{"id":5194,"date":"2014-01-14T16:39:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T15:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/digital-world\/bitkom-calls-for-rural-broadband-expansion-to-be-financed-with-spectrum-auction-proceeds\/01-2014\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:07:07","slug":"bitkom-calls-for-rural-broadband-expansion-to-be-financed-with-spectrum-auction-proceeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/en\/technology\/bitkom-calls-for-rural-broadband-expansion-to-be-financed-with-spectrum-auction-proceeds\/01-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitkom Calls for Rural Broadband Expansion to Be Financed with Spectrum Auction Proceeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/heise.de\/-2085489\">Bitkom is calling for<\/a> proceeds from future spectrum auctions to be invested in network expansion, for example broadband rollout in rural areas. The full article is available on heise.de; see below. I found the following passage particularly interesting:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the liberalisation of the market, the federal government has received more than \u20ac60 billion from telecommunications providers through spectrum auctions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is quite a sum accumulated through GSM, UMTS, WiMAX and LTE auctions. <a href=\"http:\/\/tarifetarife.de\/news\/Bundesnetzagentur-bestaetigt-Auktion-fuer-Mobilfunk-Frequenzen-139\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">And in 2016, the GSM frequencies are due to go under the hammer again.<\/a> The finance minister is probably rubbing his hands already.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/heise.de\/-2085489\">http:\/\/heise.de\/-2085489<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitkom is calling for proceeds from future spectrum auctions to be invested in network expansion, for example broadband rollout in rural areas. 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