Broadband internet expansion is a topic of widespread discussion in Germany right now. But the country still has not met its own targets. Almost 100 percent of households are supplied with broadband connections with up to six megabits per second, yet Germany has lots of room to catch up when it...

Unlike bus and rail operators, the nature of telecommunication service meant that small players in the market cannot start small. Specifically, a 4G telecommunication line for voice call and short message service must work everywhere in the defined geographical locale. This means that whatever...