An additional five years of usage rights in exchange for stricter rural coverage obligations
Germany: New entrant faces fine for missing 5G rollout target
The fledgling operator 1&1 has been beset by deployment challenges. Access to low-band spectrum could be vital to meeting its longer-term coverage obligations
Compensation for Huawei ‘rip and replace’ in France?
Long-standing relationships have left some operators particularly exposed to the cost of vendor restrictions, with most governments so far disinclined to offer support
Ofcom’s review of net neutrality in the UK
The regulator has responded to operator calls for more flexibility, with its proposed approach to zero-rating signalling a departure from the EU
German operators to lower bills when mobile internet speeds fall
A complex process for measuring broadband performance could discourage consumers from making price reduction claims against their provider
Wholesale broadband access: A trend towards deregulation
Removing obligations on incumbent operators reflects a trend across Europe, where multiple fibre networks now compete
Germany ends zero-rating: the rest of the EU will follow
The regulator has moved before new guidelines from BEREC are finalised. Zero-rating now look set to be a forgotten practice across the EU
10 year stability for wholesale broadband pricing in Germany
BNetzA aims to give regulatory certainty to the whole industry, as part of a broader effort to facilitate investment in fibre
Germany’s wholesale local access market review
At last, the scope of duct access will be expanded to facilitate fibre deployment, in a country where copper still dominates
