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EU's 'voluntary mechanism' for telecom fees seen as 'very timid' by EU lawmaker

By Matthew Newman ( March 17, 2026, 07:13 GMT | Insight) -- An EU proposal to establish a “voluntary mechanism” to resolve disputes between European telecom companies and US tech firms over proposed network fees has been dubbed “very timid” by a leading European Parliament member. The comments follows years of debate over whether a “fair share settlement regime” should be included in EU telecom rules. Such a regime could require content and application providers to pay fees to telecom companies.An EU proposal to establish a “voluntary mechanism” to resolve disputes between European telecom companies and US tech firms over proposed network fees has been dubbed “very timid” by a leading European Parliament member....

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