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> Telcos are lobbying for some of this money to go to them because it's "unfair" This always makes me giggle. A company who is already getting paid for transmi
by falcolas 4y ago
> Telcos are lobbying for some of this money to go to them because it's "unfair"
This always makes me giggle. A company who is already getting paid for transmitting data wants to get paid twice for transmitting some data, essentially charging their customers twice for some of those bits.
Greedy toads.
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoYeah but telcos have big political influence in some EU countries, especially given that some of them were former national companies sold off to investors with ties to politicians. So they can just lobby for whatever laws they want. This demand form telcos is basically a mob shakedown. "Say Netflix, we heard you're making big money selling your stuff to customers ON OUR TURF. Here's the deal, you give us a cut of your sales, or else, who knows, bad things can happen in this neighborhood, and we can protect you."
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