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CTOnews.com, September 26 (Reuters)-DTEGn.DE, Orange (ORAN.PA), TEF.MC and 13 other European telecom operators jointly asked large technology companies to share network costs on Monday local time, citing the energy crisis and EU climate change targets.

The call comes as the European Commission prepares to solicit feedback from both sides before proposing legislation that could force technology companies to help pay for the launch of 5G and fiber-optic cables in 27 EU countries.

According to reports, the chief executives of the two companies said in a statement that the industry invests about 50 billion euros (345.5 billion yuan) a year in infrastructure, needs more capital, and the need is very urgent. " The cost of planning and construction projects is increasing. The price of fiber optic cable, for example, almost doubled in the first half of 2022. Similarly, the rise in energy prices and other input prices has also hit the Internet industry. "

Action must be taken in time. Europe has missed many of the opportunities offered by the consumer Internet, and it must now quickly build strength for the meta-universe. In order to achieve this, and to be sustainable over time, we believe that the largest traffic producers should make a fair contribution to the huge costs they currently impose on European networks.

CTOnews.com understands that other signatories to the statement include VOD.L, BOUY.PA, KPN (KPN.AS), BT.L, TIM Group, Telia Company (TELIA.ST), Fastweb (SCMNSF) .ul) and Altice Portugal.

European telecom operators believe that US technology companies such as Google, Meta and Netflix, owned by Alphabet, account for more than half of Internet traffic and should bear some of the cost of upgrading infrastructure.

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