Broadband expansion in the Potsdam-Mittelmark District
High-speed internet for everyone – The broadband rollout in the Potsdam-Mittelmark District is creating the digital foundation for the future, for work and everyday life. Find out about the current progress and your connection options.
High-speed internet : Securing a digital future
:Comprehensive access to high-performance internet is a key factor for businesses, educational institutions and private households alike. In the Potsdam-Mittelmark District, broadband expansion is being actively promoted to ensure a future-proof digital infrastructure.
The German Federal Government supports broadband development particularly in regions where private-sector providers have not yet implemented their own networks. The district administration of the Potsdam-Mittelmark District coordinates this publicly funded rollout and works closely with Telekom Deutschland GmbH as its contractual partner.
Fibre check – see what’s available at your address!
Check now whether your address is eligible for a fibre-optic connection. Use Telekom’s fibre check to find out quickly and easily what options are available for you.
Shaping digital public services for Potsdam-Mittelmark : Dialogue at the Treffpunkt Wirtschaft meeting
Your contact : Broadband representative of the Potsdam-Mittelmark District
Do you have any questions or concerns? You can contact our broadband representative using the following details:
Marion Muschert
Questions & answers : FAQ on broadband expansion
The publicly funded fibre-optic expansion is being carried out by Telekom Deutschland GmbH, acting as the contractual partner of the Potsdam-Mittelmark District. The project is financed by the federal government, the state of Brandenburg and the district.
The funded expansion applies to addresses where internet speeds are currently below 30 Mbit/s. You can check whether your address is included by using Telekom’s online tool:
Alternatively, the Federal Government’s Broadband Atlas provides an overview of current internet availability:
There may be several reasons:
- Your current or another telecommunications provider already offers speeds of 30 Mbit/s or more at your address.
- A provider has planned its own (unsubsidised) network expansion at your location.
- Your address is located within 550 metres of a main distribution point (a so-called "main distribution area").
- You are connected to a TV cable network that can be upgraded in the short term.
- Your address did not yet exist when the “white NGA spots” were analysed in 2016.
The district sent an information letter to all eligible addresses. This included an "order for the construction of a telecommunications network", which had to be returned in order to receive a free connection.
After 30 June 2022, free orders are no longer possible. However, you can still request a connection for a fee of EUR 799.95.
Please contact Telekom’s building site service (Bauherrenservice) for further information: Bauherrenservice der Telekom.
The funded rollout is scheduled for completion by the end of 2025. Implementation takes place in phases, depending on technical, topographical and logistical planning. Each area will be put into operation step by step once construction is complete.
No, you are not obliged to accept the connection. A fibre-optic connection will only be installed at your express request.
- Funded connection: free of charge
- Late connection (after 30 June 2022): EUR 799.95
No. If your current provider uses the new fibre-optic infrastructure, you can stay with them. However, you will need to book a fibre-optic tariff to use the new connection.
Yes, all affected areas will be properly restored by the contractors following the work.
No. The “white spots” project "Weiße Flecken" is now in its final phase. New buildings constructed after the 2016 analysis are no longer eligible for the funding programme.
For questions about retrofitting, please contact Telekom Deutschland GmbH directly at 0800 7733888.
Further information
You can find more details about the Federal Government’s broadband funding programme on the Gigabit Project Management Agency website and in the brochure “Five steps to ultra-fast internet”. With the broadband rollout, we are investing in a modern, high-performance digital infrastructure for all residents of the Potsdam-Mittelmark District!
