German broadband regs shift prompts altnet angst

Richard Agnew2026-02-26T10:54:00

Source: Deutsche Telekom

German broadband providers show unease over regulator’s move to refocus onto regional markets when gauging incumbent Telekom Deutschland’s market power, and potentially relax the operator’s regulatory obligations in four cities.

This article includes:

Themes: Broadband regulation; Fibre rollout; Market competition; Regional submarkets; Regulatory fragmentation; SMP assessment; Telecoms oversight.
People: Frederic Ufer; Klaus Müller; Sven Knapp.
Geographic: Cologne; Germany; Ingolstadt; Munich; Wolfsburg.
Organisations: BREKO; Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA); Deutsche Telekom; FTTH Council Europe; Telekom Deutschland; VATM.

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