Germans want telcos to pay for broadband rollout

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The majority of Germans want telecommunications companies like Deutsche Telekom to cover the costs of nationwide provision of broadband internet access.The state is also to take over responsibility, according to a survey conducted by German statistics portal Statista among 1,004 people between 14 and 49 years of age.Almost half of the people asked (43%) want telcos to undertake the investment, followed by 36% expecting this from the state. Interestingly, almost nobody opted for websites accumulating lots of traffic such as YouTube to cover the costs. Around 10% say that the availability of nationwide broadband access is not necessary.The cost to provide nationwide broadband internet access across Germany including rural regions is estimated to amount to a total of