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Comment: European telecom companies' regulatory goals get traction, even if softer merger rules remain elusive

By Matthew Newman ( March 10, 2023, 16:26 GMT | Comment) -- The "fair share" debate in Europe on whether tech companies should contribute to telecom companies' infrastructure costs is one part of the telecom sector's larger goal to re-orient the EU’s telecom regulatory landscape. After years of arguments that the sector is overregulated and failing to attract enough investment, telecom CEOs are finally getting traction on their goals of "fair contribution" and lowering regulatory obligations. While making gains on these fronts, though, the big prize — an easing of merger rules to allow national market consolidation — remains elusive.Europe’s biggest telecom companies — Orange, Deutsche Telecom, Telefónica and Vodafone — may finally have turned the EU’s regulatory landscape in their favor....

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