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German fibre players cautiously welcome BNetzA’s copper switch-off plans

2026-01-22T15:19:00

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Source: Unsplash / Angelo Abear

German telcos and industry bodies issue guarded welcomes of German regulator’s latest regulatory plans to enforce copper shutdown in parts of the country, although timeline for the switch-off still not firmed up…

This article includes:

  • Organisations: BREKO; Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA); Deutsche GigaNetz; Deutsche Glasfaser; Deutsche Telekom (DT); DNS:NET; European Commission (EC); European Union (EU); OXG Glasfaser; Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany); Telekom Deutschland (TDE); VATM; Vodafone Germany.
  • Geographies: Europe; Germany.
  • People: Dominique Leroy.
  • Themes: Altnets; Broadband; Copper; Copper decommissioning; Digital connectivity; Fibre (FTTP); Fibre build; Fibre coverage; Infrastructure; Infrastructure decommissioning; Investment; Legacy infrastructure; Market competition; Open access; Regulation; Regulatory frameworks; Wholesale.

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