Ars Technica NewsJul 29, 2025
Trump claims Europe won’t make Big Tech pay ISPs; EU says it still might https://arstechni.ca/kWAK #networkusagefees #Policy #Trump
Trump claims Europe won’t make Big Tech pay ISPs; EU says it still might

EC spokesperson denies network-fee issue is settled, says it must be legislated.

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Yonhap Infomax NewsApr 3, 2025
US imposes 25% reciprocal tariffs on South Korean products, reigniting debate over network usage fees for global tech giants amid concerns of "free-riding" and non-tariff barriers
#YonhapInfomax #ReciprocalTariffs #NetworkUsageFees #ContentProviders #NonTariffBarriers #TelecommunicationsBusiness #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=57014
[Network Free-Riding' Controversy Reignites Amid US Reciprocal Tariffs - Yonhap Infomax

US imposes 25% reciprocal tariffs on South Korean products, reigniting debate over network

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CCIAOct 20, 2023

Brussels, BELGIUM – A broad coalition sent a joint statement in support of the Open Internet to the 27 EU Telecom Ministers and their ambassadors earlier today.

Aside from the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe), signatories include national tech associations (from France, Ireland, and Poland), EU trade associations, and France’s largest internet exchange point, among others.

The signatories stress they stand together fully opposed to any and all of the so-called “fair share” demands by some telecom operators, also known as network usage fees.

Monday and Tuesday next week, national ministers will gather in León for an informal Telecoms Council. Ahead of that meeting, the coalition calls on EU Member States to provide unambiguous political guidance to the Commission to reject network fees once and for all.

The following can be attributed to CCIA Europe’s Head of Office, Daniel Friedlaender:

“Telecom Ministers need to look at the evidence and listen to all stakeholders. It’s crucial they make it crystal clear to the European Commission that these misguided ‘(un)fair share’ ideas should be rejected once and for all.”

“Making Europeans pay multiple times for the same internet traffic is one of the least popular EU initiatives ever floated in Brussels, and should never have even been considered in the first place. It is time for Europe to move on.”

https://ccianet.org/news/2023/10/network-fees-coalition-calls-on-eu-ministers-to-reject-big-telco-demands/

#EuropeanCouncil #EuropeanUnion #internetTrafficTax #networkFees #networkUsageFees #telecom

Joint Industry statement on network fees - CCIA

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CCIAApr 3, 2023

As calls for #NetworkUsageFees reach the U.S. from the EU, CCIA SVP & Chief of Staff @StephanieCCIA outlines the reasons why the #digital regulatory concept is a poor fit for the United States.

https://www.project-disco.org/competition/network-usage-fees-a-tax-in-search-of-a-purpose/

Network Usage Fees: A Tax in Search of a Purpose - Disruptive Competition Project

Pleas from broadband networks for a so-called “fair share” of content providers’ revenue – what some call a “network usage fee” – have reached U.S. shores. As

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Project DisCoMar 29, 2023
An odd telecom industry term – “large traffic generators” – recently made it into the already lengthy list of EU tech jargon. Its use by the European Commission, however, is troublesome. Here’s why.
#InternetTrafficTax #NetworkUsageFees
https://www.project-disco.org/european-union/eu-network-fees-why-the-term-large-traffic-generators-is-so-problematic/
EU Network Fees: Why the Term "Large Traffic Generators" Is So Problematic - Disruptive Competition Project

An odd telecom industry term – “large traffic generators” – recently made it into the already lengthy list of EU tech jargon. Its use by the European

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Project DisCoMar 28, 2023
Pleas from broadband networks for a so-called “fair share” of content providers’ revenue – what some call a “network usage fee” – have reached U.S. shores. However, importing the idea of #NetworkUsageFees or an #InternetTrafficTax from Europe, where this concept is also contested, is a bad idea https://www.project-disco.org/competition/network-usage-fees-a-tax-in-search-of-a-purpose/
Network Usage Fees: A Tax in Search of a Purpose - Disruptive Competition Project

Pleas from broadband networks for a so-called “fair share” of content providers’ revenue – what some call a “network usage fee” – have reached U.S. shores. As

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Project DisCoFeb 1, 2023

New post from Rudolf van der Berg, Fast Internet Doesn't Cost EU Telecom Operators Much at All.

#InternetTrafficTax #NetworkInfrastructure #NetworkUsageFees

https://www.project-disco.org/european-union/020123-fast-internet-doesnt-cost-eu-telecom-operators-much-at-all/

Fast Internet Doesn't Cost EU Telecom Operators Much at All - Disruptive Competition Project

“The unsurmountable cost of OTT’s traffic for Europe” is the alarmist title of a recent article by Telefónica’s Chief of Public Policy. Basing himself on

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