German Minister Calls for Faster Fiber Optic Rollout, Industry Pushes for Copper Network Shutdown (heise.de)

• Minister Wildberger demands faster fiber optic rollout.
• Industry calls for rapid copper network shutdown.
• Parallel operation of copper and fiber is costly.

"Germany's Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger is urging a massive acceleration of fiber optic expansion. In response, the telecommunications industry is calling for a faster shutdown of outdated copper networks to make fiber deployment more economical."