A draft white paper from the European Commission shows just how ready the body is to compel Big Tech to pay ‘fair share’ contributions to help build Europe’s mobile networks, and while M&A may be needed across the continent, the case against fair share still holds strong. In a draft paper leaked last week, the commission showed a softened approach to telecom M&A, unlike that seen in recent years, to help fund 5G roll out for European operators with low growth prospects. A recent survey by TelecomTV showed that the market was split over fair share. The group surveyed, which included operators, vendors and enterprise players, showed that views were split almost right down the middle on the topic. Some…