Dan YorkFor decades now, the traditional telcos keep trying to find ways to get newer companies to pay them... whether it is dressed up as " #FairShare " or #NetworkFees or "dispute resolution" or whatever... in the end they are flawed ideas that are solutions trying to find problems (that don't exist). My @internetsociety colleague Carl Gahnberg writes about concerns with the European Commission's proposal for the #DigitalNetworksAct / #DNA ...
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🚨 “Network Fees” = Fair Share by the back door The proposed Network Fees Act is being framed as a technical adjustment to rebalance the digital ecosystem. It isn’t. It is the return of “Fair Share”—an idea borrowed from the telephone era, where networks charged termination fees simply for accepting traffic. That model was rejected by the internet for good reason. 🔹 Over 99% of internet interconnection is settlement-free 🔹 Connectivity itself is the product ISPs already sell to consumers 🔹 Introducing access fees means double charging for the same connectivity The consequences are predictable: • Higher costs for online services • New barriers for startups and SMEs • Reinforced dominance of large incumbents • Slower innovation in Europe This proposal does not “rebalance” the market. It distorts it — quietly, structurally, and permanently. 📣 MEPs should look past the branding. This is Fair Share reintroduced through legislation, not evidence-based digital policy. Europe needs an open, competitive internet — not toll roads for basic connectivity. #NetworkFees #FairShare #OpenInternet #NetNeutrality #DigitalSingleMarket #CompetitionPolicy #SMEs #Innovation #EUdigital #EUlaw FOR MORE SEE https://lnkd.in/epciesmj
information labs🔥The #DigitalNetworksAct is here. Is #NetNeutrality safe, or is the "Fair Share" debate back?
The fine print suggests the network fee battle is far from over.
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/information-labs_digitalnetworksact-telecompolicy-netneutrality-activity-7419692053443350530-SHfh/
#FairShare #NetworkFees
The fine print suggests the network fee battle is far from over.
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/information-labs_digitalnetworksact-telecompolicy-netneutrality-activity-7419692053443350530-SHfh/
#FairShare #NetworkFees
#digitalnetworksact #telecompolicy #netneutrality #futuretelecoms | information labs
🔥The Digital Networks Act is here. Is Net Neutrality safe, or is the "Fair Share" debate back? It is official: The EC’s Digital Networks Act (DNA) proposal has landed. But the fine print suggests the network fee battle is far from over. Here is the breakdown: THE COMMISSION'S PITCH They claim the DNA protects Net Neutrality. The proposal introduces a "voluntary ecosystem cooperation mechanism" (Articles 191–193) intended to improve IP interconnection and traffic efficiency. THE WORRYING REALITY Is this a backdoor for network fees? 1. The "voluntary" trap: While Section 8.4 starts as a voluntary initiative, handing this to co-legislators gives big telecom operators a golden opportunity to lobby for a flip to mandatory cooperation. 2. The never-ending cycle: Article 193 leaves the door open for future reviews. This keeps the "fair share" lobbying machine running, dragging out the debate indefinitely. 3. The core contradiction: The DNA proposal rests on the premise of a well-functioning market, yet introduces a resolution tool to address undefined "market issues." This creates a structured "soft-law" forum that avoids explicit network fees for now, but risks becoming a battleground to relitigate sending-party-pays models under a new name. Or, as the French say: “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” Dean Bubley notes that the final mechanism does have more details than the recent leak, but the landscape remains complex. And unjustified. 🔗 DNA proposal: https://lnkd.in/eH57S4qC 🔗 EC press release: https://lnkd.in/eQ5RzN-c 🔗 Dean’s Analysis: https://lnkd.in/ewmwWiqy #DigitalNetworksAct #TelecomPolicy #NetNeutrality #FutureTelecoms
CCIA EuropePress release 📄 #DigitalNetworksAct: Commission Introduces Backdoor to Resurrect Network Fees 🌐
@MTStecher: "This is not a ‘voluntary conciliation’ procedure, but one that will create new disputes, clearly opening the door to #NetworkFees."
Explainer 📑 #NetworkFees in Disguise: The Negative Consequences of Including IP Dispute Resolution in the #DigitalNetworksAct
🔥 #NetworkFees redux
Former US NTIA expert @redthistle.bsky.social (@cepa.org) advocates the last thing Europe “should do is introduce backward-looking, counterproductive #networkfees.”
A clear message for policymakers ahead of the #DigitalNetworksAct!
🔗 https://www.epluseurope.com/Network%20Fees%20Project.pdf
Former US NTIA expert @redthistle.bsky.social (@cepa.org) advocates the last thing Europe “should do is introduce backward-looking, counterproductive #networkfees.”
A clear message for policymakers ahead of the #DigitalNetworksAct!
🔗 https://www.epluseurope.com/Network%20Fees%20Project.pdf
EU #Consumers at Risk: How the #DigitalNetworksAct Could Reshape the Internet ⛔
In this video, @Claudi0Teixeira, Head of Digital Policy at #BEUC, explains why defending #NetNeutrality is essential for European consumers. 👇
#FairShare #NetworkFees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVoQHEu_Cg
EU Consumers at Risk: How the Digital Networks Act Could Reshape the Internet
🔥 Sender Pay Rules: Lessons from Korea’s Failed Experiment
Evidence matters: Korea’s experience shows what happens when regulation forgets about competition & innovation.
🔗 More details: www.opennetkorea.org/en/wp/7292
#DNA #NetworkFees #DisputeResolution
Evidence matters: Korea’s experience shows what happens when regulation forgets about competition & innovation.
🔗 More details: www.opennetkorea.org/en/wp/7292
#DNA #NetworkFees #DisputeResolution
🔥 A fight is brewing in Italy about #CDNs!
Italian regulator #AGCOM gets pushback from @cloudflare.social and @netflix.com for its attempt to reclassify CDNs as Electronic Communications Networks.
A move that was criticised by others for opening the door to #NetworkFees!
#DNA
Italian regulator #AGCOM gets pushback from @cloudflare.social and @netflix.com for its attempt to reclassify CDNs as Electronic Communications Networks.
A move that was criticised by others for opening the door to #NetworkFees!
#DNA
From IP Disputes to #NetworkFees: The Danger in the #DigitalNetworksAct ⚠️
🎬 @MTStecher breaks down how disguising network fees as an #IP dispute mechanism would hurt the #OpenInternet, stifle innovation, and increase costs for everyone – including #internet users. 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGLlyudJgl0
