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Re:Netflix refuses to pay extra tax demanded by European int... by orcajerk on Thursday March 02, 2023 @12:58PM (#34999262)
Telecos, large and small, have to upgrade equipment on their own dime to accommodate Big Tech traffic and growth. Currently they are free riding off the telcos. If Big Tech is causing the drive to upgrade and doesn't want to pay, their services need to be turned off in unison across the EU.
Re:Netflix refuses to pay extra tax demanded by European int... by hnaccount141 on Thursday March 02, 2023 @01:02PM (#34999319)
Both tech companies and their users already pay telcos for the bandwidth they use. Where's the free ride?