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02 May, 2022

Europe’s internet ecosystem: socio-economic benefits of a fairer balance between tech giants and telecom operators

Over the last decade, Internet use has become essential in the daily life of millions of Europeans, with data traffic consumption growing at double digits annually. This evolution has been supported by a massive transformation of fixed and mobile telecom networks, from the prevalent copper and 3G-based solutions of the early 2010s, to much more advanced Very High-Capacity Networks (‘VHCN’), including FTTH and 5G, consumers can now benefit from.

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02 May, 2022

Europe’s Internet ecosystem: A 72bn boost to GDP and 840k new jobs are within reach if gaps in network costs are tackled

Brussels, 2 May 2022 – Today, tech giants do not contribute a fair share to the deployment of telecom networks, while generating network-related costs of tens of billion euros. This weakens Europe’s capacity to swiftly achieve connectivity targets. Addressing this through policy action could unlock socio-economic benefits for Europe, including €72bn GDP growth, an additional 840k jobs in 2025 and cuts to CO₂ emissions.

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15 Apr, 2022

ETNO’s submission to the public consultation on BEREC early call for input on BEREC Work Programme 2023

ETNO welcomes the opportunity to provide early inputs towards BEREC’s Work Programme 2023. We believe that BEREC should in general focus on the ongoing tasks as mandated by EU legislation, as defined in the EECC, the Open Internet Regulation, roaming and intra‐EU calls, for example. We support BEREC’s commitment to establish structured cooperation mechanisms with EU institutions and other competent authorities.

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14 Apr, 2022

ETNO-GSMA-GIGAEurope response to the public consultation on the draft BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation

ETNO, the GSMA and GIGAEurope, who represent the telecoms sector in Europe, welcome the opportunity to comment on BEREC’s Draft Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation. It is a crucial milestone to implement and enforce Regulation 2015/2120 on the Open Internet, especially in light of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings concerning the interpretation of the specific Articles of the Regulation.

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05 Apr, 2022

ETNO response to the EC public consultation on sustainable consumption of goods – promoting the right to repair and reuse

General considerations
ETNO represents the main telecommunications network operators in Europe. In addition to the provision of access to communications services for consumers, our members provide mobile handsets to allow consumers to avail of the communications services to which they are subscribed.
ETNO welcomes the opportunity to send complementary views to its response to the EC public consultation on sustainable consumption of goods – promoting the right to repair and reuse.

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29 Mar, 2022

ETNO CEOs meet EVP Vestager

Brussels, 29.3.2022 – A group of CEOs from ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, has met today with European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager.

The meeting covered the following main areas: telecom contribution to European economy and society, including response to the Ukraine crisis; the issue of scale and competitiveness in European markets; the importance of removing barriers to the EU Single Market; and the sustainability of the telecom and internet ecosystems in Europe.

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