Double extension/superstructure

For more than two years, Deutsche Telekom and its affiliated company Glasfaser Plus have been undermining the fiber optic expansion and investment dynamics of competitors by deliberately reacting to expansion decisions and announcing the construction of fiber optic networks in (partial) areas where no plans previously existed.The goal: The expansion projects of competitors are to be blocked by a strategic double expansion or its announcement, pushing these companies out of the market and preventing further investments.

BREKO has long called on BNetzA and the Federal Government to take concrete measures against the strategically destructive behavior of Deutsche Telekom and Glasfaser Plus in order to re-establish fair competitive conditions and restore planning security for expanding companies.

FAQ

BREKO has already introduced a concrete solution proposal into the discussion in 2023.reight. The proposal provides that dDeutsche Telekom and its affiliated company Glasfaser Plus to committedt is, to enter their fiber optic expansion plans in a non-public expansion list with a lead time of 9 monthswhich is filed with the Federal Network Agency, for example . In case of violations are sanctions are imposedsuch as a temporary ban on expansion in specific areas. Legally, such a request for information can be implemented on the basis of Section 203 TKG. BREKO also calls for the initiation of a specific abuse procedure in accordance with Section 50 TKG, which the BNetzA is obliged to do ex officio if there are actual indications that would justify abusive behavior.

In July 2023, the Federal Network Agency and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, at the urging of the of the industry Monitoring body for fiber optic dual expansion at the BNetzA in order to analyze the problem. In April 2024 was a Interim report publishedtwhich does not propose any concrete options for action, despite the clear presentation of the problem. A final report is still pending. Concrete solutions have not yet been pursued. At the end of 2024, the Federal Network Agency launched preliminary investigations into possible abusive behavior.

An application of the BREKO under the Freedom of Information Act (IFG) to the Federal Network Agency has revealed that that pressure from political decision-makers in the BMDV influence the outcome of the report in favor of in favor of Deutsche Telekom taken has been. For example clear recommendations for actionsuch as B. the initiation of a formal request for information from Deutsche Telekom has been deleted from the interim report.

Documents

Positionspapier: Doppelausbau Download (57 KB)
Übersicht: Lösungsvorschlag Doppelausbau Download (205 KB)

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