Network Fees: Big Telcos Don’t Want You to Know How Much They Invest in 5G and Fibre, and Here’s Why
For two years now, lobbying groups representing Europe’s biggest telecom operators have been claiming that their members need to make […]
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Telcos’ Biggest “Fair Share” Myths Debunked by New EU Connectivity Investment Study
In case you missed it, the European Commission shared some very positive news over the summer. A new study confirms […]
Network Fees Rejected: What Stakeholders Responded to the European Commission’s Consultation
Last Friday marked the deadline of the European Commission’s exploratory consultation on the future of the electronic communications sector and […]
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 […]
How Network Fees Would Hit European SMEs Disproportionately Hard
The European debate about the possible introduction of network fees is often being reduced to a “Big Tech vs Big […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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