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Does the technology giant also share the construction cost of 5g? Europe says they consume too much traffic

2022-08-02

On August 2, a document released on Monday showed that France, Italy and Spain are increasing pressure on the European Commission to enact legislation to ensure that large-scale technology companies provide part of the funds for the EU's telecommunications infrastructure. This is the first time that the three governments have expressed their common position on this issue. The European Commission said in May this year that it was analyzing whether Google, Facebook parent company meta and Netflix should bear part of the cost of upgrading the telecommunications network. France, Italy and Spain said in a joint document that the six major content providers accounted for 55% of Internet traffic. "This brings a specific cost in terms of capacity for European telecom operators. At present, they have made huge investments in the most expensive parts of the network, such as 5g and fiber to home." File display. The three countries urged European telecommunications networks and large online content providers to share network costs fairly. "We call for legislative proposals... To ensure that all market participants contribute to the cost of digital infrastructure." File name. According to a study released earlier this year by etno, a telecommunications lobby organization, if technology giants contribute 20 billion euros in network costs each year, it will bring 72 billion euros to the EU economy. However, digital rights activists warned that letting large technology companies pay for the network could threaten the EU's network neutrality rules. They worry that these rules may be weakened after reaching agreements with network giants to help fund telecommunications networks. According to the joint document, any legislative proposal should "ensure fairness among users and abide by the provisions of network neutrality, which is the core principle we absolutely need to protect". Two Italian government officials confirmed the details of the joint document. The French and Spanish governments have yet to comment. (news agency)

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