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If you have a dispute with your telecommunications provider, you can contact the Federal Network Agency's Telecommunications Arbitration Board under certain conditions. It can help to settle the dispute without having to go to court.
This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.
This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.
The aim of the conciliation procedure is to reach an amicable agreement as quickly as possible in the interests of both parties. In this way, long and possibly expensive court proceedings can be avoided.
You can submit an application for conciliation to the Telecommunications Conciliation Board if you have already tried unsuccessfully to resolve the matter with your provider yourself. Telecommunications providers primarily include internet, mobile and fixed network providers.
It must be clear from your application that your dispute is related to certain provisions of telecommunications law that serve to protect customers. This may be the case, for example, if
Before the Telecommunications Conciliation Board opens a conciliation procedure, it checks whether the requirements for this are met. For example, the arbitration board cannot become active if your concern is not related to the customer-protecting provisions of telecommunications law.
The Telecommunications Arbitration Board may initiate arbitration proceedings if
Completed application for arbitration and, depending on the facts of the case:
Further information on the required documents can be found in the application form.
You can submit your request for arbitration online, by e-mail or by post.
Please preferably use the online application form.
To submit the application online:
If you wish to submit your request by e-mail or post:
The arbitration procedure is free of charge for you and your provider. Each party shall bear the costs incurred as a result of participating in the proceedings, such as telephone costs, postage or other expenses.
The duration of the proceedings depends above all on whether the application for conciliation is complete, the parties submit their statements promptly and in full and are willing to compromise.
On average, conciliation proceedings take around 9 weeks from receipt of the application by the conciliation body to the conclusion of the proceedings.
The average time between the parties' statements and the conciliation proposal is around 3 weeks.
The duration of the proceedings depends above all on whether the application for conciliation is complete, the parties submit their statements promptly and in full and are willing to compromise.
On average, conciliation proceedings take around 9 weeks from receipt of the application by the conciliation body to the conclusion of the proceedings.
The average time between the parties' statements and the conciliation proposal is around 3 weeks.
No legal remedies are provided for.
Are you in conflict with a bank or financial services company? Then under certain circumstances you can turn to the conciliation body of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).