Selected press releases are available in English. The full archive, dating back to 1997, is available in German.
53 entries
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IP Address Retention Must Have a Legally Sound and Practicable Framework. VATM Calls for Realistic Deadlines and Technology-Neutral Approach
Berlin, 22. April 2026. The VATM welcomes the draft legislation from the Federal Ministry of Justice on the introduction of an IP address retention requirement in principle. At the same time, VATM sees a need for clarification and adjustmen …
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VATM mourns the loss of Christian Schwarz-Schilling – Former Federal Minister for Posts and Telecommunications
Cologne, 8 April 2026. The VATM mourns the loss of Christian Schwarz-Schilling. With the passing of the former Federal Minister for Post and Telecommunications – Germany has lost the pioneer of the liberalisation and modernisation of the Ge …
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VATM press statement: Gigabit funding requires a medium- and long-term readjustment
Berlin, 1 April 2026. Following today’s call for proposals for infrastructure projects aimed at promoting gigabit connectivity, presented by the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs, VATM Managing Director Dr Frederic Ufer states: “Simpler …
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Telekom’s dominance in the retail market: VATM warns the Federal Network Agency against a paradigm shift and a step backwards at the expense of consumers
Releasing Telekom from regulation in the residential market too early weakens competition and consumer rights. Cologne, 23 March 2026. The VATM strongly warns the Federal Network Agency against weakening regulation of Telekom in the residen …
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TKG Amendment: Prioritizing the Copper Phase-Out and More Competition – With Caution
Berlin, 2 March 2026. The draft bill on the amendment to the Telecommunications Act (TKG) presented today by the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs outlines key guidelines for the further roll-out of fibre-optic and mobile networks and th …
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Political Advisory Council at the Federal Network Agency to play key role in 2026 – VATM President Valentina Daiber emphasises importance of an active, competition-oriented regulatory authority
Berlin, 26. January 2026. The Advisory Board of the Federal Network Agency meets today for its first session of 2026 in a new setup. Under the chairmanship of Mark Helfrich, the body takes on a special role this year as a political adviser …
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Digital Networks Act: Competition remains the guiding principle – right signals for the German market
Brussels, 21.01.2026. Today, the European Commission presented the Digital Networks Act (DNA), laying the groundwork for further digitalisation in Germany and across the EU. ‘We welcome that Brussels has taken Germany’s special conditions i …
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BNetzA’s regulation marks the end of the copper era – association backs proactive role of the regulator
Bonn, 19. January 2026. The regulatory concept presented by the Federal Network Agency for consultation today marks an important step away from copper and towards fibre optic networks. “The Federal Network Agency has set out concrete requir …
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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. …
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VATM press statement on the planned adoption of the Federal Modernisation Agenda
Berlin, 4 December 2025. Commenting on today's Minister-Presidents' Conference in Berlin and the planned adoption of the Federal Modernisation Agenda, VATM Managing Director Dr. Frederic Ufer states: “The federal modernisation agenda of the …
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