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The new regulations under the EU’s Digital Markets Act will soon apply to tech businesses that create the operating systems, social networks, and search engines used by millions of people.

The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has sided with Big Tech, following campaigns to force tech giants to invest in 5G infrastructure.

GSMA and ETNO have prepared their demands as part of feedback to the European Commission which launched a consultation into the issue in February. The deadline for responses is Friday, May 19th.

Google unveiled its official private wireless networking service on Tuesday, meant to be sold directly to enterprise customers in a move that could put the company in direct competition with Ericsson, Verizon, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and others.

The carbon removal technology the most dominant tech companies are funding is not even enough to address the problem of their own emissions.