Telecommunications
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The telecommunications industry works in an area of conflict between liberalisation and Federal regulation. Infrastructure providers and service providers have to comply with specific legal requirements. Municipal companies use their expertise in the area of local infrastructure in order to generate additional profit margins with the help of selected telecommunications infrastructure projects. Each market participant in the telecommunications industry is subject to specific regulations. The telecommunications industry works in an area of conflict between liberalisation and Federal regulation. Infrastructure providers and service providers have to comply with specific legal requirements. Municipal companies use their expertise in the area of local infrastructure in order to generate additional profit margins with the help of selected telecommunications infrastructure projects. Each market participant in the telecommunications industry is subject to specific regulations. Service providers must ensure that their General Terms and Conditions for customers are legally binding and adhere to client protection requirements. At the same time, the General Terms and Conditions should not deter customers. Furthermore, service providers acquire pre-payments on a contractual basis, especially from DTAG (Deutsche Telekom AG). <>pToday municipal utilities are very careful in determining how they can generate additional profit margins with the help of selected projects in the area of telecommunications. In this respect, their local proximity and technical expertise in the area of grid infrastructure is advantageous. Possible future projects include the long-term leasing of their own fibres and wires to telecommunications companies (cable leasing contracts), the co-operation in the areas of construction development (area development) and broad band supply.Infrastructure operators are often subject to complaints from local residents living adjacent to telecommunications locations during the construction of operating wireless grids like mobile phone or broadcasting grids. Residents usually demand the closure of transmission stations and they base their claims on the harmful effects of electromagnetic fields. Furthermore, the construction of transmission stations requires planning permission. These procedures require specialist advice regarding questions involving emission control which arise on foot of the expansion of wireless telecommunication grids. Our clients in this area include telecommunications companies as well as energy supply companies. Your contact persons in this area are Dr. Christian Theobald (Berlin) and Stefan Missling (Berlin). |
