Consultation deadline: 19 May 2023, midnight Brussels time (CEST)
Consultation deadline: 19 May 2023, midnight Brussels time (CEST)
On 23 February, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on ‘the future of the connectivity sector’.
This consultation hints at the possible introduction of network fees, also referred to as ‘sending party network pays’ (SPNP). The EC has been responsive to the pressure from Big Telcos to consider this idea for a so-called ‘fair share’ contribution from Big Tech in upcoming legislative efforts.
The relevant consultation questions can be found in ‘Section 4. Fair contribution by all digital players’.
In light of this EC consultation, and the debate in general on a fair share / network fees the internet lab wants to share:
This overview and the infographics aims to help those interested in taking a deep-dive into the issues at stake, and to support those brave enough to respond to the EC consultation.
The inner workings of our resource spreadsheet unravelled for you:
Filtering: all spreadsheet fields can be used to filter the resources. In order to apply your temporary filters to the spreadsheet:
The spreadsheet fields:
A summary of the arguments on both sides of the fair share / network fees debate.
An overview of the stakeholders currently involved in the debate and if they are pro (in favour) or contra (against) a fair share / network fees.