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Telecom companies in India want tech firms to pay for network usage (techcrunch.com)
from ijeff@lemdro.id to technology@lemmy.ml on 06 Sep 2023 01:42
https://lemdro.id/post/1170786

Indian telecom operators, including Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone-Idea, have recommended that internet companies contribute to telecom network costs.
They propose that these contributions should be based on factors like traffic consumption, turnover, and the number of users.
The telecom operators argue that this would create a level playing field and help boost their margins in a market with low average revenue per user.
Critics, however, raise concerns about potential violations of net neutrality and the possibility of shifting costs to consumers if internet companies are forced to cover network expenses.

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Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip on 06 Sep 2023 02:29 next collapse

That’s supposed to be what your service charges offset

Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me on 06 Sep 2023 04:21 next collapse

Isn’t the ISP’s job to bring the customers to the peering point? Why do all ISPs end up wanting to double dip and get paid from both sides?

Google/Cloudflare/Akamai and others already do the job of transporting all that traffic internationally up to the POP, some like Netflix and Google will even set up boxes for free in your datacenter to optimize bandwidth.

The bandwidth between the POP and the end users? 100% the ISP’s responsibility. Who’s ultimately using up all that bandwidth? The ISP’s users.

independantiste@sh.itjust.works on 06 Sep 2023 04:45 next collapse

I swear telecom companies are the most openly greedy

retiolus@lemmy.cat on 18 Oct 2023 08:00 collapse

French telecoms tried the same a few years ago…

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