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EC faces criticism over ‘who pays for broadband’ consultation

The European Commission has drawn a storm of criticism over its launch of a consultation on potentially making content companies and big tech players contribute to the upgrade of the continent’s telecom networks. Telecom companies have long lobbied for big tech companies such as Facebook and Netflix to pay a ‘fair share’ of upgrade costs […]

Cable and telecom groups differ on EU telecom reform deal

Cable industry body Cable Europe has welcomed an agreement reached this week between the European Parliament and Council on the draft Electronic Communications Code, with executive chairman Matthias Kurth highlighting the absence of sector-specific rules and any new definition of market power. Telecom industry organisation the European Telecommunications Network Operators (ETNO) on the other hand […]