Forward for broadband expansion: Fair play agreement to accelerate Internet expansion
With this initiative, the associations are reacting to plans of the Federal Government to regulate network access more strictly in the future by law and via the Federal Network Agency
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With this initiative, the associations are reacting to plans of the Federal Government to regulate network access more strictly in the future by law (§ 22a TKG) and via the Federal Network Agency. The three industry associations BDEW, Breko and VKU – whose member companies together account for just under 60 percent of German fiber optic connections – want to prevent new government regulations and instead rely on voluntary cooperation. For consumers, the agreement could bring tangible benefits: If providers share the existing infrastructure, the choice of Internet providers on the same connection increases, unnecessary construction sites in residential areas are avoided and the change between providers is simplified.
Furthermore, In return, they demand that the major mobile network operators also open their masts and 5G networks to other providers in order to enable seamless combination offers from fixed and mobile. So far, a comprehensive supply often fails because networks are not shared or competitors tear up roads a second time in order to lay their own fiber optic cables in parallel.
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With this initiative, the associations are reacting to plans of the Federal Government to regulate network access more strictly in the future by law (§ 22a TKG) and via the Federal Network Agency.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe three industry associations BDEW, Breko and VKU – whose member companies together account for just under 60 percent of German fiber optic connections – want to prevent new government regulations and instead rely on voluntary cooperation.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFor consumers, the agreement could bring tangible benefits: If providers share the existing infrastructure, the choice of Internet providers on the same connection increases, unnecessary construction sites in residential areas are avoided and the change between providers is simplified.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn return, they demand that the major mobile network operators also open their masts and 5G networks to other providers in order to enable seamless combination offers from fixed and mobile.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSo far, a comprehensive supply often fails because networks are not shared or competitors tear up roads a second time in order to lay their own fiber optic cables in parallel.
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