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Meta told to pay Deutsche Telekom €30m in major telecom services dispute ruling

By Sara Brandstätter and Charlotte Westphal ( February 10, 2026, 15:12 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms has been told to pay Deutsche Telekom more than €30 million for the continued use of the operator’s telecommunications services. The ruling by the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf marks a major victory for telecom companies in a dispute over whether digital platforms — most of them US-based — should contribute to the cost of upgrading the European telecommunications network infrastructure they use.Meta Platforms has been ordered by a German court to pay Deutsche Telekom more than €30 million ($35 million) over its continued use of the operator’s telecommunications services....

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