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TKG (EN)

Telecommunications Act
TKG-EN · official text on Gesetze im Internet (German original) — English text is eucite.com's own translation

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This English text is a careful, terminology-researched translation prepared by eucite.com — not an official government translation. The German original linked above is the legally authoritative text.

Sections

Part 1 General Provisions

• Section 1 — Purpose of the Act, scope of application
• Section 2 — Objectives and principles of regulation
• Section 3 — Definitions
• Section 4 — International reporting obligations
• Section 5 — Notification requirement
• Section 6 — Annual financial report
• Section 7 — Structural separation and separate accounting
• Section 8 — Administrative fine provisions
• Section 9 — International status

Part 2 Market Regulation

Division 1 Market Regulation Procedure

• Section 10 — Market definition
• Section 11 — Market analysis
• Section 12 — Consultation and consolidation procedure
• Section 13 — Regulatory order
• Section 14 — Procedure for the regulatory order
• Section 15 — Review of market definition, market analysis, and regulatory order
• Section 16 — Procedure for other market-relevant measures
• Section 17 — Administrative provisions on regulatory principles and applications for information on the regulatory framework for very high capacity networks
• Section 18 — Commitments
• Section 19 — Market review procedure for commitments

Division 2 Access Regulation

• Section 20 — Negotiations on access and interconnection
• Section 21 — Access obligation and interconnection where there is control over access to end users
• Section 22 — Access obligation in the case of impediments to replicability
• Section 23 — Access agreements in the case of control over access to end users or impediments to replicability
• Section 24 — Prohibition of discrimination
• Section 25 — Transparency obligation
• Section 26 — Access obligations
• Section 27 — Obligations relating to single billing and collection
• Section 28 — Access agreements
• Section 29 — Reference offer
• Section 30 — Separate accounting
• Section 31 — Obligation of functional separation of a vertically integrated undertaking
• Section 32 — Voluntary functional separation by a vertically integrated undertaking
• Section 33 — Wholesale-only undertakings
• Section 34 — Migration from legacy infrastructure
• Section 35 — Orders in the context of access regulation
• Section 36 — Publication

Division 3 Charge Regulation

• Section 37 — Abusive conduct by an undertaking with significant market power in demanding and agreeing charges
• Section 38 — Charge regulation
• Section 39 — Criteria for charge approval
• Section 40 — Procedure for charge approval
• Section 41 — Legal protection in charge approval proceedings
• Section 42 — Costs of efficient service provision
• Section 43 — Cost documentation
• Section 44 — Deviation from approved charges
• Section 45 — Procedure for charge notification
• Section 46 — Ex post abuse review
• Section 47 — Orders in the context of charge regulation
• Section 48 — Publication

Division 4 Regulation of End-User Services

• Section 49 — Regulation of end-user services

Division 5 Special Abuse Supervision

• Section 50 — Abusive conduct by an undertaking with significant market power

Part 3 Customer Protection

• Section 51 — Non-discrimination; taking into account the interests of end users with disabilities
• Section 52 — Transparency, publication of information and service features for cost control; statutory instrument
• Section 53 — Independent comparison tools
• Section 54 — Conclusion of contract and contract summary
• Section 55 — Information requirements for contracts
• Section 56 — Contract term; termination following tacit contract renewal
• Section 57 — Contract amendment, reduction, and extraordinary termination
• Section 58 — Fault repair
• Section 59 — Provider switching and number portability
• Section 60 — Relocation
• Section 61 — Selective blocking to protect against costs; blocking in the case of payment default
• Section 62 — Invoice contents; partial payments
• Section 63 — Calculation of connection charges
• Section 64 — Prepayment
• Section 65 — Right to an itemised bill
• Section 66 — Bundled offers
• Section 67 — Complaints
• Section 68 — Conciliation
• Section 69 — Injunctive relief and damages claims
• Section 70 — Limitation of liability
• Section 71 — Derogating agreements and scope of application of customer protection
• Section 72 — Fibre provision charge

Part 4 Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Broadcasting Transmission

• Section 73 — Connection of telecommunications terminal equipment
• Section 74 — Interface descriptions of operators of public telecommunications networks
• Section 75 — Interoperability of television and radio equipment
• Section 76 — Conditional access systems
• Section 77 — Dispute conciliation

