In the context of the European Commission’s call for evidence on the upcoming Digital Networks Act, it’s important to clear up some telecom myths clouding the debate.

William Webb · July 8, 2025

The European Commission should drop the idea of introducing an arbitration or dispute resolution mechanism via the Digital Networks Act for possible conflicts between telecom operators and other ISPs or content providers. This is because: there is no market failure justifying such regulation; existing tools can address the few disputes that do arise; it would unfairly benefit dominant telecom operators and effectively introduce network fees.

William Webb · May 12, 2025

Cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) are driving the transformation of Europe’s telecom sector. Yet, some large telecom operators – ironically, those benefiting the most from digital innovation – claim that the very tech firms enabling their digital transformation are also those ‘exploiting’ telecom networks, and argue the two business models are converging. 

Daniel Friedlaender · February 27, 2025