Die Regulierung des Vectoring

Hardly any matter of telecommunications regulation has attracted as much attention as vectoring. As a bridge technology, it promises to promote the urgently needed expansion of broadband networks in a fast and efficient way. However, this requires the exclusion of competing providers in order to avoid interferences. The study is dedicated to the profound associated problems and enters so far unexplored terrain. Following an introduction to the technical and economic foundations, the author assesses vectoring between the conflicting demands of competition and high-speed networks with the aim of resolving it. He analyses the drastic reorientation by the incorporation of vectoring into conventional telecommunications law. Finally, alternative tools for promoting investments such as risk sharing agreements are explored. The work takes into account the “vectoring judgments” of the Federal Administrative Court of Germany (BVerwG) of 21 September 2018.