Network Fees: A Misguided Idea 

It’s an old idea that refuses to go away. The European Union has reopened a debate about forcing mostly American Internet platforms to pay telecom companies extra fees for transmitting data. Since these content providers generate a disproportionate amount of Internet traffic; telecom operators argue that they should pay network fees to them for carrying their content — or as they put it, their “fair share.”  

The new initiative could come in the form of the European Union’s upcoming Digital Networks Act...