( May 15, 2023, 17:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Allowing telecom operators to charge content and social media providers for use of telecom infrastructure would harm consumers and endanger the free and open Internet, a major German consumer group has argued. VZBV, the national umbrella organization of consumer associations, said in a statement summarizing its response to a European Commission consultation on network fees that the proposal would mean less content, less choice and higher costs.The statement, in German, follows. The consultation response, also in German, is attached....
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