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In Eichsttt the second mobile radio transmitter which was set up with the mobile radio support program of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs goes into operation. Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Roland Weigert was there in person for the occasion and emphasized Eichsttt is going ahead and independently ensuring better cell phone reception. I am very pleased that we can support the construction of the transmission mast with up to 500000 euros through our mobile phone funding program. The city implemented the project in a hurry from the search for a location to the construction planning and the approval. The city was also unable to slow down an additional soil report that had become necessary due to the Jura limestone found. In Eichsttt the second funded cell phone mast goes into operation in Bavaria. Another mobile gap has been closed.The transmitters on the 45-meter-high mast will be equipped with LTE and 5G by all network operators - Deutsche Telekom Vodafone and Telefnica. The new mast will significantly improve mobile phone coverage for the residents of Buchenhll and along the Jura high road between Eichsttt and the A9. Vodafone is the first network operator to start using the transmitter. Deutsche Telekom and Telefnica want to follow suit in the summer.Josef Grienberger Lord Mayor of Eichsttt I am very pleased that the mobile phone mast will in future help to significantly reduce the dead spots along the busy Jura high road and that faster alerting will be possible in the event of accidents. The district of Buchenhll is finally getting proper mobile phone coverage which is becoming more and more important today as an important infrastructure for the benefit of the citizens. The construction by the city as the client as part of the construction contract variant means a significant administrative effort for us as the city administration but it was worth it due to the very speedy construction work with positive results.Christian Schilling Head of Political Communication Bavaria at Vodafone Germany The mobile phone support program is making an important contribution in Bavaria. We at Vodafone are involved in the first subsidized locations continue to speed up the network expansion and activate the most modern 5G technology in more and more locations. The mast here in Eichsttt is a great example of what is possible when politicians and grid operators pull together. Above all the people on site benefit from this because the number of annoying dead spots is becoming fewer and faster network is becoming more and more a matter of course.Udo Harbers Representative for State Policy at Deutsche Telekom AG We are pleased to be able to significantly improve mobile phone coverage in the rural area of Eichsttt with the support of the city and the state. We would like to take this momentum with us and in close cooperation with the city for example in the case of municipal properties now also improve the quality of supply in the city centre.Christian Groeneveld Bavarian State Policy Officer at Telefnica Germany The mobile networks in Germany and Bavaria are more powerful than ever. As o2 Telefnica we are massively pushing ahead with our network expansion. At the end of 2022 we met the coverage requirements of the Federal Network Agency to the extent that this was legally and actually possible. We supply at least 98 percent of households in every federal state with at least 100 Mbits. With our 5G network we can already reach more than 80 percent of the population and by 2025 all of Germany. In a joint effort by politics and business we will succeed in closing the last white spots in the coming years. The Bavarian funding program can play an important role here.State Secretary Weigert referred to the extensive Bavarian mobile phone initiative. This significantly accelerated the grid expansion in Bavaria. Efficient mobile communications are part of an efficient business location. The smartphone is indispensable today. People want mobile Internet access everywhere. We have faced up to these challenges and have taken a big step forward emphasized Weigert. The mobile communications pact framework conditions coverage requirements and funding program are having an effect. The pace and quality of network expansion have accelerated massively since 2020. In the last three years around 21000 radio transmitters have been removed or newly installed. This development is not least a result of the strict supply requirements Weigert explained Only recently Bavaria was the only federal state to have subsequent measurements carried out. The mobile network was checked along more than 3600 kilometers of railway lines and more than 1300 kilometers of federal roads throughout Bavaria.The mobile phone funding program closes dead spots where the network operators do not expand due to the legal framework. Since the start in autumn 2018 over 660 communities have expressed their interest. 161 municipalities submitted an application. 97 have received a funding notification and can start with the implementation. It was the first funding program of this kind in Germany and Europe. The Bavarian Ministry of Economics intends to continue the successful program. The extension of the funding guideline requires the approval of the European Commission. The Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs has been in consultation with Brussels since July 2022. After initial positive signals the Commission surprisingly made completely new requirements in December 2022 which it specified in January 2023. The EU Commission is now demanding additional access obligations for network operators. As a result coordination with the European Commission is ongoing.
