Tag: Federal Network Agency
Netzagentur takes thousands of dangerous electrical items off the market
As of: February 1, 2024 10:13 a.m The Federal Network Agency is removing thousands of dangerous electrical items from the market. These were recently available for purchase in Germany to…
Network agency imposes high fines for unauthorized telephone advertising
As of: January 19, 2024 2:07 p.m Intrusive calls, aggressive conversation – last year the Federal Network Agency imposed particularly high fines for unauthorized telephone advertising. Mostly it was about…
Will the gas bill go higher soon?
As of: January 18, 2024 3:39 p.m The Federal Network Agency is planning new fee rules for energy networks in order to promote investments. This could mean higher network fees…
Fraud: Tens of thousands of citizens complain about the grandchild scam – Economy
The so-called grandchild scam, in which criminals pose as relatives and exploit people’s good faith, caused a lot of frustration among citizens last year. In 2023, around 60,000 complaints were…
Network agency threatens Post with financial consequences due to unreliability
As of: January 14, 2024 7:55 a.m According to a report, the head of the Federal Network Agency, Müller, has announced that he wants to impose financial sanctions on the…
Those who produce green electricity pay more for it
WWhen Udo Steinacker sits at the dining table in his living room, he sees wide meadows and fields outside, trees behind them and just a single wind turbine in the…
The Federal Network Agency expects electricity prices to remain high in 2024
As of: December 27, 2023 9:24 a.m The Federal Network Agency expects electricity prices to remain high. Because subsidies will no longer apply, electricity is likely to become more expensive…
Tens of thousands of complaints from Deutsche Post customers again
As of: December 13, 2023 3:44 p.m This year there were again many complaints from customers about Deutsche Post, for example about lost packages. As in the previous year, according…
Federal Network Agency: Cell phone companies are dawdling when it comes to fast internet – economy
It is a sad premiere: For the first time, the Federal Network Agency has initiated fine proceedings against established mobile communications companies because, as it is said, they have missed…
Cell phone network operators are threatened with fines due to dead spots
As of: November 20, 2023 11:32 a.m Dead spots are still a constant nuisance in certain regions of Germany. The Federal Network Agency accuses the cell phone network operators of…