German regulator BNetzA Tues. closed its probe into a Deutsche Te...
German regulator BNetzA Tues. closed its probe into a Deutsche Telekom (DT) DSL line resale plan after DT said its rebate to rivals reselling DSL lines would rise from 11.5% to 20%. DSL resale is “very important” in Germany,…
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where DT by far runs the most DSL lines, said Bingham McCutchen attorney Axel Spies. Of German broadband connections, 97% are DSL- based, he said. Lauding DT’s hike, competitors said it came only via “tremendous pressure” by BNetzA, again showing “DT’s demand to roll back regulation in general"-- and its quest for a “regulatory holiday” as it builds its VDSL fiber network -- “is absurd,” Spies said on behalf of the German Competitive Carriers Assn. The group faulted BNetzA for not regulating upfront fees for DSL resale, which Spies said “are very steep and amount to 80 ($102.50) or more per DSL line.”