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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>By Foo Yun Chee<\/strong>

BRUSSELS: The Netherlands on Monday warned against hitting Big Tech<\/a> with a so-called internet<\/a> toll to help pay for billions of euros in network investments, saying such a move may breach net neutrality rules and lead to price hikes for Europeans.

The comments by Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Micky Adriaansens marked the first by an EU country after EU industry chief Thierry Breton kicked off a consultation last Thursday on who should foot the bill to roll out costly 5G and broadband.

Deutsche Telekom, Orange,
Telefonica<\/a>, Telecom Italia<\/a> and other operators have long lobbied for a Big Tech contribution and have found an ally in Breton, a former chief executive at Orange.

Among the companies that said an internet tax would undermine EU rules to treat all users equally are Alphabet Inc's Google,
Apple Inc<\/a>, Meta Platforms Inc<\/a>, Netflix Inc, Amazon.com Inc<\/a> and Microsoft Corp.<\/a> These companies account for more than half of data internet traffic, according to telecom operators.

Adriaansens said the Dutch government had commissioned a study by economic consultancy
Oxera<\/a> which showed the drawbacks of such a tax.

\"It will penalise the consumers,\" she told Reuters in an interview, saying that consumers who pay subscription fees to telecoms providers and also subscribe to streaming and video services may see the latter fees go up with Big Tech likely to pass on the internet tax.

\"We should analyse the problem first and what the normal market reaction is to these challenges. The first one is the government in place to facilitate or are there other funds available or is it just the markets' responsibility to take care of this infrastructure?\" Adriaansens said.

\"I think that there is this concern that our infrastructure is not able to meet our expectations and our ambitions. So I understand that concern but I don't think that this is the way to go then, so fast,\" she said.

According to Oxera's study, Europe's telecoms providers have not been burdened with higher network costs despite the strong growth in internet data traffic. Oxera also found that these companies' operating profits have been boosted by network modernisation which has led to fewer employees and lower capital costs.

\"Our analysis of the proposals for a levy shows that such a policy cannot robustly be shown to increase economic efficiency, and would potentially bring substantial transaction and set-up costs,\" the report said.

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荷兰警告互联网人数作为欧盟看起来大科技基金网络

荷兰经济事务部长的言论米奇Adriaansens第一由欧盟国家在欧盟工业首席蒂埃里布列塔尼人开始咨询上周四在谁应该买单推出昂贵的5 g和宽带。

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布鲁塞尔:荷兰周一警告不要触及大型科技股与一个所谓的互联网人数来帮助支付数十亿欧元的网络投资,说此举可能违反网络中立规则并为欧洲人导致价格上涨。

荷兰经济事务部长的言论米奇Adriaansens第一由欧盟国家在欧盟工业首席蒂埃里布列塔尼人开始咨询上周四在谁应该买单推出昂贵的5 g和宽带。

德国电信、橙色、西班牙电话公司,意大利电信和其他运营商长期游说大型科技贡献和发现布列塔尼人的盟友,橙色的前首席执行官。

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在公司说互联网的税收会破坏欧盟规则平等对待所有用户字母表(aapl . o:行情)的谷歌,苹果(aapl . o:行情),元平台公司Netflix Inc .,Amazon.com Inc .)微软(msft . o:行情)。这些公司占超过一半的互联网流量数据,根据电信运营商。

Adriaansens说荷兰政府委托的一项研究经济咨询公司Oxera显示这种税的缺点。

“这将惩罚消费者,”她在接受路透采访时,称电信提供商和消费者支付订阅费用也订阅流媒体和视频服务可能会看到后者与大型科技股上升的费用可能通过互联网上的税。

“我们应该首先分析问题,这些挑战市场的正常反应是什么。第一个是地方政府促进或有其他资金或只是市场的责任来照顾这个基础设施吗?”Adriaansens said.

“我认为有这个担心,我们的基础设施不能够满足我们的期望和野心。所以我明白,担忧,但我不认为这是路要走,如此之快,”她说。

Oxera的研究显示,欧洲的电信提供商没有背负更高的网络成本尽管互联网数据流量的强劲增长。Oxera还发现,这些企业的营业利润提高了网络现代化导致更少的员工,降低资本成本。

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“我们的分析表明,这种政策征税的提议强劲不能提高经济效率,并将可能带来重大交易和安装成本,”该报告称。

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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>By Foo Yun Chee<\/strong>

BRUSSELS: The Netherlands on Monday warned against hitting Big Tech<\/a> with a so-called internet<\/a> toll to help pay for billions of euros in network investments, saying such a move may breach net neutrality rules and lead to price hikes for Europeans.

The comments by Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Micky Adriaansens marked the first by an EU country after EU industry chief Thierry Breton kicked off a consultation last Thursday on who should foot the bill to roll out costly 5G and broadband.

Deutsche Telekom, Orange,
Telefonica<\/a>, Telecom Italia<\/a> and other operators have long lobbied for a Big Tech contribution and have found an ally in Breton, a former chief executive at Orange.

Among the companies that said an internet tax would undermine EU rules to treat all users equally are Alphabet Inc's Google,
Apple Inc<\/a>, Meta Platforms Inc<\/a>, Netflix Inc, Amazon.com Inc<\/a> and Microsoft Corp.<\/a> These companies account for more than half of data internet traffic, according to telecom operators.

Adriaansens said the Dutch government had commissioned a study by economic consultancy
Oxera<\/a> which showed the drawbacks of such a tax.

\"It will penalise the consumers,\" she told Reuters in an interview, saying that consumers who pay subscription fees to telecoms providers and also subscribe to streaming and video services may see the latter fees go up with Big Tech likely to pass on the internet tax.

\"We should analyse the problem first and what the normal market reaction is to these challenges. The first one is the government in place to facilitate or are there other funds available or is it just the markets' responsibility to take care of this infrastructure?\" Adriaansens said.

\"I think that there is this concern that our infrastructure is not able to meet our expectations and our ambitions. So I understand that concern but I don't think that this is the way to go then, so fast,\" she said.

According to Oxera's study, Europe's telecoms providers have not been burdened with higher network costs despite the strong growth in internet data traffic. Oxera also found that these companies' operating profits have been boosted by network modernisation which has led to fewer employees and lower capital costs.

\"Our analysis of the proposals for a levy shows that such a policy cannot robustly be shown to increase economic efficiency, and would potentially bring substantial transaction and set-up costs,\" the report said.

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