Yeah 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

Yeah 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."