Bonn/Berlin, 08.12.2021 "We warmly congratulate Olaf Scholz on his election as the new Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. In view of the major challenges facing our country, it is good that the new federal government is now officially taking up its work.

Bonn/Berlin, 06.12.2021 The German Broadband Association (BREKO) comments on the current discussion about the distribution of subject areas, in particular digital responsibilities, within the future federal government: We at BREKO welcome the expansion of the Federal Ministry of Transport to include the area of digital affairs. This should be accompanied by the fact that the topic of digital infrastructure will be dealt with by one ministry in future and the existing distribution of responsibilities across several ministries will come to an end.

Bonn, 30.11.2021 The new Telecommunications Act (TKG) comes into force on December 1, 2021. It contains many levers to drive forward the expansion of fiber optics and connect citizens in urban and rural areas to the future-proof fiber optic network even faster. The German Broadband Association (BREKO) is calling on politicians to use the opportunities presented by the implementation of the law to ensure that fiber optic expansion really benefits from it.

Bonn, 26.11.2021 At its general meeting, the German Broadband Association (BREKO) set the main topics for the new year. In the area of funding, the association is expanding its range of services to include a new platform for advising companies on public procurement and state aid law.

On November 22, the national consultation procedure on the draft decision submitted by the Federal Network Agency on the conditions for access to Telekom's fixed network wholesale services was concluded. The decision is of particular relevance for the expansion of fiber optics in Germany, as it defines the framework conditions for future fiber optic regulation. In the interests of a new and future-oriented regulatory regime, the German Broadband Association (BREKO) is calling for improvements.

Today, the SPD, Greens and FDP presented their coalition agreement for the 20th legislative period under the title "Daring more progress - an alliance for freedom, justice and sustainability". In it, the "traffic light coalition" also sets the framework conditions for the nationwide expansion of fiber optics and mobile communications in Germany.

Bonn, 23.11.2021 With the network operator Colt Technology Services, the German Broadband Association (BREKO) welcomes its 400th member company at the end of 2021. Together with the BREKO purchasing association, which is welcoming its 100th network operator as a member this month, the BREKO association is celebrating a proud 500 memberships. This means that the leading fiber optic association represents 85 percent of the alternative telecommunications network operators active in Germany as well as manufacturers of hardware, components and service providers.

Bonn/Berlin, 09.11.2021 Dr. Stephan Albers, Managing Director of the German Broadband Association (BREKO), comments on Deutsche Telekom's plans to connect an additional four million households to the fibre-optic network by 2028 with the new Glasfaser Plus joint venture

Berlin, 20.10.2021 The German Broadband Association (BREKO) comments on the coalition negotiations between the SPD, Greens and FDP starting tomorrow: "We welcome the fact that digitization is to play a central role in a possible "traffic light" coalition. If the three parties continue to pursue the good approaches from the exploratory paper in the coalition negotiations, digitization will finally receive the priority it deserves as a driver of innovation and climate protection, and digital policy will be given a top position at the cabinet table.

Bonn/Berlin, October 14, 2021 BREKO believes that the Federal Network Agency's draft decision on the future regulation of telecommunications companies' access to Telekom's local loop, which was presented on Monday this week, is a step in the right direction. BREKO welcomes the Federal Network Agency's proposal for the future regulation of fiber-optic networks.