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Amazon\u2019s AWS (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday that customers who want to transfer their data to another cloud service provider will not have to pay any network fees globally.<\/p>\nAmazon\u2019s AWS (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday that customers who want to transfer their data to another cloud service provider will not have to pay any network fees globally.<\/p>\n
Regulators around the world have been probing companies\u2019 use of such fees, with critics saying they stifle competition.Under the European Union\u2019s incoming Data Act, cloud providers will be forced to make it easier for customers to switch to competitors.Meanwhile, British media regulator Ofcom has asked the UK\u2019s antitrust authority to investigate Amazon, Google and market-leader Microsoft\u2019s (MSFT.O) dominance of Britain\u2019s cloud market.Earlier this year, Alphabet\u2019s (GOOGL.O) Google Cloud service removed its own fees and said it would make it easier for customers to swap providers, but warned unfair licensing practices remained an issue.Follow the
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Amazon’s AWS announced that customers wishing to transfer their data to another cloud service provider will no longer incur any network fees globally. This decision comes amidst regulatory scrutiny over such fees and their impact on competition. The European Union’s upcoming Data Act will mandate cloud providers to facilitate easier switching for customers to competitors. Additionally, the UK’s media regulator Ofcom has requested an investigation into the dominance of Amazon, Google, and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud market. Earlier, Google Cloud also eliminated its fees for data transfers and aimed to simplify the process for customers to change providers, although it highlighted ongoing concerns regarding unfair licensing practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[245,246,1296,195,461,1298,33,426,3,250,253,1297,494,18],"class_list":["post-3701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-alphabet","tag-amazon","tag-amazon-aws","tag-britain","tag-british","tag-cloud-service-provider","tag-companies","tag-competition","tag-cyprus","tag-google","tag-microsoft","tag-network-fees","tag-uk","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n