Deutsche Telekom’s (DT’s) energetic lobbying for relief from regu...
Deutsche Telekom’s (DT’s) energetic lobbying for relief from regulation while it deploys a new fiber network has not yet won over lawmakers studying proposed German telecom law amendments, we're told. Last week a committee of the Lower House of…
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the German Federal Parliament held a public hearing on amendments. These included controversial Sec. 9a, which would set suspend controls on DT’s VDSL broadband network and on “new markets” in general, said telecom lawyer Axel Spies. Despite govt. support for the provision, it’s not a “done deal,” Spies said. The Economy & Technology Committee wants more time to deliberate, and postponed delivery of a recommendation to the Lower House until after the original date of Nov. 8. But panel likely will vote early enough to let the house vote on the bill in a Nov. 30-Dec. 1 session, with an Upper Chamber vote Dec. 15 -- though that timetable could slip, he said. “The incumbent is battling very hard on all fronts to obtain regulatory holidays,” Spies said on behalf of the German Competitive Carriers Assn. (VATM). The issue tops alternative providers’ agenda, he added.