Germany is to press ahead with a contentious law despite claims by Brussels that the legislation would protect Deutsche Telekom from competition.
The proposed measure could allow Deutsche, Europe's biggest phone company, to restrictrival operators' access to the €3.3bn ($4.2bn) broadband network that it is building.
But after a meeting in Berlin with EU telecoms chief Viviane Reding, Michael Glos, economy minister, yesterday insisted that the legislation would meet European rules and spur investment.
Sarah Laitner, Brussels
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2006
Friday, July 07, 2006
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