The would-be new German entrants in the local telecommunications market are in revolt according to Focus magazine, and are threatening to stop investing in Germany. We are losing time and need to postpone making investments or move investments abroad, the group – Thyssen AG, Mannesmann AG, Veba AG, RWE AG and Viag AG – wrote in a letter addressed to Chancellor Helmut Kohl. It added that the behavior of Deutsche Telekom AG and Bonn’s unclear telecommunications policies were at the root of the group’s frustrations. Senior managers at the companies complained that key issues governing the issue of telephone numbers and fees had not been adequately clarified.
