Network fee not the fix for European telecoms financial problems, Meta says


FILE PHOTO The logo of Meta Platforms business group is seen in Brussels Belgium December 6 2022. REUTERSYves HermanFile PhotoFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot additional network costs, saying this would not solve their financial problems and also ignores tech companies' hefty investments.

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have lobbied for two decades for U.S. tech giants to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out.

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