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September 13, 2023: BNetzA considers extending usage rights for spectrum in the bands of 800 MHz, 1 800 MHz and 2 600 MHz that are due to expire in 2026. BNetZa wants to reasign these frequencies five years later together with frequencies due to expire in 2033. "Our primary objectives are improving coverage for all consumers and boosting competition. We are considering extending the current usage rights with the aim of providing sufficient planning and investment certainty in the short term," said Klaus Müller, Bundesnetzagentur President. "We want to place better mobile coverage in rural areas at the centre of our requirements. A specific coverage obligation for sparsely populated regions is intended to promote equal living conditions in urban and rural areas." He added: "We also want to strengthen competition for the benefit of consumers and are presenting guidelines for this for discussion."The extended usage rights will carry obligations which include providing coverage of at least 100 Mbps for at least 98% of households in sparsely populated areas, provision of coverage with a transmission rate of at least 100 Mbps for all major roads and coverage with at least 50 Mbps for all minor roads and inland waterways, and national roaming in the form of a negotiation requirement. Comments on this interim decision should be submitted by November 6, 2023<ref>https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/EN/2023/20230913_Mobilfunk.html</ref>.