Germany is switching off DSL internet – when will my connection be shut down?. As of: February 12, 2024, 11:29 a.m By: Marcus Giebel CommentsPressSplit Copper networks are to be switched off in Germany.

However, only when fiber optics are available to all citizens - there is a timetable for this. France and Sweden are named in the gigabit strategy, where the transition to the fiber optic network is already further advanced. According to the plans of the telecommunications company Orange – formerly known as France Telecom – the copper networks in the Grande Nation will come to an end in 2030.