1:1 with Brian Williamson

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📌Episode Highlights
⏲️[00:00] Intro
⏲️[01:12] Q1 - How do you interpret the relationship between users accessing more content and services online and the impact this may have on telcos?
⏲️[02:53] Q2 - What are the inherent dangers (if any) of Big Tech being requested to pay for the network of telcos?
⏲️[05:42] Q3 - Do you think it is appropriate to compare the contribution of Big Tech and telcos in infrastructure, as suggested by some?
⏲️[08:35] You have 1 minute to deliver a message to the powers that be in the EU on the 'fair contribution' discussion: make your case.
⏲️[09:18] Outro

📌About Our Guest
🎙️ Brian Williamson | Partner, Communications Chambers
🐦 https://twitter.com/MarethBrian
🌐 Communication Chambers’ Paper: ‘An Internet Traffic Tax Would Harm Europe’s Digital Transformation’ (Commissioned by CCIA)
🌐 Communication Chambers’ Note: ‘Patterns of Fixed Traffic Growth, 2022’
🌐 LinkedIn Contribution on Telcos’ Traffic Growth Claims
🌐 Brian Williamson

Brian Williamson has worked in government at the New Zealand Treasury and is now a London based consultant. His clients include governments, regulators, telcos, and tech companies. As a consultant, Brian works at the intersection of the ‘digital economy’ and policy. This includes looking at the respective and complementary contributions of connectivity and applications to enhance economic and social outcomes. He recently published a study on the proposed ‘Internet traffic tax’ for the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA).