Selected press releases are available in English. The full archive, dating back to 1997, is available in German.
58 entries
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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 tod …
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The modernisation agenda: Digitalisation is the cornerstone of a powerful Germany – VATM expects rapid reduction of bureaucracy and simplifications
Berlin, 01.10.2025. The digitisation of all government, economic and social sectors is the cornerstone of a modern and powerful Germany. The modernisation agenda for government and administration, presented today by the Federal Ministry for …
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Joint press statement from the associations ANGA, BREKO and VATM on the EU Market Recommendation: Industry Warns of Restrictions for Consumers and Severe Disadvantages for Competitiveness
Brussels, 30.09.2025. As the EU consultation on the Market Recommendation ends today, the industry associations ANGA, BREKO and VATM have issued an urgent appeal to the European Commission, warning against a major shift in European telecomm …
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