EU Network Fees: Why the Term “Large Traffic Generators” Is So Problematic
An odd telecom industry term – “large traffic generators” – recently made it into the already lengthy list of EU […]
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Internet Traffic Tax
Network Usage Fees: A Tax in Search of a Purpose
Pleas from broadband networks for a so-called “fair share” of content providers’ revenue – what some call a “network usage […]
Leaked EU Connectivity Document Sets off Alarm Bells
The leak of an European Commission draft consultation document on the topic of the future of connectivity in Europe has […]
EU Network Usage Fees: Is Anyone in Favour of Taxing Internet Traffic, Big Telcos Aside?
In recent months, telecom incumbents have been aggressively lobbying the European Commission and national governments for the introduction of these so-called “fair share” payments.
Fast Internet Doesn’t Cost EU Telecom Operators Much at All
“The unsurmountable cost of OTT’s traffic for Europe” is the alarmist title of a recent article by Telefónica’s Chief of […]
Network Usage Fees: Separating Fact From Fiction in the EU “Fair Share” Debate
Following a year of big telecom lobbying for the introduction of EU network usage fees, the European Commission is now […]
Internet Traffic Growth Is Not Out of Control, and Nothing Like Telcos Want You To Believe
Europe’s telecom operators are perpetuating myths about internet traffic growth. On 26 September 2022, CEOs of 16 telecom firms stated […]
South Korea’s Internet Traffic Tax: An Example for Europe To Follow? (Spoiler Alert: It Isn’t, Here’s Why)
Europe’s biggest incumbent telecom operators are trying to revive the idea that tech companies should pay them when responding to […]
Tech Invests Billions in Connectivity and Exciting Content
Europe’s incumbent telecom operators are lobbying for an EU internet traffic tax, claiming that tech companies “do not adequately contribute” […]
Internet Traffic Tax: Why Telcos Should Tell EU Lawmakers What They Tell Their Investors
European telecom operators claim that growth in internet traffic has created a situation in which they are unable to make […]
