The European Union government is seeking public input on a controversial proposal to make online platforms pay for telecom companies' broadband network upgrades and expansions. "letter from the CEOs of 13 large European telecom companies in 2021 said that network investment "can only be sustainable if such big tech platforms also contribute fairly to network costs. " In the US, a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission argues that Big Tech gets a "free ride" on networks built by ISPs