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@heiseonline claims #Trump is the reason for the EU to change the #DNA. The truth is the #NetworkFee has been contentious long before Trump was re-elected. Everyone except #BigTelco has opposed it for years: tech industry, researchers, regulators, member states, even civil society.

So the most likely reason for the #EC to not propose Network Fees is everyone said it's a dumb idea.

If I may, @maltekir I really think the article should be corrected. Happy to provide more info in PM.

@Fedihacker @heiseonlineenglish No, unfortunately this article is partly wrong. Its headline refers to "billions in fines," which is not at all what the #DigitalNetworksAct is about. Also, Heise's Reuters source says nothing about fines.

What Reuters says is that the EC will likely not force #BigTech to pay EU telcos for transmitting data over, you know, the internet.

This (previously planned) #NetworkFee or #UnfairShare has always been a bad idea. And that is @heiseonline's second mistake:

Bitcoin’s Transaction Backlog Surges Past 400,000 - A fortnight ago, unconfirmed BTC transactions dipped under 300,000. However, they’... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoins-transaction-backlog-surges-past-400000/ #unconfirmedtransactions #difficultyadjustment #55trillionthreshold #bitcointransactions #ordinalinscriptions #25millionmilestone #transactionbacklog #bitinfocharts.com #highpriorityfee #$0.836transfer #block-space #$1.14spike #411.82eh/s #averagefee #networkfee #$2.59peak

Bitcoin’s Transaction Backlog Surges Past 400,000 - A fortnight ago, unconfirmed BTC transactions dipped under 300,000. However, they’... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoins-transaction-backlog-surges-past-400000/ #unconfirmedtransactions #difficultyadjustment #55trillionthreshold #bitcointransactions #ordinalinscriptions #25millionmilestone #transactionbacklog #bitinfocharts.com #highpriorityfee #$0.836transfer #block-space #$1.14spike #411.82eh/s #averagefee #networkfee #$2.59peak

Bitcoin’s Transaction Backlog Surges Past 400,000 - A fortnight ago, unconfirmed BTC transactions dipped under 300,000. However, they’... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoins-transaction-backlog-surges-past-400000/ #unconfirmedtransactions #difficultyadjustment #55trillionthreshold #bitcointransactions #ordinalinscriptions #25millionmilestone #transactionbacklog #bitinfocharts.com #highpriorityfee #$0.836transfer #block-space #$1.14spike #411.82eh/s #averagefee #networkfee #$2.59peak

Bitcoin’s Transaction Backlog Surges Past 400,000 - A fortnight ago, unconfirmed BTC transactions dipped under 300,000. However, they’... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoins-transaction-backlog-surges-past-400000/ #unconfirmedtransactions #difficultyadjustment #55trillionthreshold #bitcointransactions #ordinalinscriptions #25millionmilestone #transactionbacklog #bitinfocharts.com #highpriorityfee #$0.836transfer #block-space #$1.14spike #411.82eh/s #averagefee #networkfee #$2.59peak

Seriously, @TheProgressives and in particular René @repasi, why did you just endorse shooting down #netneutrality by supporting the #UnfairShare #NetworkFee in the Parliament's Competition Report?

Despite all independent experts saying it's a bad idea.

Despite regulators saying it's a bad idea.

Despite your own S&D policy position saying it's a bad idea.
https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/sites/default/files/2023-02/SD_digital_position_paper_en_230208.pdf

Note to @EC_Commissioner_Breton:

"A large majority of [EU] member countries rejected the idea of splitting the costs of the #networks with content providers" due to "the lack of a fact-based approach or evidence of an #investment gap, the risk of driving up prices and the risk to net neutrality. “Let’s not overreact to non-existent market failure,” reportedly argued Germany." (Politico)

#netneutrality #UnfairShare #NetworkFee #FairShare

#Vodafone Group, the global #telecoms corp with 2022 net profits of 2.6 billion EUR, fires 11,000 employees over the next 3 years.

