Bonn/Berlin 31.03.2022 At the BREKO DigiTalk, digital politicians from the CDU, SPD, FDP and Greens discussed the political course that needs to be set after the state elections in order to future-proof the digital infrastructure in Germany's largest federal state.

Berlin, March 23, 2022 Today, the Federal Network Agency presented the draft statutory order on the minimum requirements for the right to be provided with telecommunications services (RaVT). In addition to the previously announced parameters for the requirements for internet access services (download and upload bandwidth, latency), it contains an exception rule that allows the Federal Network Agency to set lower bandwidths and higher latencies in exceptional cases if this is justified in particular by the expected costs of expansion and geographical factors.

Berlin, March 17, 2022 "Regardless of whether the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport writes a year in the new gigabit strategy for the completion of the fiber optic expansion in Germany - it has the industry on its side for the fastest possible implementation. However, whether the target set will actually be achieved depends on the measures adopted to accelerate the expansion. Over the next few years, sufficient private sector funds will be available for the expansion of fiber optics to fully utilize the existing planning and construction capacities. That is why the gigabit strategy must first and foremost be an implementation strategy that initiates concrete steps to accelerate the expansion," says Norbert Westfal, President of the German Broadband Association (BREKO), with a view to the upcoming development of the key points of the gigabit strategy by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs (BMDV) under the leadership of Minister Volker Wissing.

Bonn, March 2, 2022 Against the backdrop of the increasingly escalating Ukraine crisis caused by the Russian war of aggression, the German Broadband Association (BREKO) is excluding its member company Wingas from the association with immediate effect.

Yesterday, Telekom and 1&1 signed the first product agreement as part of their fiber optic fixed network cooperation. This is another agreement aimed at enabling telecommunications companies to use Telekom's fiber-optic network for their services on the basis of open access. The German Broadband Association (BREKO) has issued the following press statement on this: "In [...]

Berlin, 23.02.2022 - The telecommunications associations ANGA, bitkom, BREKO, BUGLAS, eco and VATM believe that the "right to the provision of telecommunications services (RaVT)" contained in the new Telecommunications Act (TKG) should be implemented in such a way that non-wireline connections via satellite, mobile communications or radio relay in particular can be used for nationwide [...]

Bonn/Berlin, 20.01.2021 Klaus Müller, CEO of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (vzbv), is set to become the new President of the Federal Network Agency on 1 March 2022, succeeding Jochen Homann, according to consistent reports. He has major tasks ahead of him in shaping the expansion of fiber optics and the energy transition.

Bonn, 23.12.2021 Yesterday, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) published an initial proposal for the minimum requirements for internet access as part of the right to fast internet. The German Broadband Association (BREKO) considers the BNetzA's proposal to set the minimum requirements for internet access at 10 Mbit/s for downloads, 1.3 Mbit/s for uploads and a maximum latency of 150 milliseconds to be appropriate.

Bonn, 17.12.2021 Due to the fact that the pandemic is still difficult to predict, the German Broadband Association (BREKO) has found a new date for the Fiberdays22 trade fair in Wiesbaden on June 14-15, 2022. The exhibitor spaces for the trade fair, which will take place in two halls of the RheinMain Congress Center for the first time, are already fully booked. Visitor tickets for the new date in June are now available.

Bonn, 16.12.2021 Today, the Monopolies Commission presented its 12th Telecommunications Sector Report under the title "Competition in Transition". The Monopolies Commission calls for the migration process from copper to fiber optic networks to be aligned with competition and to create planning security for all market participants.