Big Tech 'fair share' debate set to dominate Barcelona mobile meet

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BARCELONA : A clash between Big Tech and European Union telecoms firms over who will underwrite network infrastructure is set to dominate discussion at the world's largest telecoms conference this week.More than 80,000 people, including tech executives, innovators, and regulators, are set to descend on th

BARCELONA : A clash between Big Tech and European Union telecoms firms over who will underwrite network infrastructure is set to dominate discussion at the world's largest telecoms conference this week.

Representatives from companies including Alphabet, Meta and Netflix are expected to use the conference as a platform to push back against the EU proposals. By contrast, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and Telecom Italia have been actively lobbying for Big Tech to pay the fees. Critics of the fair share or"SPNP" model have warned the so-called"traffic tax" could lead content-driven platforms to route their services via ISPs outside of the EU.

 

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