Franchise & Licensing
Germany
09 October 2025
Dentons supports network operators, municipal companies, joint ventures and telecommunication services start-ups in transactions, contract-matters, as well as interfacing compliance, state aid law and data protection issues. Christian Miercke is well versed in fibre optic expansion, regulatory proceedings and the negotiating of agreements, while Volker Junghanns covers corporate law matters such as joint ventures, financing issues and transactions.
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Key clients
- GlasfaserPlus GmbH
- Glasfaser NordWest GmbH & Co. KG
- Fachverband Rundfunk- und Breitbandkommunikation
- goetel GmbH
- Stadtwerke Hamm GmbH
- Stadtwerke Hürth GmbH
- Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.
- Telkodata GmbH
- Tata Communications
- EFN Eifel-Net Internet Provider GmbH
Work highlights
Advising GlasfaserPlus GmbH and Glasfaser NordWest in their respective BK3 proceedings for the issuance of regulatory orders in Market 1 and Market 3b.
Advice to the Broadcasting and Broadband Communications Association on determining the fees for access to in-house fiber optic networks and creating a calculation tool.
Advising Stadtwerke Hamm on the implementation of fiber optic expansion, including advice on the negotiation and conclusion of cooperation, loan and maintenance agreements as well as on the first nationwide sale of a subsidized fiber optic network.
Other key lawyers
Julia Pfeil; Volker Junghanns; Christian Miercke