Let me guess: next move is to tell the #EU #Commission that the telco industry is poor and under stress and requires direct payments from content providers. #UnfairShare #NetworkFee #NetNeutrality #Lobbying #FairShare

Sources: https://www.golem.de/news/quartalsbericht-vodafone-group-wird-11-000-arbeitsplaetze-streichen-2305-174219.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone

NGOs, streamers join forces against EU Commission’s senders-pay initiative https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/ngos-streamers-join-forces-against-eu-commissions-senders-pay-initiative/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BEREC #fairshare #networkfee #senderspay #telecom

NGOs, streamers join forces against EU Commission’s senders-pay initiative https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/ngos-streamers-join-forces-against-eu-commissions-senders-pay-initiative/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BEREC #fairshare #networkfee #senderspay #telecom

While the Commission acknowledges the existing framework even passed the stress test of the COVID-19 pandemic, it still sides with the telcos that want more money for network roll-out. This basic premise leads directly into the #NetworkFee, but no data backs up this assumption. 2/7

Okay I really didn't want to toot about this tech event but the #Bouygues Telecom lobbyist opened the panel with two of the weirdest falsehoods of the #NetworkFee / #FairShare debate, namely that "data growth" were not controlled by #consumers and that consumers have no benefit from #datagrowth.

Wow I mean growing data transfers is almost 100% controlled by users (by them using or not lots of #bandwidth), and they absolutely benefit from using #4K video streaming otherwise they wouldn't do it.

The battle over the open internet in the EU is ongoing. Until 19th May you can make your voice heard by submitting to the public consultation on #NetworkFee|s. Today, we published a guide to help you do that. Protect #NetNeutrality together with us! https://en.epicenter.works/document/4633

Alle Argumente in der Debatte zu #NetworkFee |s haben wir bereits 2022 zusammen gefasst: https://en.epicenter.works/document/4409 Wenn ihr selbst ein Zeichen setzten wollt, bis zum 19. Mai läuft die EU-Konsultation zu dem Thema. Demnächst veröffentlichen wir eine Ausfüllhilfe.

New EU telecom rules will leave everyone worse off https://www.politico.eu/article/new-eu-telecom-rules-will-leave-everyone-worse-off-internet-network/ #telecoms #networkfee #senderpays #internettraffic

#NetworkFee #InternetTrafficTax #Telco
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RT @Isabelle_Szcz
Network fee: the dangerous diversion of platform revenues to telcos at the expense of creation https://electronlibre.info/2023/02/13/network-fee-the-dangerous-diversion-of-platform-revenues-to-telcos-at-the-expense-of-creation/ on @3l3ctr0nLibr3 https://t.co/FFOAKuzoBX
https://twitter.com/Isabelle_Szcz/status/1625166610230087680

Do Telcos or Tech and Content industries invest most in internet infrastructures? #NetworkFee #Telco ➡️ Full findings https://www.analysysmason.com/internet-content-application-providers-infrastructure-investment-2022
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RT @DOTEurope
@AnalysysMason report:
🌐 #Tech is investing heavily in Europe's internet infrastructure
🌐Investments generate almost €1 billion savings for #EUtelco
🌐#EUtelco can handle steady traffic at low cost
🌐#ne…
https://twitter.com/DOTEurope/status/1580832075619651585

While the Bear Market’s Claws Drag ETH Prices Down, Ethereum Network Fees Remain Low

https://news.bitcoin.com/while-the-bear-markets-claws-drag-eth-prices-down-ethereum-network-fees-remain-low/

#etherscan.io’sGasTracker #Bitinfocharts.com #BearMarketAction #Ethereum(ETH) #Ethereumfees #etherscan.io #Minerrewards #TransferFees #l2fees.info #Onchaindata #AverageFee #BearMarket #ETHGasFees #MedianFees #NetworkFee #Statistics #Etherfees #MedianFee #MinerFees #Altcoins #Ethereum #BTCfees #ETH

Ethereum Transaction Fees Hit a 10-Month Low as Gas Costs per Transfer Sink Below $3

https://news.bitcoin.com/ethereum-transaction-fees-hit-a-10-month-low-as-gas-costs-per-transfer-sink-below-3/

#Ethereumnetworkfee #Bitinfocharts.com #Ethereum(ETH) #Ethereumfees #Minerrewards #TransferFees #l2fees.info #Onchaindata #AverageFee #ETHGasFees #MedianFees #NetworkFee #Statistics #Etherfees #MedianFee #MinerFees #Altcoins #Ethereum #ETHfees #metrics #L2fees #ERC20 #ether #data #Fees #ETH