Association of providers of telecommunications and value-added services
The Association of Providers of Telecommunications and Value Added Services ( VATM ) is an association of around 100 telecommunications and multimedia companies in Germany, all of which are in competition with the former monopoly Deutsche Telekom . They combine around 80 percent of the turnover generated by telecommunications competitors on the German telecommunications market.
purpose
The VATM was formed in December 1997 in the run-up to the liberalization of the German telecommunications market on January 1, 1998 through the merger of the Association for Telecommunications and Value Added Services (VTM) and the Association of Telecommunications Service Providers (VAT). The constituent meeting took place on January 9, 1998, at which Gerd Eickers was appointed managing director; Jürgen Grützner succeeded him in this position on January 1, 2000.
According to its own statements, the aim of the VATM is to create fair and equal opportunities for private telecommunications companies . The VATM is mainly active in lobbying and publishing.
On December 29, 2008 the VATM announced that the member companies intend to invest up to 40 billion euros in order to guarantee nationwide access to high-speed DSL. In 2011, investments will be 45 billion euros.
Members of the VATM are landline and mobile network providers as well as providers of value-added services . Associated members have no right to vote or vote in the VATM.
Similar institutions
- The Federal Association of Broadband Communication pursues similar objectives in Germany .
- In Austria, the Association of Alternative Telecom Network Operators (VAT), whose members are Colt Technology Services GmbH, Hutchison Drei Austria , Tele2 Telecommunication (Austria), Magenta Telekom and Verizon Austria, takes on a similar role .
- Also in Austria is the Association of Internet Service Providers Austria (ISPA) with 224 members.
- In contrast, the Swiss Telecommunications Association (asut) represents in Switzerland . the interests of Swisscom , which from his time PTT - monopoly emerged.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ VAT: VAT member companies , accessed: March 17, 2017
- ↑ ISPA: [1] , as of March 31, 2018
- ↑ asut: Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. As of July 2008
