This European Union (EU) will open a door evaluation for big tech companies to bear some of the costs nets between telecommunicationIt is a demand that operators have been demanding for years. sources European Commission They confirmed to EL PERIÓDICO DE CATALUNYA of the Prensa Ibérica group that they will initiate a consultation at noon this Thursday, which is the first step towards enactment of this charge.
European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry BretonHe assured me two weeks ago that he would announce this proposal on the opening day of the tech fair next Monday, February 27. World Mobile Congress (MWC). “Wait for me to speak BarcelonaBreton will provide more details on the consultation, which will be presented to the press on Thursday.
The choice of mobile is not trivial. There, the EU Industry Head will attend a talk on telecommunications, although the schedule is unclear. Brussels’ proposal is in line with major European operators such as: telephone, Orange, vodafone, German Telecom anyone Telecom Italy They have been claiming for years. Industry sources assured Reuters that the consultation had clear support from European institutions.
web traffic area
The ‘telecos’ regret that they had to invest multimillion dollars to build the infrastructure of their interconnection networks for years. Internet broadband and 5G. The largest digital service providers (Google, Facebook, Netflix, view, Amazon And Microsoft) uses this infrastructure to mobilize 60% of all network traffic, according to industry data, but still does not contribute to these investments.
The pandemic has sparked an explosion in connections that have made it increasingly expensive for telemarketers to maintain data transmission. According to data from Sandvine, a network and application intelligence company, the internet usage of these six companies increased by 33% between 2019 and 2021. This has led to increased pressure on Brussels for “telecom companies” to tax technology for network use.
Denial of ‘Big Tech’
On the other hand, giants Silicon valley They denounced that this fee on internet traffic could violate European standards. net neutralityindicates that all users should be treated equally. The standard, approved by the European Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority in 2016, states that “All traffic circulating over a network is treated the same regardless of the content, service, application, device or address of the sender or receiver.”
The fact that the EU offers this consultation does not mean that it has become law. The report will be discussed for about 12 weeks, Reuters reported. The European Commission will then propose a regulation that should be discussed and reviewed by both community club countries and legislators. Bretón showed that he was confident a decision would be agreed before the end of the year.
On February 10, the executive chairman of Telefónica, Jose Maria Alvarez-Palette – also president since January 2022 GSMApromoter MWC— He met with European officials in Brussels. “The telecommunications industry is keen to cooperate closely with European institutions to build a more just and prosperous future,” he tweeted after the meeting.
This European Union (EU) will open a door evaluation for big tech companies to bear some of the costs nets between telecommunicationIt is a demand that operators have been demanding for years. sources European Commission They confirmed to EL PERIÓDICO DE CATALUNYA of the Prensa Ibérica group that they will launch a consultation this Thursday at noon, this is the first step towards the enactment of this charge.
European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry BretonHe assured me two weeks ago that he would announce this proposal on the opening day of the tech fair next Monday, February 27. World Mobile Congress (MWC). “Wait for me to speak BarcelonaBreton will provide more details on the consultation, which will be presented to the press on Thursday.
The choice of mobile is not trivial. There, the EU Industry Head will attend a talk on telecommunications, although the schedule is unclear. Brussels’ proposal is in line with major European operators such as: telephone, Orange, vodafone, German Telecom anyone Telecom Italy They have been claiming for years. Industry sources assured Reuters that the consultation had clear support from European institutions.
web traffic area
The ‘telecos’ regret that they had to invest multimillion dollars to build the infrastructure of their interconnection networks for years. Internet broadband and 5G. The largest digital service providers (Google, Facebook, Netflix, view, Amazon And Microsoft) uses this infrastructure to mobilize 60% of all network traffic, according to industry data, but still does not contribute to these investments.
The pandemic has sparked an explosion in connections that have made it increasingly expensive for telemarketers to maintain data transmission. According to data from Sandvine, a network and application intelligence company, the internet usage of these six companies increased by 33% between 2019 and 2021. This has led ‘telecom companies’ to step up pressure on Brussels to tax the technology for network use.
Denial of ‘Big Tech’
On the other hand, giants Silicon valley They denounced that this fee on internet traffic could violate European standards. net neutralityindicates that all users should be treated equally. The standard, approved by the European Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority in 2016, states that “All traffic circulating over a network is treated the same regardless of the content, service, application, device or address of the sender or receiver.”
The fact that the EU offers this consultation does not mean that it has become law. The report will be discussed for about 12 weeks, Reuters reported. The European Commission will then propose a regulation that should be discussed and reviewed by both community club countries and legislators. Bretón showed that he was confident a decision would be agreed before the end of the year.
On February 10, the executive chairman of Telefónica, Jose Maria Alvarez-Palette – also president since January 2022 GSMApromoter MWC— He met with European officials in Brussels. After the meeting, “The telecommunications sector is keen to cooperate closely with European institutions to build a more just and prosperous future.”