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"Netzbrake": Complaint against Deutsche Telekom's peering practice

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An alliance of several organisations has filed a complaint with the Federal Network Agency for alleged violations of net neutrality obligations.
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A complaint was lodged with the Federal Network Agency by the German Consumer Association and its allies. They earn money on the slow Internet, according to the accusation.

Epicenter.works, Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF), Konsumerzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv) and Stanford professor Barbara van Schewick have filed a complaint with the Federal Network Agency against Deutsche Telekom. The aim of the complaint is to end Deutsche Telekom's violations of the European network neutrality law and to improve Internet quality for millions of Telekom customers.

An alliance of several organisations has filed a complaint with the Federal Network Agency for alleged violations of net neutrality obligations.

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According to several civil society organisations, Deutsche Telekom artificially slows down the Internet and demands money from companies for the full speed. They have therefore filed a complaint with the Federal Network Agency. Telekom defends itself. In a video, the complainants explain how the grid brake works. – CC-BY-SA 4.0 Video / Netzbrake.deThe Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF), Epicenter.works, the consumer centre Bundesverband (vzb…

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netzpolitik.org broke the news in on Monday, April 28, 2025.
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