by

Fragmentation under commercial practices often pertain to the organization of specific markets and digital spaces. Five main issue areas include peering and standardization;

~~technology companies also may contribute to Internet fragmentation. The~~

network neutrality; walled gardens; geo-localization and geo-blocking; and infrastructure-related intellectual property protection.

~~nature of the alleged fragmentation~~ often ~~pertains~~ to the organization of

specific markets and digital spaces ~~and the experiences of users that choose~~

Within these categories, 10 kinds of fragmentation are identfied:<ref name="wef"></ref>

~~to participate in them, but sometimes it can impact the technical infrastructure~~

# Potential changes in interconnection agreements

~~and operational environments for everyone. Whether or not one considers~~

# Potential proprietary technical standards impeding interoperability in the IoT

~~commercial practices as meriting the same level of concern as, say, data~~

# Blocking, throttling, or other discriminatory departures from network neutrality

~~localization is of course a matter of perspective~~. ~~Certainly there are significant~~

# Walled gardens

~~concerns from the perspectives of many Internet users, activists and~~

# Geo-blocking of content

~~competing providers in global markets. As such, the issues are on the table in~~

# Potential use of naming and numbering to block content for the purpose of intellectual property protection

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~~the growing global dialogue about fragmentation, and they are therefore~~

~~discussed here.~~

Five issue-areas ~~are reviewed, including:~~ peering and standardization;

network neutrality; walled gardens; geo-localization and geo-blocking; and

infrastructure-related intellectual property protection. Within these categories,

10 kinds of fragmentation ~~of varying degrees of significance~~ are ~~identified~~:

1. Potential changes in interconnection agreements

2. Potential proprietary technical standards impeding interoperability in the

IoT

3. Blocking, throttling, or other discriminatory departures from network

neutrality

4. Walled gardens

5. Geo-blocking of content

6. Potential use of naming and numbering to block content for the purpose of

intellectual property protection

==References==

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 ===Commercial Fragmentation===
-A variety of critics have charged that certain commercial practices by
+Fragmentation under commercial practices often pertain to the organization of specific markets and digital spaces. Five main issue areas include peering and standardization;
-technology companies also may contribute to Internet fragmentation. The
+network neutrality; walled gardens; geo-localization and geo-blocking; and infrastructure-related intellectual property protection.
-nature of the alleged fragmentation often pertains to the organization of
-specific markets and digital spaces and the experiences of users that choose
+Within these categories, 10 kinds of fragmentation are identfied:<ref name="wef"></ref>
-to participate in them, but sometimes it can impact the technical infrastructure
+# Potential changes in interconnection agreements
-and operational environments for everyone. Whether or not one considers
+# Potential proprietary technical standards impeding interoperability in the IoT
-commercial practices as meriting the same level of concern as, say, data
+# Blocking, throttling, or other discriminatory departures from network neutrality
-localization is of course a matter of perspective. Certainly there are significant
+# Walled gardens
-concerns from the perspectives of many Internet users, activists and
+# Geo-blocking of content
-competing providers in global markets. As such, the issues are on the table in
+# Potential use of naming and numbering to block content for the purpose of intellectual property protection
-the growing global dialogue about fragmentation, and they are therefore
-discussed here.
-Five issue-areas are reviewed, including: peering and standardization;
-network neutrality; walled gardens; geo-localization and geo-blocking; and
-infrastructure-related intellectual property protection. Within these categories,
-kinds of fragmentation of varying degrees of significance are identified:
-. Potential changes in interconnection agreements
-. Potential proprietary technical standards impeding interoperability in the
-IoT
-. Blocking, throttling, or other discriminatory departures from network
-neutrality
-. Walled gardens
-. Geo-blocking of content
-. Potential use of naming and numbering to block content for the purpose of
-intellectual property protection
 ==References==