Selected press releases are available in English. The full archive, dating back to 1997, is available in German.
58 entries
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VATM welcomes simplified regulations through the EU Commission’s Omnibus proposal
Brussels, February 26, 2025. Less bureaucracy, more efficiency – this principle underpins the EU Commission's “Omnibus simplification package”, which will be presented today. With this initiative, the Commission aims to introduce significan …
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Boosting demand for optical fibre connections: a smart end-customer voucher can significantly reduce the need for funding
Cologne, 12th February 2025. For years, industry and politics have been discussing the usefulness of funding programmes for optical fibre expansion. In the new legislative period, old funding habits must finally be broken and new paths take …
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Joint press release from the associations BREKO and VATM
Bonn, 30.01.2025. Telekom continues to exploit its dominant market position by strategically overbuilding the competitors’ fibre networks, causing severe competitive harm. The industry associations BREKO and VATM call on the Federal Network …
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For a future-oriented gigabit and digital policy – VATM policy paper regarding the 2025 Bundestag election
Berlin, 17th December 2024. In the upcoming legislative period, the comprehensive digitisation of Germany must be at the top of the political agenda. For years, the industry has been waiting for planning security for investments, streamline …
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VATM welcomes the EU Council’s clear competitive course
Regarding conclusions of the European Council on the Commission's White Paper titled 'How to meet the EU's digital infrastructure needs',VATM Managing Director Dr. Frederic Ufer declares: "Effective competition in the European telecommunica …
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VATM press statement on the future of copper-glass migration
Cologne, 19th October 2024. The evaluation of the first pilot projects on copper-to-fibre migration, which were launched as part of the Gigabit Forum, offers valuable insights, but also underlines how much still needs to be done for the mig …
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Switching from copper to optical fibre the right way – VATM presents position paper for future-proof migration process
Berlin, 15.10.2024. One of the biggest challenges for the telecommunications sector in the coming years will be shutting down the outdated copper network and transitioning to high-performance fiber glass infrastructure. "We are facing a uni …
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VATM press statement on Deutsche Telekom’s Capital Markets Day 2024
Cologne, 10th October 2024. At its 2024 Capital Markets Day, Deutsche Telekom is presenting the Group's financial goals for the next three years. According to these, Telekom will continue to rely on so-called ‘homes passed’[1] for the expan …
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