Wednesday, May 04, 2022

European operators claim € 20 billion per year from big tech companies to use networks

They presented a study proposing that Amazon, Google, Meta and Netflix contribute to a direct fund that will be used to pay part of network updates. They assure that the traffic caused by these technologies costs them up to € 28 billion a year.

According to a study by consulting firm Axon and commissioned by the ETNO (European Association of Telecommunications Network Operators), a small number of video, social media and technology companies, including Meta, Google, Netflix and Amazon, account for more than 55% of all traffic on mobile and broadband networks on the European continent. The research concludes that this costs European telcos between € 15- € 28 billion each year. The increase in the use of data through these platforms was exacerbated by the lockdowns decided to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

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