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In similar news: The German regulator (BNetzA) just re-confirmed two weeks ago [0] that passive optical networks are not exempt from § 73 (1) of the TKG (Teleco
by heffer 2y ago
In similar news: The German regulator (BNetzA) just re-confirmed two weeks ago [0] that passive optical networks are not exempt from § 73 (1) of the TKG (Telecommunication law) which mandates that the interface between provider and customer is required to be a passive interface (i.e. mandating an ONT is already in violation of that).
And that is fine. The different PON standards are reasonably well standardized and can operate in these standard modes for most equipment manufacturers. The NSP may lose some proprietary features, but the past has shown that equipment manufacturers have adapted for the German market accordingly.
The law does allow exemptions, mainly if required for access technology reasons, but clearly states that even in that case the device that connects the end-user devices to the service (i.e. router) cannot be mandated by the ISP. They can provide one, but they cannot prevent you from connecting your own.
I do sometimes miss living in Germany.
[0]: Press release in German: https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2025/20250122_PON_Glasfaser.html https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilung...
- martijnvds 2y agoI think there are similar rules (or there will soon be) in all of Europe.
- Diti 2y agoYes¹, but most European countries do not honor these yet². ____ [1]: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32015R2120 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32... [2]: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/router-freedom-tracker-dark_581123 https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/router-freedom-tracker-...
- jiehong 2y agoBut internet in Germany is famously spotty and not great, at least compared to our neighbours the French or the Polish.
- mixermachine 2y agoIt's getting better. The situation is not ideal but very slow connections with <100 MBit/s are rare now.
- wink 2y agoI kinda disagree with everything here. a) non-mobile internet has never been spotty unless you were on an overloaded vodafone cable connections, those are infamous b) 50 MBit/s is not "very slow" for any reasonable definition c) enough neighborhoods in bigger cities and probably also in more rural parts don't have more than 100. I'd need to see some proper source for that.