News
12 Oct 2023
GSMA and ETNO welcome announcements on a new “Digital Networks Act”, call for urgent action (ETNO and GSMA)
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY FOR ALL
Affordable and high-speed digital connectivity, everywhere and for everybody, is a European digital right.
As European telecom operators, we want to ensure that no one is left behind.
€174bn
estimated investment deficit to meet the EU’s 2030 connectivity targets
A FAIRER MODEL IS NEEDED
Consumers, businesses, big and small, and telecom operators pay for mobile and fixed network upgrades in Europe. In the last 10 years, telecom operators invested €500 billion but this will not be enough to meet the EU's Digital Decade 2030 connectivity targets.
Today, a small number of very large digital platforms generate nearly half of all Internet data traffic in Europe (Sandvine - 2023 Global Internet Phenomena Report). They promise their customers high-definition experiences, in real-time and without lag, but do not contribute towards the costs of the network upgrades needed to deliver those experiences. This is unsustainable and needs to change.
Our proposal
To deliver the digital connectivity Europe deserves and to achieve its Digital Decade 2030 targets, urgent intervention is needed.
That is why we are proposing a new Fair Share* solution.
*this debate is referred to in different ways, including as 'fair contribution' among European stakeholders and decision-makers
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Who we Are
Fair Share is a proposal developed by European telecom operators, in response to the questions raised by the European Commission about how to ensure sustainable investment in Europe's communications networks.
We support a new, collaborative and more sustainable approach to investing in the future of connectivity for Europe, to deploy a solution for the benefit of all EU citizens and businesses.
Resource Centre
Looking for further information about the Fair Share initiative? You will find a wide range of information including reports, blog posts and fact sheets from Fair Share operators, endorsers, and industry experts in our Resource Centre.
