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Zuckerberg Dines with European Telco Execs

posted by Dopefish on Friday February 28 2014, @08:00AM   
from the nickle-and-dime dept.

strattitarius writes "Mark Zuckerberg met with top mobile and telco executives to address concerns that Internet providers are becoming "simple pipes" as apps like WhatsApp eat into high-margin over-the-top services such as text messaging and even voice communications. Orange SA CEO Stephane Richard stated "The risk for us is being excluded from the world of services".

It would seem that the telcos are realizing that they have been behind the curve as Richard stated "A service like WhatsApp, to be honest, that's something we could've and should've come up with before". Ironically in doing so, they basically make the case that they had every chance and advantage to create these apps and monetize them just as WhatsApp and Skype have done."

• Re:Some telcos ***are*** thinking of charging ! Re:Some telcos ***are*** thinking of charging ! (Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 28 2014, @09:28AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 28 2014, @09:28AM (#8468)

  I think it's a faux pas to link to Slashdot. We are here because we are done with Slashdot, and I, for one, resent the attempt to lure me back.

  I have mod points. Next time I see a link to Slashdot, I'm modding it Offtopic.

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• Re:Some telcos ***are*** thinking of charging ! (Score: 2, Funny) by tibman on Friday February 28 2014, @10:21AM

  by tibman (134) on Friday February 28 2014, @10:21AM (#8504)

  So guys, for the next 5-10 minutes don't link to slashdot :P

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