Meta unit must pay Deutsche Telekom $36 million over network services, German court say

A German court has ruled that a Meta subsidiary must pay Deutsche Telekom about ‌30 million ‌euros ($35.71 million) for network services used by the US company’s platforms, a court spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The payment ‌covers services that Telekom says it provided over more than three years to handle internet traffic generated by Meta platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.

At issue was whether a binding contract existed during this period for the use of Telekom’s “peering ​points,” where data enters the company’s network.