Facebook sued by Deutsche Telekom over Internet connection fee in Germany

By Matthew Newman ( May 17, 2022, 16:26 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook has around a month to formally reply to a suit lodged by Deutsche Telekom in a German court in a contract dispute over a fee for Internet connections, MLex has learned. The case highlights tensions between telecom operators and “over-the-top” service providers in relation to funding for network infrastructure. Policy makers are debating how to address an unbalanced market, in which network providers say they must pay for ever-growing data traffic while Big Tech companies balk at paying their “fair share” for infrastructure costs.Facebook has around a month to formally reply to a suit lodged by Deutsche Telekom in a German court in a contract dispute over a fee for Internet connections, MLex has learned. The case highlights growing tensions between telecom operators and “over-the-top” service providers in relation to funding for network infrastructure....