UPDATE The European Union has been working to bolster the flailing 5G rollout among EU-based mobile network operators like Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, and Telefónica. An outcome of that effort suggests the EU wants Big Tech’s largest platforms, namely the U.S.-based companies, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Netflix, to help cover the cost of 5G deployments in Europe.
The EU argues Big Tech companies generate a disproportionate volume of mobile data traffic and should contribute towards the cost of building and operating the mobile networks to handle that traffic. To that end, the European Commission plans to present a new Connectivity Infrastructure Act in the fall, according to POLITICO. Continue Reading |
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