Big Tech vs. Big Telco: Top EU official says there's no 'battle' over network funding
Publishing timestamp: 2023-02-28 10:53:19
Summary
Telecom groups are pushing European regulators to consider charging tech giants to help fund upgrades to their infrastructure. Last week, the EU launched a consultation to seek views on whether to require direct contribution from internet giants to telco operators. At Mobile World Congress, the European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton suggested that regulation in the EU was no longer fit for purpose and that it was time to reconsider how the current model works. Several firms, including Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Telefonica announced new application programming interfaces, or APIs, which would open up their networks to software developers. The CEO of Orange, Christel Heydemann, pushed back on claims that requiring companies to pay for network usage would amount to an internet "tax."
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