Press releases

In response to Federal Digital Minister Dr. Karsten Wildberger’s statement in the Bild newspaper suggesting that a complete shutdown of the copper network by 2030 is premature, VATM Managing Director Dr. Frederic Ufer has commented: “Ending the copper network is the biggest opportunity for digitalisation

In every rented flat: the state of fibre optics in German homes – study reveals successes and challenges in high-speed internet Cologne, 6 June 2025. The new German government’s goal is to provide comprehensive fibre optic coverage to every (rental) home. But how far has

Berlin/Brussels, 4 June 2025. „We welcome the European Commission’s initiative to modernise the European legal framework and further advance the concept of the digital single market with the Digital Networks Act (DNA),“ said Dr. Frederic Ufer, Managing Director of VATM, on the occasion of the

Berlin/Brussels, 4 June 2025. „We welcome the European Commission’s initiative to modernise the European legal framework and further advance the concept of the digital single market with the Digital Networks Act (DNA),“ said Dr. Frederic Ufer, Managing Director of VATM, on the occasion of the

The federal government should strengthen the legal enforcement of key information rights for access to publicly funded empty conduits. Cologne, 27 May 2025. The ruling just published by the Cologne Administrative Court (ref. 1 K 771/24) regarding subsidised access to empty conduits (in dispute resolution