Kooperationen & Praktikums­netzwerk

The Bundes­netzagentur (Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway) is a separate higher federal authority within the scope of business of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, and has its headquarters in Bonn. The Bundes­netzagentur's core task is to ensure compliance with the Telecommunications Act (TKG), Postal Act (PostG) and Energy Act (EnWG) and their respective ordinances. In this way, it guarantees the liberalisation and deregulation of the markets for telecommunications, post and energy via non-discriminatory network access and efficient system charges. As of 1 January 2006, the Bundes­netzagentur also assumed responsibility for rail regulation. Here, as in the other regulatory areas, it monitors non-discriminatory access to the networks under transparent circumstances, and examines the access charges. It also acts as the root certification authority under the Electronic Signatures Act

Since 2011, the Bundes­netzagentur has taken on additional duties relating to the Network Development Plan. Where this indicates a need for expansion on the extra-high voltage level, the Bundes­netzagentur ensures accelerated implementation via efficient planning and approval procedures.

Further information

The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) is Singapore’s competition authority.

Established on 1 January 2005, it is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry and is tasked to ad­minister and enforce the Competition Act (Chapter 50B).  One of CCS’ primary roles is to maintain and enhance efficient market conduct and promote productivity, innovation and competitiveness of markets in Singapore.

More information

DB is a international mobility and logistics company with over 300,000 employees and over EUR 40 billion revenue. Its core business is the provision of railway infrastructure and railway transport services in Germany.

At the Berlin headquarter, our department deals with Regulatory Affairs from a legal and an economic perspective. We develop solutions for regulatory and competitive problems focusing on charging and access to railway infrastructure in Germany and other EU countries. Further, data analytics and political discussions are fields of activity.

Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies, with some 168 million mobile customers, 28 million fixed-network lines, and 19 million broadband lines. We provide fixed-network/broadband, mobile communications, Internet, and IPTV products and services for consumers, and information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for business and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in more than 50 countries. With a staff of some 216,000 employees throughout the world, we generated revenue of 74,9 billion Euros in the 2017 financial year, about 66 percent of it outside Germany (GB 2016/2017). So that we can continue to be successful, we are already evolving from a traditional telephone company into an entirely new kind of service company. Our core business, i.e., the operation and sale of networks and connections, remains the basis. But at the same time we are proactively committing to business areas that open up new growth opportunities for us.

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG is one of the largest energy supply companies in Germany and supplies electricity, gas, water and energy-related products and services to around 5.5 million customers with a workforce of 20,000 employees. EnBW is the only entity in Germany which is the 100% owner of one of the four high-voltage grid operators in Germany, TransnetBW, EnBW already responded to the fundamental changes due to the German Energiewende with a radical re­organisation of the company in 2013. The EnBW 2020 strategy envisages the expansion of renewable energies to make them one of the main pillars of the EnBW business. Offshore wind power will play a central role in this process.

The Monopolies Commission is an independent expert committee, which advises the German government and legislature in the areas of competition policy-making, competition law, and regulation. Its reports are published.

Further information

Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG is the wholly owned operational subsidiary of the Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG, which is part of the Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica S.A. headquartered in Madrid. Telefónica Deutschland offers mobile and fixed services for private and business customers and is one of the three leading integrated telecommunications providers in Germany. In the mobile business, Telefónica Deutschland provides extensive post- and prepaid products and mobile data services based on GPRS, UMTS and LTE technology. The portfolio also includes DSL fixed telephony and high-speed internet. Furthermore, Telefónica Deutschland is a leading provider of wholesale services.

Vodafone Germany is one of the leading integrated telecommunications companies and also the largest TV provider in Germany. With its 14,000 employees, Vodafone Germany provides Internet, mobile, fixed network and television from a single source. As a gigabit company, Vodafone is driving forward infrastructure expansion in Germany: with ever-faster networks, we are paving the way for the gigabit society in Germany - whether in fixed networks or in mobile communications. With 45.7 million mobile cards, 6.5 million fixed broadband customers and numerous digital solutions, Vodafone Germany generates annual sales of 11 billion euros.

Vodafone Germany is the largest subsidiary of the Vodafone Group, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. The Group operates its own mobile networks in 26 countries and maintains partner networks in another 50 countries. The group operates its own fixed network infrastructures in 19 countries. Vodafone has around 522.8 million mobile and 18.8 million fixed net customers.