Joint statement 📝 'Signatories call on 🇪🇺 Member States to take a pro- #competitive , #consumer centric approach to #telecoms and oppose any proposals for premature and unjustified changes to EU framework.'
➡️ ccianet.org/library/joint-…
#DigitalDecade #TTE #FairShare #NetworkFees
🌐 Understanding Network/Gas Fees in Blockchain 📊
Ever wondered why sending cryptocurrency comes with a price tag? Let's dive into the world of Network Fees! 🚀
#NetworkFees #Blockchain #Crypto
.Thomas Lohninger: 'Of course #NetNeutrality is infringed by telcos' #NetworkFees demands the Commission is consulting on.'
'If you make the functioning of the #internet connection dependent on the price paid on either end, it's the end of the #OpenInternet .'
#POLITICOTechEurope
With the #Bitcoinhalving around the corner, #industry #experts delve into the potential #impact on #mining profitability.
Some foresee a #surge in #networkfees offsetting reduced #block rewards, while others caution against #challenges ahead.
Who to believe? Details below 👇
'The traffic-related part of #telcos ' network costs is really small. Are ETNO and GSMA actually willing to make commitments on how they would use #FairShare money for networks?' asks Analysys Mason's David Abecassis at CISPE event on #NetworkFees .
#NetNeutrality
Not much is known about the specifics of potential fee. Still, if you place a fee in the value chain, it is bound to be moved around the chain. In this case, most likely affecting consumers and content creators in EU - Jari-Pekka Kaleva, EGDF during roundtable on EU #networkfees
“Our costumers consume more and more data”, explains Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière, Orange. Exactly, it is telcos’ own consumers that drive demand and they already pay telcos for access. #UnfairShare #telecomsdrumbeat #NetworkFees
Proposed European network fee poses a series of risks to consumers and innovative industries in the EU. Korean case of sending-party-pays policy shows a worrying precedent - Michał Kanownik during the roundtable on #EU #networkfees .
Yesterday, we told you about big #telcos ’ made-up #FairShare problems.
Today, Digital EU 🇪🇺’s #DigitalDecade report reveals what the real problems are: far too little uptake of #AI and #BigData in Europe.
#NetworkFees would only make things worse for Europe’s #digital ambitions.
Yesterday, at the MVNO World Congress, our Vice-President Benjamin Grimm (Freenet) brought the MVNO perspective to one of the most debated topics in Brussels #networkfees . Giulia Iop (Sky & VOD) enriched the discussion by underlining the risks for CAPs. mvnoeurope.eu/mvno-europe-po…
The EU telecom regulators’ preliminary assessment of telcos’ demands for #NetworkFees found that it wasn’t justified and could harm the internet ecosystem, explains 2023 BEREC Chair. #telecomsdrumbeat
🧵/1 🔥 A coalition ranging from civil society, consumers, entertainment and sports to competitive mobile players, reiterates concerns about introducing regulation imposing #NetworkFees or negotiation obligations between content providers & telcos
#FairShare #NetNeutrality
#netneutrality : EU telecoms’ newest proposal to force websites to pay them is just as terrible as their previous one.
Here’s why: cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2023/07/e… #networkfees
Theoretical economists sometimes need reminding that 'theoretical' means their work has no validity to public policy, unless empirical study shows their assumptions hold and all else does remain equal. 😋 In this case #fairshare #netneutrality #networkfees #EconTwitter
#FairShare debate: 'The 🇪🇺 Commission Connectivity White Paper surreptitiously entertains the introduction of internet #NetworkFees in different semi-hidden ways,' warns Maria Teresa Stecher.
✍️ Europe’s #OpenInternet Still At Risk under Commission’s Plans
➡️ project-disco.org/european-union…
