1:1 with MEP Karen Melchior
In this podcast MEP Karen Melchior (Renew Europe) & the internet lab discuss the policy dimension of internet regulation
📌Episode Highlights
⏲️[00:00] Intro
⏲️[01:27] Q1 - How do you interpret the relationship between users accessing more content and services online and the impact this may have on telcos?
⏲️[04:17] Q2 - What are the inherent dangers (if any) of Big Tech being requested to pay for the network of telcos?
⏲️[08:28] Q3 - Do you think it is appropriate to compare the contribution of Big Tech and telcos in infrastructure, as suggested by some?
⏲️[12:10] You have 1 minute to deliver a message to the powers that be in the EU on the 'fair contribution' discussion: make your case.
⏲️[15:25] Outro
📌About Our Guest
🎙️ MEP Karen Melchior | Renew Europe
🐦 https://twitter.com/karmel80
🌐 July 2022 MEP Letter to the European Commission
🌐 European Parliament MEP Page
Karen Melchior is a Danish Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Her parliamentary activities include coordinating the Renew Europe-members of the Committee on Legal Affairs. She is also part of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality as well as the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. As an MEP, she is thoroughly invested in the legislative work related to technology and Artificial Intelligence regulation. Ms Melchior is especially concerned with digital rights and consumer protection. As a result, she was one of the 40 MEPs who co-signed a letter In July this year expressing their concerns regarding the impact of current discussions on net neutrality and asking for a consultation of any measures implying new forms of access fees on the Internet.
⏲️[00:00] Intro
⏲️[01:27] Q1 - How do you interpret the relationship between users accessing more content and services online and the impact this may have on telcos?
⏲️[04:17] Q2 - What are the inherent dangers (if any) of Big Tech being requested to pay for the network of telcos?
⏲️[08:28] Q3 - Do you think it is appropriate to compare the contribution of Big Tech and telcos in infrastructure, as suggested by some?
⏲️[12:10] You have 1 minute to deliver a message to the powers that be in the EU on the 'fair contribution' discussion: make your case.
⏲️[15:25] Outro
📌About Our Guest
🎙️ MEP Karen Melchior | Renew Europe
🐦 https://twitter.com/karmel80
🌐 July 2022 MEP Letter to the European Commission
🌐 European Parliament MEP Page
Karen Melchior is a Danish Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Her parliamentary activities include coordinating the Renew Europe-members of the Committee on Legal Affairs. She is also part of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality as well as the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. As an MEP, she is thoroughly invested in the legislative work related to technology and Artificial Intelligence regulation. Ms Melchior is especially concerned with digital rights and consumer protection. As a result, she was one of the 40 MEPs who co-signed a letter In July this year expressing their concerns regarding the impact of current discussions on net neutrality and asking for a consultation of any measures implying new forms of access fees on the Internet.
