Excellent exchanges today with @eucopresident and @ThierryBreton alongside @GSMA CEO members on the future of telco industry. Digital infrastructures are critical for the #DigitalEU. Actions are required to pave the way to thriving #EUInternetEcosystem #FairShare

🤝 According to Apritel's SG Pedro Mota Soares, finding the appropriate balance between CAPs and operators serving their end customers is key for the future of the #EUInternetEcosystem. Do not miss our latest #ThinkDigital interview 👇

At #EUInternetEcosystem event W Kopf @deutschetelekom highlights there is need to repair in the system, some large content platforms having excessive market power; calls for an arbitration system given to regulators #fairShare

Statement of 16 telcos' CEOs on the role of connectivity in addressing current 🇪🇺 challenges: 🌱 Sustainability & our role on energy 📶 EU Connectivity goals, energy crisis & inflation 🌍 Connectivity for a sustainable #EUInternetEcosystem Read it now 👉 https://t.co/oOmmcfE9VY

The #Metaverse will have an impact on data traffic, bringing a higher demand for #connectivity. If we want to embrace #5G, #6G innovation & #fibre rollout, we need a debate on the #EUInternetEcosystem. 🎙️ Watch: #ThinkDigital interview with @altice_portugal CEO Ana Figueiredo 👇

📌 The #Metaverse can cause disruption in data traffic, bringing a higher demand for #connectivity. 📌 If we need to embrace #5G, #6G & #fibre rollout we need a debate on the #EUInternetEcosystem. 📺 Watch the #ThinkDigital interview with @altice_portugal CEO Ana Figueiredo 👇

The latest #ThinkDigital video interview features Alfons Oliver (Partner @AxonPG). Alfons says that Europe is at a crucial turning point for digital and explains why it is important today that Europe gets it right: https://t.co/Js6IH2rUHB #EUInternetEcosystem

🆕 The telecom sector issued a #statement on the “fair contribution”: 8 national and 🇪🇺 associations call on Ministers and EU policymakers to support the ongoing discussions as an instrumental role in sustaining and growing the #EUInternetEcosystem 👉 https://t.co/LK0JRVkG1j

The #InternetValueChain is now worth $6.7 trillion. Online services account for 57% of it, according to the study by @kearney for @GSMAEurope #telecominsightsweek #EUInternetEcosystem

Maarit Palovirta at the #EU5GConf: The EU 🇪🇺 faces a problem of #5G private investment in the global context. The main causes are: 👩‍⚖️Regulatory asymmetry 📺Imbalances in the #EUInternetEcosystem

My main message on the #EUInternetEcosystem debate: We need an open dialogue. We need all stakeholders around the table. Because without an open and transparent dialogue, we are not going to achieve the best for Europe. Watch the video in #ThinkDigital: https://t.co/fdJ7xZ8usk

"#Telcos should tell 🇪🇺 lawmakers what they tell investors. 📢 That exciting #apps and online #content drive demand for #telco services, which in turn 📈 generates more revenue." 👉 https://t.co/WI8z1zvjLz #InternetTrafficTax #FTETNO #EUInternetEcosystem

"South Korea began introducing an #InternetTrafficTax in 2016 and experts agree: 🚨 the experiment failed." 📈 #Consumer prices went up dramatically 📺 #Content offer became less diverse 🏗️ #Network investments fell #FTETNO #EUInternetEcosystem 👉 https://t.co/q0ZYtT0T92

"The internet traffic has been growing by at least 30% every year since 2016, 80% of the growth being generated by video and streaming", Colin Rand said at the #InternetValueChain event by @GSMAEurope #telecominsightsweek #EUInternetEcosystem

MEP @tsvetypenkova: "Companies that are heavy infrastructure users need to contribute in monetary terms to #5G infrastructure that will generate #connectivity. They are the main users of the infrastructure and generate the most profits out of it" #EUInternetEcosystem #eaDebates

"The increase in traffic we have seen will not stop here, it will increase further. With #5G, everything will be connected" Laura Abasolo (@Telefónica) said at #FTETNO #EUInternetEcosystem

The Tech & Politics Forum by #FTETNO is live!   ETNO's @TasSteven & @LiseFuhr give the opening remarks on the role of the ICT sector: 🌐 Debate on the fair contribution to the #EUInternetEcosystem 👩‍💻 Future of Europe's industrial leadership (not only regulatory)

Some things never change. Deutsche Telekom @DT_Brussels complained about American internet firms in 2001 too (AOL!)! Worried about network over usage! Flat rate was bad! https://t.co/cUUnfc2SgQ https://t.co/4NjPu4pTTd #fairshare #EUInternetEcosystem #digitaldecade #bigtech

.@Borggreen: "#Tech’s network investments help carry #internet traffic up to 9️⃣9️⃣% of the way to the end user 👩‍💻 - serving Europeans faster, reducing #traffic costs & minimising #network load." 👉 https://t.co/mDJg07CUJx #InternetTrafficTax #FTETNO #EUInternetEcosystem

"The very idea of 🇪🇺 #telcos charging some #online services an #InternetTrafficTax, and not others, is by definition discriminatory," stresses Christian @Borggreen. 👉 https://t.co/pJdLNxUz6R #FTETNO #EUInternetEcosystem