Selected press releases are available in English. The full archive, dating back to 1997, is available in German.
53 entries
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Competitiveness requires fair competition: Europe’s digital future hangs in the balance – Joint press release from ANGA, BREKO and VATM
Brussels, 15 September 2026. Following EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address, the industry associations ANGA, BREKO and VATM are calling on the European Commission to make fair competition a central guidi …
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Network connection package: Key gaps in mobile network expansion remain – power connections for new mobile network sites must be given mandatory priority and made predictable
Berlin, 29 July 2026. The VATM has responded with strong criticism to the network connection package adopted today by the Federal Cabinet. The draft bill fails to address one of the key practical obstacles to mobile network expansion: the o …
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Fibre Roll-out and Low Take-up? A Shared Challenge for Industry, Government and Regulators
VATM warns against drawing the wrong conclusions from current market pressures – competitive providers remain the key driver of fibre deployment Cologne, 28 July 2026. Rising deployment costs, low customer take-up and lengthy payback period …
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Conference of Minister-Presidents: Modernisation Must Now Deliver Faster Network Roll-out
The modernisation agenda sends the right signals – binding deadlines, effective deemed approvals and digital processes for fibre and 5G deployment is the priority Berlin, 25 June 2026. Germany wants to become more digital – and that means t …
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Conference of Interior Ministers on IP Address Retention: VATM Warns Against New Obligations Without Clear Rules, Realistic Timelines and Fair Cost Reimbursement
Berlin, 16 June 2026. VATM is calling on Germany’s federal state interior ministers to focus on clear rules and realistic implementation timelines for the planned statutory IP address retention regime at the Interior Ministers’ Conference, …
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TKG Amendment Falls Short: Market Dominance Remains a Challenge for Fibre Rollout – Power Connections Continue to Hinder Mobile Network Deployment
Berlin, 10 June 2026. VATM believes that the draft amendment to the German Telecommunications Act (TKG), published today, requires further improvements in several key areas. In the association’s view, the transition from copper to fibre net …
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From Alignment to Acceleration: VATM Supports the MoU “Best Network for Germany”
Berlin, 8 June 2026.With today’s signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) “Best Network for Germany” by the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation, the federal states, municipal umbrella organisations, telecomm …
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VATM and DIALOG CONSULT Present the 27th Analysis of the German Telecommunications Market
Cologne, 12 May 2026. The digitalisation of Germany and the expansion of high-performance telecommunications infrastructure in both fixed-line and mobile networks continue to be driven primarily by competitors in the market, with significan …
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One year Federal Minister for Digital Affairs: Wildberger faces key test with Telecommunications Act reform
Berlin, 04.05.2026. One year after the launch of Germany’s first Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs, VATM draws a clear interim conclusion: Karsten Wildberger has identified the key challenges facing Germany’s digital transformation — and …
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Association strengthens Executive Board in a year of key policy decisions
Cologne, 23. April 2026. VATM is entering the upcoming political and regulatory debates with a strong Executive Board. At its General Assembly, VATM elected four new members to the Executive Board: • Reinhard Sauer, CEO of Deutschen GigaNet …
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