Part 5 Information on Infrastructure and Network Deployment

• Section 78 — Functions of the Central Information Office of the Federation
• Section 79 — Information on infrastructure
• Section 80 — Information on broadband deployment
• Section 81 — Information on future network deployment
• Section 82 — Information on civil works
• Section 83 — Information on properties
• Section 84 — Areas with a deployment deficit
• Section 85 — Publication and transmission of information
• Section 86 — Power to issue a statutory instrument

Part 6 Frequency Regulation

• Section 87 — Objectives of frequency regulation
• Section 88 — Functions
• Section 89 — Power to issue a statutory instrument
• Section 90 — Frequency Plan
• Section 91 — Frequency assignment
• Section 92 — Time-limitation and renewal of the frequency assignment
• Section 93 — Joint frequency assignments
• Section 94 — Time coordination of frequency assignments
• Section 95 — Orbital positions and use of frequencies by satellites
• Section 96 — Frequency assignment for broadcasting, aviation, maritime shipping, inland waterway shipping, and safety-related radio applications
• Section 97 — Assignment for shared use of frequencies, trialling of innovative technologies, short-term frequency needs
• Section 98 — Assignment for alternative use of frequencies
• Section 99 — Components of the frequency assignment
• Section 100 — Award procedure
• Section 101 — Flexibilisation of the use of frequencies
• Section 102 — Revocation of the frequency assignment; waiver
• Section 103 — Monitoring; orders for decommissioning; monitoring of mobile network coverage
• Section 104 — Restriction of the frequency assignment
• Section 105 — Promotion of competition
• Section 106 — Local roaming; access to active and passive network infrastructure
• Section 107 — Participation in the Radio Spectrum Policy Group

Part 7 Numbering

• Section 108 — Numbering
• Section 109 — Price indication
• Section 110 — Price announcement
• Section 111 — Price display
• Section 112 — Maximum price limits
• Section 113 — Termination of the connection
• Section 114 — Dialling programs (dialers)
• Section 115 — Holding queues
• Section 116 — Lapse of the claim to payment
• Section 117 — Right to information
• Section 118 — Database for (0)900 telephone numbers
• Section 119 — Reverse-charge calls
• Section 120 — Transmission of telephone numbers
• Section 121 — International freephone service
• Section 122 — Prohibition of circumvention
• Section 123 — Powers of the Federal Network Agency
• Section 124 — Notification to the public prosecutor's office or administrative authority

Part 8 Rights of Way and Shared Use

Division 1 Rights of Way

• Section 125 — Right to use public ways and its transfer
• Section 126 — Obligations of the owners and operators of public telecommunications networks or of telecommunications lines serving public purposes
• Section 127 — Relocation and alteration of telecommunications lines
• Section 128 — Shared use and right of way
• Section 129 — Consideration for the upkeep and dedicated purpose of ways
• Section 130 — Required alteration
• Section 131 — Protection of tree plantings
• Section 132 — Special installations
• Section 133 — Subsequent special installations
• Section 134 — Impairment of land and buildings
• Section 135 — Limitation of claims

Division 2 Shared Use of Public Utility Networks

• Section 136 — Information on passive network infrastructure
• Section 137 — On-site inspection of passive network infrastructure
• Section 138 — Shared use of public utility networks
• Section 139 — Scope of the shared-use claim for electricity supply networks
• Section 140 — Revenue from shared use
• Section 141 — Refusal of shared use; grounds for refusal
• Section 142 — Information on civil works on public utility networks
• Section 143 — Coordination of civil works
• Section 144 — General information on procedural conditions for civil works
• Section 145 — In-building network infrastructure
• Section 146 — Co-deployment, provision for, and operation of infrastructure for very high capacity networks
• Section 147 — Form of application and order of procedures
• Section 148 — Confidentiality of procedures; processing of information and granting of access for inspection
• Section 149 — Regulatory objectives, charge standards, and time limits for national dispute resolution
• Section 150 — Time limits for authorisation of civil works
• Section 151 — Powers to issue statutory instruments

Division 3 Small-Area Wireless Access Points, Other Physical Infrastructure, and Open Network Access

