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Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.

BREKO

BREKO is a leading German association representing over 520 fiber optic telecommunications companies.

Lobbying Activity

German fiber association urges EU to recognize fiber-optic as green

5 Dec 2025
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing rules for identifying sustainable economic investments.
Message — BREKO appeals for the inclusion of fibre-optic deployment in the taxonomy to ensure activities are recognized as green investments. They also suggest simplifying data center reporting to reduce bureaucratic hurdles for small companies.123
Why — Formal green recognition would help the industry secure additional capital for essential fiber-optic roll-out.45
Impact — Independent third parties may lose revenue if mandatory external audits for energy compliance are scrapped.67
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Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

4 Nov 2025 · Copper switch-off, Access regulation

BREKO urges EU to maintain strict telecom merger controls

3 Sept 2025
Topic — The Commission is reviewing merger guidelines to reflect modern economic and market realities.
Message — The association requests that the EU prevent market concentration to ensure continued fiber infrastructure investment. They argue that competition, rather than mergers, drives innovation and protects consumer welfare.12
Why — This would safeguard the business case for smaller providers investing in fiber networks.3
Impact — Large incumbents would be unable to use consolidation to hinder smaller infrastructure rivals.4
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German fiber association BREKO urges safeguards against incumbent market power

11 Jul 2025
Topic — Consultation on the Digital Networks Act to improve EU digital infrastructure and connectivity.
Message — BREKO requests maintaining market regulations for dominant companies until the fiber-optic transition is complete. They advocate for mandatory copper switch-off plans to prevent incumbents from strategically hindering competition. Additionally, they propose legally binding access to mobile networks for all communication service providers.123
Why — This ensures investment certainty for alternative operators and prevents incumbent market dominance.45
Impact — Dominant incumbents lose the ability to strategically use legacy copper networks to block competitors.6
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Meeting with Dārta Tentere (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič), Jan Hendrik Dopheide (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and

17 Jun 2025 · EU’s trade agenda and economic security

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

15 Jan 2025 · Developments in Germany

German Fiber Association Opposes EU Telecom Market Consolidation Plans

28 Jun 2024
Topic — The Commission is consulting on future scenarios for Europe's digital infrastructure and connectivity.
Message — BREKO requests the maintenance of strict advance regulations for dominant telecom providers to ensure fair competition. They seek a migration process from copper to fiber that prevents former monopolies from sabotaging rivals.12
Why — Preserving competitive regulations protects their members' high-capital fiber investments from being undermined by incumbents.3
Impact — Large national telecom giants would be unable to merge or escape regulatory price oversight.4
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Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 Jan 2024 · Gigabit Infrastructure Act

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Aug 2023 · Gigabit Infrastructure Act

Response to Review of the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive (Directive 2014/61/EU)

16 May 2023

BREKO, the German Broadband Association, represents over 450 member companies that are responsible for the lion's share of fibre deployment in Germany. We welcome the opportunity to comment on the draft Gigabit Infrastructure Act. In our view, the proposed measures will not live up to the Commissions expectations to speed-up fibre deployment but will lead to significantly slowed down deployment, the strategic duplication of networks and an increase of the SMP operators market power, especially in the German market. The legal instrument of a regulation is neither proportionate nor adequate - a directive would allow for more leeway to implement measures.The proposed rules in Article 3 would lead to strategic overbuild of fibre networks, would slow down deployment and would lead to a weakened competition while increasing the incumbent's market power. Bitstream access has to be included in the viable alternatives (refusal of PIA). In Art. 5, a more precise definition of public sector bodies is necessary, while VHC networks should be excluded. The proposed transparency obligations reach too far and would risk the resilience of the networks. Especially the requirement to publish detailed information on planned civil works (Art. 6 para. 1) is very problematic. We generally welcome the proposed improvements of permit granting procedures and the decision to establish fibre networks as the new standard for in-building infrastructure. Please find our detailed comments in the attached file.
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Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

8 Feb 2023 · Exchange on European fibre infrastructure network

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

24 Jan 2023 · Discuss the perspective of alternative network operators

Meeting with Patrick Breyer (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jan 2023 · Fair Contribution

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jan 2023 · Fair share and broadband

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

7 Jun 2022 · OTT contribution to infrastructure rollout

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

15 Mar 2022 · Discussing recent developments in the German market in the context of upcoming European fibre initiatives and sharing with you our latest market study.

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

20 Jan 2021 · Fibre roll-out: joint ventures; avoid public funds crowding out abundant private finance; regulatory incentives for copper migration and for fibre as more sustainable network; cost reduction and administrative facilitation for deployment.

Meeting with Anouk Faber (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit), Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

10 Jun 2020 · Videoconference on the shortages of skilled workforce in the fibre deployment.

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

28 Apr 2020 · German Broadband Funding Scheme

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

27 Feb 2020 · Discussion on digital strategy and measures to accelerate broadband network deployment

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

7 Feb 2020 · Digital policy

Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

5 Jun 2019 · Broadband, IoT, 5G

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and Verband der Anbieter von Telekommunikations- und Mehrwertdiensten

9 Oct 2017 · Telecom review framework, competion instruments

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

9 Oct 2017 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

9 Oct 2017 · Code

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

9 Oct 2017 · Telecom, Electronic Communications Code

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and Verband der Anbieter von Telekommunikations- und Mehrwertdiensten

4 May 2017 · Telco review and in particular access provisions.

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

4 May 2017 · Roaming, telecom review, regualtion of networks in Germany

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

22 Nov 2016 · telecoms policy

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy) and Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs and European Digital Rights

14 Jun 2016 · Telecom review

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

11 Dec 2015 · Telecommunications Policy

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

9 Dec 2015 · German broadband market, Vectoring and telco review.

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and Verband der Anbieter von Telekommunikations- und Mehrwertdiensten

9 Oct 2015 · telecom review