Federal Network Agency
The Federal Network Agency (German: Bundesnetzagentur or BNetzA) is the German regulatory office for electricity, gas, telecommunications, post and railway markets. It is a federal agency of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and headquartered in Bonn, Germany.
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway | |
Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen | |
| Abbreviation | BNetzA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1 January 1998 |
| Type | Federal agency |
| Legal status | Established by Telecommunications Act 1996, renamed by Federal Agency Act |
| Purpose | Regulator and competition authority for privatised infrastructure. |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Germany |
Region served | Germany |
President | Klaus Müller |
Main organ | Board |
Parent organization | German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology |
| Website | www |
| Remarks | Established as Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation und Post, RegTP) |
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