• Section 152 — Construction, connection, and operation of small-area wireless access points
• Section 153 — Information on other physical infrastructure for small-area wireless access points
• Section 154 — Shared use of other physical infrastructure for small-area wireless access points
• Section 155 — Open network access to publicly funded telecommunications networks and telecommunications lines; binding nature of deployment commitments in funding

Part 9 Right to the Provision of Telecommunications Services

• Section 156 — Right to the provision of telecommunications services
• Section 157 — Availability of telecommunications services
• Section 158 — Affordability of telecommunications services
• Section 159 — Contribution by undertakings to the provision of telecommunications services
• Section 160 — Determination of underprovision
• Section 161 — Obligations to provide telecommunications services
• Section 162 — Compensation for the provision of telecommunications services
• Section 163 — Apportionment procedure

Part 10 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Division 1 Public Safety

• Section 164 — Emergency call
• Section 164a — Public warnings
• Section 165 — Technical and organisational protective measures
• Section 166 — Security officer and security concept
• Section 167 — Catalogue of security requirements
• Section 168 — Notification of a security incident
• Section 169 — Data and information security
• Section 170 — Implementation of surveillance measures; provision of information
• Section 171 — Cooperation with technical investigative measures relating to mobile terminal equipment
• Section 172 — Data for information requests by security authorities
• Section 173 — Automated information procedure
• Section 174 — Manual information procedure
• Section 175 — Obligated parties; compensation
• Section 176 — Obligations to store traffic data
• Section 177 — Use of the data
• Section 178 — Ensuring the security of the data
• Section 179 — Logging
• Section 180 — Catalogue of requirements
• Section 181 — Security concept
• Section 182 — Requests for information by the Federal Intelligence Service
• Section 183 — Monitoring and enforcement of obligations

Division 2 Emergency Preparedness

• Section 184 — Scope of application
• Section 185 — Duty to ensure telecommunications
• Section 186 — Priority telecommunications entitlement
• Section 187 — Implementation of the priority telecommunications entitlement
• Section 188 — Duties to cooperate; compensation
• Section 189 — Charges for the priority telecommunications entitlement
• Section 190 — Monitoring and enforcement of obligations

Part 11 Federal Network Agency and Other Competent Authorities

Division 1 Organisation

• Section 191 — Functions and powers
• Section 192 — Media of publication
• Section 193 — Publication of instructions
• Section 194 — Functions and rights of the Advisory Council
• Section 195 — Activity report; sector report
• Section 196 — Annual report
• Section 197 — Cooperation with other authorities at national level
• Section 198 — Cooperation with other authorities at European Union level
• Section 199 — Provision of information
• Section 200 — Mediation
• Section 201 — Scientific advice

Division 2 Powers

• Section 202 — Enforcement of obligations
• Section 203 — Requests for information and further investigative rights; transmission duties
• Section 204 — Provision of information
• Section 205 — Investigations
• Section 206 — Seizure
• Section 207 — Provisional orders
• Section 208 — Disgorgement of benefits by the Federal Network Agency

Division 3 Procedure

• Section 209 — Decisions of the Federal Network Agency
• Section 210 — Notification of general orders
• Section 211 — Decisions of the Decision Chambers
• Section 212 — Other disputes between undertakings
• Section 213 — Initiation; parties
• Section 214 — Procedure for national dispute resolution
• Section 215 — Hearing; oral proceedings
• Section 216 — Trade or business secrets
• Section 217 — Legal remedies
• Section 218 — Duty of the Federal Network Agency to produce documents and provide information
• Section 219 — Information system on legal remedies lodged
• Section 220 — Participation of the Federal Network Agency in civil litigation
• Section 221 — International functions
• Section 222 — Recognised accounting authority for maritime radiocommunication traffic

Part 12 Charges

• Section 223 — Fees and expenses; power to issue a statutory instrument
• Section 224 — Frequency use contribution
• Section 225 — Costs of out-of-court dispute resolution procedures
• Section 226 — Costs of the preliminary proceedings
• Section 227 — Notification by the Federal Network Agency

Part 13 Regulatory Fine Provisions

• Section 228 — Regulatory fine provisions

Part 14 Transitional and Final Provisions

• Section 229 — Scope of application
• Section 230 — Transitional provisions