What is covered by the Telecommunications Law?

"TK-law" includes the areas of law, affected in the telecommunications market. These are in addition to the extensive special legal regulations and those of the general civil, punishment- and public law with the particularity, that often grows a particular jurisdiction because of the special technical matter.

Within the group of special laws all-falls under the Telecommunications Act "Telecommunications and the Law". Purpose of this Act is, to promote, by regulation in the telecommunications sector to competition and coverage to ensure appropriate and adequate services and to define a frequency regulation (§ 1 TKG).

Although already the liberalization of the telecommunications market has been with the postal reforms I and II prepared. Cornerstone of telecommunications law nevertheless forms the Telecommunications Act of 25. July 1996. The way in. 87f GG, defined in the Telecommunications Act and in some EC directives regulatory goal of a comprehensive, reasonable, sufficient economic and competitive supply, however, can germinate many questions.

These relate u.a. the license- and frequency allocation to telecom operators, the constitutional guarantee obligation of adequate primary care and issues of competition supervision. The establishment of an independent regulatory authority in addition to the Federal Cartel Office designed the supervisory review process under the Telecommunications Act rather complex. Also disputes over non-discriminatory network access by competitors to make it relatively difficult.

The one legal differentiation of the different technical media, such as radio, Watch TV, Telecommunications, Teleservices and media services appear with the ever-increasing technical harmonization in the context of digitization Although outdated. However, the legal framework are, whether within Europe or worldwide, behind this development far back.

From a consumer point of view, within the framework of the then different to defining telecommunications law has not in its approach the question, better if the Federal Cartel Office had taken over the task of the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Post. The consumer is in "Telecommunications" in the first place in addition to voice telephony, To information- and value added services, Internet service or services in the future by GPS and GPRS maybe Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Services (UMTS) know. Often play "unwanted" services, For example,. in the form of so called. Dialers, So automated Dial, a (premium-)build chargeable call, a significant role.

What is the role the Federal Network Agency?

The Federal Network Agency "regulated" as an independent higher federal authority similar to the Srtuktur the Bundeskartellamt the telecommunications market. The Agency monitors compliance with the Telecommunications Act and consequent standardization (§§ 71 ff. TKG).

The Federal Network Agency has a Consumer Services. This particular information given to the telecommunications regulations- Customer Protection Ordinance. In addition, the consumer service provides information and assistance free of charge for all other questions arising in the field of telecommunications and postal.

The regulatory authority shall act as the numbering. In particular it handles the structuring and design of the room number with the aim of, any time the requirements of users, To meet telecom operators and providers of telecommunications services. Key elements of the structure and configuration of the numbering space shall be published in the Official Journal of the regulatory, unless there are reasons of national security, the. The regulator also performs the management of the numbering space, mainly by allocating numbers to telecom operators, Provider of telecommunications services and users (§ 43 TKG). Currently, the regulatory authority does not manage the IP number block or DE Domains. These were private organizations such as the RIPE NCC (IP networks European Network Coordination Center) in Amsterdam or the DENIC domain management- leave and operating company eG, based in Frankfurt / Main. Thearetisch the state could pull these tasks to be.

Where further information is saved to the Telecommunications Law?

The Agency provides a comprehensive, continuously updated overview of the various topics for TC-law, including databases FREE phone numbers, Dialern etc.

What can we do for you?

The advice and representation in all aspects of the entire telecommunications law, we are happy to take.

We advised on the establishment of e-business and e-service platforms. This is of course. We examine this particular distribution structures in contract-, Liability, Royalty- and other legal, resulting from the individual legal issues.

Also check and advise telecommunications companies in licensing matters to the regulator and all else considered to enforcement authorities. Of course we also make to provider, Intercarrier- and retail contracts.

Similarly, we also represent participants, for example, in connection with Dailern.

What we need, to process your telecommunications legal issue?

If authorization procedures are concerned, we require as comprehensive a statement of facts and any notices or. Interview notes. In all contractual matters are needed to test the submission of the contract together with contract terms and conditions or at least the topic as possible, together with detailed technical specifications, latter to be able to implement legally sound..