Europe shows little sympathy for ‘fair contribution’ claims
The main pan-European communications regulatory group has found no evidence that calls to make big tech companies pay towards the cost of telecoms networks are justified.
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EU suggests big tech may have to start paying for telco infrastructure
“They have not been contributing to enabling the investments in the rollout of connectivity,” Europe’s digital chief Margrethe Vestager said of tech giants such as Amazon, Netflix and Google.
ETNO welcomes the EU Data Act
The European Commission has announced new laws to improve data privacy and protection, and trade body ETNO approves.
ETNO says Europe’s telco investment climate needs ‘dramatic’ improvement
European telcos are spending heavily on fibre and 5G but the financial health of the sector is suffering.
European operators have yet another collective moan
The CEOs of every major Europe-based operator have written to EU policy makers to urge them to provide more help.
5G is safer than ham – ETNO
The industry’s latest effort to convince 5G doom-mongers that the technology is not detrimental to health has come from European MNO trade association ETNO.
Telcos ask for loophole in OECD’s anti-tax-loophole rules
Two of the telecoms industry’s biggest lobby groups have called for their members to be exempt from upcoming rules designed to curb tax avoidance by multinational tech firms.
Europe needs to spend €300 billion more on 5G and fibre – ETNO
Europe needs an additional investment of €300 billion to complete the rollout of 5G networks and Gigabit-capable fixed infrastructure, according to new data.
GSMA and ETNO keen for EU to scrutinise online giants
European telco lobby groups GSMA and ETNO are – funnily enough – only too happy for the EU to subject online giants to greater scrutiny.
Politics is starting to turn in favour of telco – ETNO
Despite the promises made by politicians, few in the telco, technology or media industry would believe politics is designed to help, but ETNO think the tides are turning.
Pressure mounts on European spectrum allocation
Now that 5G is within reach the urgency to make enough spectrum available is increasing significantly, especially in Europe.
European telcos sulk about EU direction on regulation and investment
Following an opaque and arcane ruling from a European Parliament committee there is concern that the continent is losing its way on telecoms.
European telecoms groups ask: what happened to the 5G manifesto?
A year after the release of Europe’s big plan for 5G a bunch of industry associations have expressed their disappointment over the lack of progress.
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