US EditionNetwork Fee on Big Tech Not a Viable Solution to Boost EU Digital Rollout, EU Says
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Network fee on Big Tech not a viable solution to boost EU digital rollout, EU says
BRUSSELS :The European Commission does not think that imposing a network fee on Big Tech companies is a viable solution to the debate over who should fund the rollout of 5G and broadband, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Thursday.The issue pits Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and Telecom Italia a
The EU and its member countries have the sovereign right to legislate on economic activities in Europe, including digital infrastructures. Last year in February we published the White Paper" on the dossier and "we believe that imposing a digital network tax," the so-called fair share, that is, the fair contribution that Big Tech should pay for the use of networks, "is not a viable solution." As a spokesperson for the EU Commission, asked about t…
Trump states that Europe will not oblige Big Techs to pay a fee to European ISPs for the use of their networks but the EU denies an agreement and adds that the issue is not resolved US President Donald Trump is trying to overturn the European Union's (EU) plan to force US Big Techs to offend European ISPs for the use of their networks. The EU's "fair contributions" project intervenes in a significant context...
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