Europe finally moves to level playing field for OTTs and telcos

At long-last the European Commission (hereafter known as the Gaggle of Red-tapers) has outlined its plan to address the regulatory imbalance between telcos and OTTs in Europe.
The draft Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications essentially aims to modernize the rules which dictate how telcos and OTTs are able to monetize customer data with third parties and advertisers. It should generally be viewed as good news for the telcos, bad news for the OTTs and a mixed bag for the consumer.
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