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Telecommunications Law

Our range of advisory services

Luther has a broad wealth of proven experience in telecommunications law. Based on our renowned legal expertise and our economic and technical understanding, we can always provide our clients with the best possible solutions, enabling them to successfully achieve their targets. We have for years been providing effective legal advice in the area of telecommunications law to leading telecommunications providers, network operators and other service providers.

Telecommunication has a decisive impact on our everyday life, as well as on business life. The ongoing digitalisation, flexible working models such as mobile working and working from home, and digital collaboration across company and national borders highlight the vital importance of high-performance and reliable telecommunications as the foundation for innovation, economic competitiveness and social prosperity.

We can provide advice at all stages of a project, from the planning stage before entering the market to the commencement of operations, where we can help apply for the required permits, amongst other things, and also during operations, for example in connection with ongoing administration and optimisation or when examining a company’s activities in the light of upcoming changes in law.

Due to its great importance, the telecommunications sector continues to be highly regulated, and frequent changes in law require market actors to be able to react quickly.

Our team ensures that our clients comply with all applicable regulatory requirements and, what is more, that they can operate in the best possible manner within the limits defined by these requirements. For this is the standard we have set for ourselves: providing top-quality advice that will ultimately make the difference for our clients.

Especially the infrastructure development in Germany, which has a significant bearing on the entire German economy, presents new challenges but also great opportunities. As one of the most important industrialised countries in the world, the Federal Republic is committed to significantly accelerating the development of high-speed networks with a view to remaining economically competitive in the long run.

Fibre technology plays a key role in this process. In this future-oriented area, we have a comprehensive understanding of technical issues and great legal expertise and skills, which we use for the benefit of our clients when providing legal services.

By combining the multiple areas of expertise (including data protection, technology, real estate, etc.) of our law firm, we can provide our clients with unparalleled, comprehensive legal advice that covers all issues.

This offers numerous advantages to our clients that make the difference in particular in important, complex projects: we ensure we provide quick and practical top-quality advice that leads to the desired results without ever losing sight of the big picture.

 

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  • Drafting and negotiating contracts for WAN, managed network services and mobile services
  • Drafting end-customer contracts

  • Legal advice on fibre-optic and FTTH roll-out, including regulatory issues and the Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA)
  • Drafting of contracts for the construction of infrastructure facilities at network levels NE2 to NE5
  • Contracts for planning services and technical office services
  • Open-access, dark fibre, FTTH wholebuy and ISP contracts
  • Fault-clearing, FLM and L3S contracts, as well as service level agreements
  • Telecommunications-related rights of way and licence agreements with local authorities and private individuals
  • Legal advice on the shared use of infrastructure
  • Marketing agreements

  • 5G Legislation
  • Spectrum Allocation
  • Mobile Network Sites
  • Network Sharing
  • Private 5G Networks 

  • IoT Telecommunications Law
  • Connected Car Law
  • OTT Regulation
  • Satellite Communications Law
  • Direct-to-Device 

  • Advice on regulatory matters (e.g. the amendment to the Telecommunications Act, reporting obligations, frequency use and allocation)
  • Advice on regulatory, data protection and contractual matters relating to the Internet of Things (IoT), smart devices and connected cars
  • Advice on over-the-top services
  • Data protection in the telecommunications sector and telecommunications secrecy

  • Telecommunications Act / TKG
  • Federal Network Agency for Telecommunications
  • Telecommunications regulation
  • Access regulation
  • Tariff regulation
  • Spectrum law
  • Mobile communications law 

  • Telecommunications M&A
  • Digital Infrastructure M&A
  • FibreCo
  • TowerCo
  • Regulatory Due Diligence 
Awards
Legal500 Top Tier 2026
Chambers Europe 2025
Legal500 Top Kanzlei 2025
The Lawyer European Awards 2024 - Law Firm of the Year: Germany
Juve Awards 2024 - "Law Firm of the Year Regulatory Law"
Chambers Europe 2024
Legal500 Top Kanzlei 2024
Legal500 Green Guide EMEA 2024
Juve Awards 2023 - "Law Firm of the Year Public Procurement"
Juve Awards 2023 - "Law Firm of the Year Distribution, Trade & Logistics"
Chambers Europe 2023
Legal500 Top Tier 2023
Juve Award 2022 - "Kanzlei des Jahres Südwesten"
azur Award 2022
Chambers Europe 2022
Legal500 Top Tier 2022
European Law Firm of the Year
Chambers EUR 2021
Legal 500 Top Tier 2021
PMN Management Awards 2020
PMN Management Awards 2020
Chambers EUR 2020
Legal Tech Kanzlei
Legal 500
Juve Award 2019 - "Law Firm of the Year 2019"
PMN Management Awards 2019