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U-turn: The German Telekom wants the speed of Internet flat rates but do not reduce now – even old contracts spared. In mobile communications, the looks but different. From Thomas Heuzeroth Thomas Heuzeroth Biography and all articles by this author Facebook Google +
The German Telekom blows off its throttling plans. “We want to regain the confidence,” said Niek Jan van Damme, Germany CEO of the Group. The relevant clause is deleted also in the old flat-rate contracts, according to the company on Thursday.
New customers avoid a possible choking when they sign their contract this year or next year at Telekom. After that, the Telekom intends to offer next full flat rates also tariffs that include a certain amount of data. Only in this volume plans then the surfing speed will be reduced to two megabits per second when the volume limit is reached.
Telekom is responding to a decision by the Cologne Regional Court, which had forbidden him to cut back on their flat-rate products in the fixed network, the transmission rate when a certain volume is exceeded. “We will not appeal against the judgment,” said Germany boss van Damme. The plaintiff was the consumer center in North Rhine-Westphalia.
investment in networks
to the prices of future flat rates and volume rates, Telekom declined to comment. “Volume tariffs will be cheaper than flat rates,” it said simply. The Telekom must in future be able to earn back the money they invested in their networks.
Internal plans assume that the data volume will triple in the networks until 2017. This forecast also makes the Cisco network equipment that pays for 2017 with a data volume of 1.4 Zettabyte, a number with 21 zeros.
The Telekom had already announced plans to invest in the coming years, six billion euros in Germany in their networks. These plans will change according to the present decision, the Telekom nothing.
similar approach in mobile
When will the first volume tariffs with subsequent reduction, is not yet clear. “The rates are worked out in the next twelve months,” said Michael Hagspihl, Head of Marketing at Telekom. Previously it was called at the Telekom that throttling only from 2016 will technically possible. If it was feasible before, Telekom would use them with the volume packages also.
future communication will be more transparent, said telecom manager van Damme. “We call only flat rate, which is also a flat rate.” However, one can not technically “Up-to” information renounce.
Internal thinks Telekom after a similar approach in mobile communications. Still feel the telecom manager. Because that would mean that the term “flat rate” for mobile phone tariffs completely disappears.
data volume of up to five gigabytes
fact, there is no flat rate in mobile telephony that is worthy of the name. Most packages contain only a data volume of 200 to 500 megabytes. The largest flat rates see a data volume of up to five gigabytes before.
is then decelerated to a speed that still allows you to receive e-mails, but many other apps fail their service. However, in its judgment on the throttle plans, the Cologne Regional Court referred explicitly to “Internet access via the fixed network.”
The industry has the Agency submitted plans for how they want to proceed more transparent in the future, including an online portal, you can compare the quality of providers to the interested parties. Mobile operators want to develop applications with which the data rate in the networks can be measured.
Telekom also the Network Agency has raised with it. The Authority is currently evaluating the proposals.
topic in coalition negotiations
The Telekom had presented its throttling plans in April and the corresponding clause inserted into all contracts that since 2 May have been completed. The booked speed Internet additions from 2016 should be slowed down after a certain amount of data.
The angry reaction of customers surprised the Telekom. Even politicians were critical of the plans. Above all, the intention not to charge the in-house television service Entertain on the volume levels, sparked outrage because it offers competition in the telecom network could be discriminated against.
Even in the coalition negotiations, the telecom plans were subject and found themselves in the recently signed coalition agreement. It should ensure that “their own content provider offers and partner offers do not favor higher data volumes or faster transmission speed in the competition,” it states. Among their plans, how they want the future to deal with Entertain, the Telekom declined to comment.
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