Press releases

VATM welcomes Federal Network Agency’s key issues paper on the business customer market: an important step towards increased competition in the business customer sector

Cologne, 08. December 2025. The Bonn-based regulatory authority has made far-reaching proposals for a readjustment of the regulatory framework in the business customer market in a key issues and discussion paper that has now been submitted. “The Federal Network Agency has come to the conclusion that

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Appeal to the Digital Ministers‘ Conference: Implementation of important ap-proval and fast-track procedures must no longer be held up at local government level

Berlin, 24.11.2025. At today’s conference of state digital ministers, the VATM is calling for decisive action at all federal levels. For a successful digital transformation, Germany finally needs uniform nationwide approval and acceleration procedures that work in practice – not just on paper. VATM Managing

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Five Minutes to Midnight – Federal Ministry’s Initiative to Accelerate Fiber Roll-Out Must Ensure Investment Certainty and Fair Competition

Berlin, 28 October 2025. At today’s Stakeholder Dialogue in Berlin, German Digital Minister Dr. Karsten Wildberger launched discussions on a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate Germany’s digital infrastructure roll-out. The meeting brought together policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders to define concrete targets for

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BMDS key points on copper-to-fibre migration: A crucial opportunity for greater competition – Federal Network Agency must proactively implement the copper network shutdown

Berlin, 2. October 2025. The Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation (Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung, BMDS) is ready to make key strategic decisions for the shutdown of DSL networks and has today presented comprehensive Key Points for an Overall Copper-to-Fibre Migration Strategy.

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