Q what is bnetza and what do you do? A BNetzA is short for Bundesnetzagentur. It is Germany's federal network agency for electricity, gas, telecoms, post and railways. I am one of two vice presidents and am responsible for telecoms and rail, and we are based in Bonn. Q WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND? A I started a civil service career in the ministry for post and telecoms in the minister's office, and also earlier studied law before working for a long spell in the ministry for economic affairs and energy on international telecoms and postal policy. Then for seven years from 2007 until 20141 was head of the unit for European ICT policy at the ministry and I was closely involved in the negotiations that led to the 2009 framework for electronic communications, which among other things established BEREC, the European communication regulators body, and which I will be chair of next year. During my time in the economics ministry I was always connected to the regulatory issues of BNetzA and was then invited to take up my current vice president's post.
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