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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.
EC spokesperson denies network-fee issue is settled, says it must be legislated.
The White House announcement was welcomed by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a lobby group for tech companies including Amazon, Apple, Cloudflare, eBay, Google, Intel, and Meta. "The agreement provides a process to remove unjustified barriers to digital trade—including foregoing proposed network usage fees requiring US tech companies to subsidize European telecommunications operators," the group said yesterday. Carr claimed in previous years that "Big Tech has been enjoying a free ride on our Internet infrastructure while skipping out on the billions of dollars in costs needed to maintain and build that network."
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