‘No other choice’: 1&1 to sue BNetzA over spectrum extension move
Joe Purnell2026-01-19T16:37:00
Challenger operator CEO Ralph Dommermuth tells Handelsblatt that he intends to sue the regulator for spectrum licence extension decision that “ruled out” 1&1. “This is not OK”…
This article includes:
- Themes: 5G spectrum reform; Competition policy; Licence extension dispute; Mobile network regulation; Secondary spectrum markets; Spectrum auctions; Spectrum sharing obligations.
- People: Henna Virkkunen; Markus Haas; Ralph Dommermuth.
- Geographic: Cologne; European Union; Germany.
- Organisations: 1&1; BNetzA; EWE Tel; European Commission; Freenet; Handelsblatt; O2; Telefónica Deutschland; Telekom Deutschland; Vodafone Germany.