Germany finally gets ducts in a row with new BNetzA regs

Richard Agnew2026-07-27T10:37:00

Source: Deutsche Telekom

Networks watchdog firms up contractual framework for access to incumbent Telekom Deutschland’s underground assets, following several years of industry arguments. Regulator claims to have “removed the obstacles to duct access” for altnets, and handed a much-needed boost to Germany’s pressured fibre infra sector. But not everybody is happy…

This article includes:

Organisations: BREKO; Bundesnetzagentur; EWE; European Court of Justice; FTTH Council Europe; Glasfaser Nordwest; GlasfaserPlus; Heise Online; IFM Investors; Kabel Deutschland; Telekom Deutschland; Unitymedia; VATM; Vodafone Germany.
Geographic: Europe; Germany.
People: Jeffrey Al-Ali; Klaus Müller; Sven Knapp.
Themes: Broadband; Bureaucratical hurdles; Contractual framework; Copper switch-off; Duct access; Fibre infrastructure; Gigabit Register; Infrastructure Atlas; Multi-dwelling unit bottlenecks; Network planning; Open access; Regulatory framework; Telecommunications Act; Wholesale fibre.

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