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German regulator will not exclude Huawei from 5G rollout

German regulator will not exclude Huawei from 5G rollout

The president of BNetzA made the statement in an interview with the Financial Times.

German 5G auction scheduled for 19 March 2019 (appeals permitting)

German 5G auction scheduled for 19 March 2019 (appeals permitting)

The German regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), has finalised the details of the award, but legal appeals are pending.

German competition authority stops Facebook from combining user data from different sources

German competition authority stops Facebook from combining user data from different sources

The Bundeskartellamt’s ruling challenges a key part of Facebook’s business model.

Deutsche Telekom’s zero-rated offer StreamOn found to be unlawful

The Administrative Court of Cologne has confirmed the decision previously taken by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA)

German regulator finalises 5G auction design

The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has published its plan to award spectrum in the 2GHz and 3.6GHz bands

German competition authority referral over Vodafone’s acquisition of Unity Media

The Bundeskartellamt has asked the EC to examine the German segment of Vodafone’s takeover of Liberty Global.

BNetzA sets out draft for the German 5G auction

The German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has published a draft of the rules for the upcoming 5G spectrum auction, scheduled to take place in Q1 2019 following repeated delays

Germany tightens sales tax rules for platforms such as Amazon and eBay

The German government has approved plans to toughen the rules on the amount of tax online retail platforms such as Amazon and eBay are obliged to pay in Germany