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Submit complaints and inquiries in the telecommunications sector

Gültigkeitsgebiet: Bundesweit

Quick info

As a customer of an internet, mobile, or landline provider, you can find information about your rights and submit inquiries and complaints to the Federal Network Agency.

Description

The Federal Network Agency has the task of ensuring that telecommunications companies comply with the customer protection regulations laid down in the Telecommunications Act (TKG).

If you have any concerns regarding your internet, mobile, or landline connection, you can contact the Federal Network Agency. The Federal Network Agency

  • informs you of your rights as a customer and
  • assists you in specific individual cases with the clarification of your request towards telecommunications companies.

For this purpose, you can submit a complaint or an inquiry to the Federal Network Agency. The Federal Network Agency will then review your request.

For example, the Federal Network Agency can support you

  • in the event of problems during a provider change, such as an interrupted supply or
  • for problems with a relocation of your connection or
  • regarding issues of the basic supply of telecommunication services. The basic supply includes your right to a landline connection.

In certain cases, the Federal Network Agency can also clarify questions related to your contract, for example regarding contract transparency, the contents of an invoice, or an itemized bill.

Procedure

You can submit inquiries or complaints online, electronically, or in writing. Please preferably use the online contact form.

To submit your inquiry or complaint online:

  • Select the topic on the Federal Network Agency's website that matches your request.

  • Fill out the contact form completely:

    • Please provide your email address. Information regarding your request will be sent to this email address.
    • Please attach relevant documents, for example your correspondence with the providers. If possible, please combine these into a single PDF file.
    • Please give us your consent to forward your request to the companies concerned for the purpose-bound clarification of the matter.
  • The Federal Network Agency is examining whether intervention or support options exist

  • If so, the Federal Network Agency generally contacts the companies involved regarding the matter.

  • You will receive a response from the Federal Network Agency to your inquiry or complaint, usually by email or post.

If you wish to submit your inquiry or complaint by De-Mail, email, or postal mail:

  • Please use the provided PDF form for this and fill it out. Note: The supplementary explanations from the online contact form are not available to you here.
  • Send your inquiry or complaint to the specified addresses of the Federal Network Agency.
  • The further procedural steps are the same as for the online procedure.

Deadlines

There is no deadline for submitting inquiries or complaints.

For invoicing questions, please note the 8-week objection period stated on your invoice. For evidentiary purposes, it is recommended to send objections to the provider by registered mail.

Costs & Fees

The procedure is free of charge.

Legal basis

further information

Technical approval

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Stichwörter

  • Universal telecommunication service
  • data transmission rate
  • Contract transparency
  • Change of provider
  • Telecommunications outage
  • Roaming
  • intra-EU communication
  • Porting of phone number
  • Internet outage
  • Blocking of phone numbers
  • Telecommunications fault clearance
  • Telecommunications complaint
  • Telecommunication connection blocked
  • Third-party block
  • Telecommunication Inquiry
  • Blocking of telephone numbers
  • Telecommunication supply
  • telecommunications contract term
  • Telecommunications Specialist Information
  • telecom network operator
  • telecommunications customer protection
  • Keep phone number
  • Mobile carrier
  • Itemized bill
  • telecom provider
  • Phone outage
  • Net Neutrality
  • Cable provider
  • Access to the telecommunications network
  • Port number
  • Free choice of router
  • Telephone line blocked
  • Telecommunications bill dispute
  • Internet service provider
  • Provider
  • Consumer protection telecommunications
  • Internet connection blocked
  • telecom network operator
  • Mobile phone provider
  • Telecommunication relocation
  • Error in phone bill
  • Connection fees incorrect
  • Telecommunications Consumer Service
  • right to basic services
  • Contract transparency telecommunications
  • Universal telecommunications service
  • Internet speed