i2Coalition Responds to Calls for Evidence: Digital Networks Act and European Data Union Strategy

i2Coalition members have collaborated on responses to calls for evidence regarding two Brussels-based initiatives: the Digital Networks Act (DNA) and the European Data Union Strategy.

We welcome the European‬ Commission’s initiative to modernize Europe’s digital connectivity landscape through the‬ ‭proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA).‬ ‭We agree that a modern, harmonized, and future-ready regulatory framework is essential to‬ ‭secure Europe’s economic competitiveness, resilience, and digital sovereignty. We offered recommendations to make sure that this initiative can meet its full potential in supporting innovation, open competition, and a‬ ‭thriving digital single market, including:

• Internet infrastructure providers are not the same as telecom companies, and should not be treated the same way
• Harmonize and clarify the national requirements for companies offering business-to-business Internet infrastructure services
• Avoid overreach on spectrum and edge/cloud regulation
• Preserve an open Internet without hindering infrastructure innovation

You can read our full response here:

i2Coalition Position on the Proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA)

 

The European Data Union Strategy seeks to simplify and clarify the existing legal framework for businesses and administrations to share data more seamlessly and at scale, while still upholding high privacy and security standards. The Strategy also touches upon potential investment in data infrastructure. In registering our response, our advice included:

• The Internet is global, and therefore the Strategy should be mindful of impact beyond EU borders
• The Strategy should begin with privacy and trust in at its core
• Cross-border data portability is crucial
• Internet infrastructure providers and SMEs need clarity around their obligations in order to meet future compliance responsibilities

You can read our full response here:

European Data Union Strategy i2C

About the i2Coalition

The i2Coalition (Internet Infrastructure Coalition) is the voice of the Internet’s builders. Representing web hosting companies, data centers, domain registrars and registries, cloud infrastructure providers, and managed services providers, we advocate for policies that protect innovation and support the Internet’s critical role in the global economy.

Our story began in 2011 during the successful fight against SOPA and PIPA, rallying the industry to protect the free flow of information online. Since formally founding in 2012, the i2Coalition has championed initiatives to keep the Internet open, secure, and accessible.

To learn more about the i2Coalition and explore membership, please visit i2Coalition.com.