Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton met, late on Wednesday 18 March, with Netflix CEO, Reed Hasting to discuss how to prevent any congestion caused by the explosion in internet traffic due to national containment to curb the COVID-19 epidemic.
“Streaming platforms, telecom operators and users... We all have a joint responsibility to take steps to ensure the smooth functioning of the internet during the battle against the virus propagation”, said Commissioner Breton at the meeting...