Update 20 Dec 2013: On 20 Dec 2013, the Danish Erhvervsstyrelsen (DBA) adopted a decision (available only in Danish language) supplementing its existing Market 4 decision, in which it determines the regulatory obligations relating to the vectored VDSL2 roll-out of TDC. This follows the …
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Vectoring and (potential/partial) phasing-out of copper sub-loop unbundling obligations: Full text of EU NRAs’ actual decisions
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Last modified: November 4, 2014
Published: October 30, 2012
ECJ Judgment: emerging markets clause of German Telecoms Act incompatible with EU law
Late this afternoon, the European Court of Justice published it's Judgment in the case opposing the European Commission and Germany. The case relates to the 'emerging markets' clause which was introduced as § 9a (Regulierung neuer Märkte) in the German …
Germany: BNetzA adopts obligations for sub-loop unbundling and backhaul duct/fibre access
Update 28 June 2007: The full text of the European Commission's 'comments letter' SG-Greffe (2007) D/203748 has now been released. It reveals that the European Commission's eCommunications Consultation Task Force asked BNetzA for clarifications, and that further comments, and even …
Germany: 2nd round analysis on unbundled access (Market 11), including duct access proposal, etc.
Last week, the German regulatory authority (the Bundesnetzagentur or BNetzA) issued a consultation document with regard to a new analysis of Market 11, as well as a short document setting out future scenarios. In the subsequently published BNetzA Amtsblatt (an …
Germany: 2nd round analysis on unbundled access (Market 11), including duct access proposal, etc.
Last week, the German regulatory authority (the Bundesnetzagentur or BNetzA) issued a consultation document with regard to a new analysis of Market 11, as well as a short document setting out future scenarios. In the subsequently published BNetzA Amtsblatt (an …
Germany: Amendments to Telecommunications Act published – emerging markets clause in effect
Update 26 Feb 2007 (2): Following the European Commission's statement of this morning, the Secretary of State at the German Federal Ministry for Economy, Bernd Pfaffenbach, declared in a press release today that (in his view contrary to Ms. Reding's …
Germany: Draft Telecommunications Bill modified: details on treatment of ‘emerging markets’
Update 23 Feb 2007: Today's Bundesgesetzblatt contains the Act amending the Telecommunications Act. Key provisions, including those relating to 'emerging markets' come into effect on 24 Feb 2007. A separate T-REGS news item addresses today's development. Update 15 Dec 2006: …
Germany: 3,5 GHz spectrum auction for broadband wireless access
Update 15 Dec 2006: The auction procedure was concluded this morning. The total amount of the bids was €56 million. Clearwire Europe sarl and Inquam Broadband GmbH obtained frequency packages for all 28 regions (packages A and B respectively). …
Germany: Government approves draft modifications of Telecommunications Act
Today, the German Council of Ministers approved the draft text of modifications to the Telecommunications Act (Telekommunikationsgesetz - TKG), prepared by the Ministry of Economy and Technology. The text focuses on: 1) The regulatory approach to “emerging markets”. 2) Consumer protection (in …
Germany: BNetzA determines new (lower) Deutsche Telekom interconnection charges
The German regulatory authority BNetzA announced today that it has decided to reduce Deutsche Telekom’s interconnection charges by 10% on average. The decision will enter into effect on 1 June 2006 and is valid until 30 Nov 2008. The regulator's …
