Dec 01, 2021 07:00:00

'Netflix and YouTube should bear the cost of internet infrastructure,' a telecommunications carrier issued a joint statement

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On November 29, 2021, 13 EU Internet Service Providers (ISPs) jointly created a framework to cover part of the infrastructure renewal costs, including Internet line repair costs, for major IT companies. Has issued a joint statement calling for.

Joint CEO Statement: Europe needs to translate its digital ambitions into concrete actions
https://etno.eu/news/all-news/717-ceo-statement-2021.html

EXCLUSIVE Europe's telcos want US tech giants to help fund network costs | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/exclusive-d-telekom-vodafone-others-want-us-tech-giants-help-fund-network-costs-2021-11-28/

Big Tech firms should pay ISPs to upgrade networks, telcos in Europe claim | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/11/big-tech-firms-should-pay-isps-to-upgrade-networks-telcos-in-europe-claim/

On November 29, the CEOs of 13 major ISPs, including British telecommunications giant Vodafone, issued a joint statement calling for alignment of IT promotion goals in Europe with supportive policies and regulations. We urged policy makers in each country to 'rebuild the relationship between global technology companies and the EU's digital ecosystem.'

The joint statement does not mention a specific 'global tech company,' but Reuters said, 'This call by CEOs of major ISPs is about 5G, which allows the telecommunications industry to support Netflix and YouTube services. This is in response to the large-scale investment in equipment such as optical cables. '

This is not the first time a carrier that has been unable to withstand the increase in traffic has asked a major IT company to bear the cost. In October, following the hit of the Netflix drama ' Squid Game, ' a Korean telecommunications company filed a lawsuit demanding Netflix pay the telecommunications charges.

Netflix's drama 'Squid Game' is so popular that the traffic in South Korea has exploded, and the telecommunications company has filed a lawsuit against Netflix to pay the usage amount --GIGAZINE

EU carriers complain that these services are 'free-riding' to the Internet infrastructure, as some survey results show that 'video streaming accounts for 57.6% of total traffic.' I am recruiting. In a joint statement, ISPs said, 'Most of the network traffic is generated by the platforms of the big tech companies, from which the big tech companies make money, but this is supported by the continuous and concentrated telecommunications sector. Network investment is indispensable. '

On the other hand, Ars Technica, an IT news site that took up this statement, said, 'This statement is similar to the claims made by American ISPs such as AT & T 15 years ago. Many of these claims are It ignores the fact that tech companies are already paying for their networks and that Netflix and others have built their own content distribution networks to support distribution to home Internet users. I pointed out.