EU won't ask Big Tech to pay for telecoms overhaul

In a long-running debate, European telecom companies want "fair share" payments from tech giants like Netflix for the large amounts of bandwidth they use. Tech firms oppose this, arguing it would force people to pay twice, first for internet access, then through higher costs for streaming and cloud services. Wednesday's move confirms the European Union's promise to the United States to "not adopt or maintain network usage fees" under the tariff deal agreed between the two sides last year. The...