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1&1 will market the fiber connections of the Telekom joint venture Glasfaserplus and link the local fiber networks to its transport network, reaching an additional 2.7 million households. In the first half of the year households receive 1 Gbit/s access from 1&1 free of charge, plus a one‑time activation fee of €49.95, which amounts to a total price of €1,219.77 over 24 months. In the same network Telekom charges €1,601.90 for the 1 Gbit/s tariff over 24 months, so customers save around €382 with 1&1. » More on golem.de

The Bundesnetzagentur apparently plans not to require competitors to hand over 800‑MHz frequencies to 1&1 and instead wants to order cooperative shared use via national roaming. That would leave 1&1 dependent on Vodafone in the long term and make it difficult for the company to reduce its roaming payments, even though the antennas were already prepared for additional spectrum. Large providers had argued they urgently needed their 800‑MHz spectrum for 4G; the authority has so far rejected a new auction. Despite overfulfilling some rollout obligations, 1&1 still faces the costly challenge of providing comprehensive indoor coverage without its own low-band spectrum. » More on wiwo.de

United Internet contributes loan claims of around €850 million to 1&1 AG and receives nearly 35 million new shares in return, representing about 20 percent of the share capital. The subscription rights of the other shareholders are excluded; the calculated issue price is €24.05. With the capital increase, 1&1 aims to strengthen its capital structure and equity ratio and create more financial leeway for network expansion; United Internet’s stake rises to around 89.32 percent. » More on finanzen.net