Today, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport presented the so-called Gigabit Grundbuch. The tool announced in the federal government’s gigabit strategy is intended to create a central national data portal for the expansion of the digital infrastructure.

The German Broadband Association (BREKO) has issued the following statement:

“The gigabit land register can make a contribution to facilitating and therefore speeding up the expansion of the digital infrastructure. In particular, telecommunications companies must be given prompt access to real estate, cadastral and land register data.

We are positive about the aim of the Gigabit Grundbuch, which is to make the current uncoordinated data queries by the federal states to the telecommunications companies, which lead to a considerable bureaucratic burden, a thing of the past.

Despite all the joy about the new gigabit land register and the intended increase in transparency, the security of the data it contains must be fully guaranteed and access rights must be regulated restrictively. The protection of telecommunications networks as a critical infrastructure is of paramount importance for social interaction, the economy, the healthcare system and public safety. This must also be reflected in the new Gigabit Grundbuch.”

About the BREKO

As the leading fiber optic association with over 440 member companies, the Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V. (BREKO) successfully promotes competition in the German telecommunications market. Its members are clearly committed to future-proof fiber optics and are responsible for 70 percent of the expansion of fiber optic connections in Germany. The more than 230 telecommunications network operators organized in the association supply both metropolitan areas and rural areas with future-proof fibre optic connections. They have invested 3.2 billion euros in this in 2021. Further information can be found at brekoverband.de.