Net neutrality could represent anywhere from a $20 billion to $100 billion reduction in revenue to the networked services market by 2015.

Net neutrality could increase operator costs by anywhere from $20 billion to $40 billion annually if strict non-discrimination rules are put in place.  This assumes that the operator continues to invest in network infrastructure rather than simply reducing such investments.

Net neutrality acts like a tax on the Internet by imposing overheads on network operators which, in turn, decrease network investments, providing less opportunity, not only for the operators, but for those that use the operators’ networks as well.

Assuming a best case scenario, with minimal regulatory impact, net neutrality could still impose a $7 billion a year overhead on the economy by 2011, translating into the loss of up to 70,000 jobs.

Net neutrality could impose anywhere from $10 to as much as $55 each month on top of an average broadband access charge of $30.  To the extent that consumers are unwilling or unable to pay it, net neutrality could have the effect of discouraging consumers to connect to the internet.

Applying multipliers determined by historic Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) data to the estimate of jobs directly created from changes in cash flow and revenue associated with Net Neutrality rule changes, we calculate that 5,321 jobs are implicated at the margin.

– while non-network “edge” companies provided 1,199 (about half as many). This indicates that Net Neutrality rules that reduce revenues and growth for network companies, and transfer benefits (revenue or growth prospects) to non-network companies, are a barrier to job creation.