Federal Network Agency

German regulatory agency supervising telecommunication, postal, energy, and railway sector
Organization bundesagentur Q269138
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Federal Network Agency

Summary

Federal Network Agency is a Bundesagentur[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (bundesagentur category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Network Agency was a member of Council of European Energy Regulators[3].
  • Federal Network Agency was a member of European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators[4].
  • Federal Network Agency was a member of Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications[5].
  • Federal Network Agency was a member of Independent Regulators Group[6].
  • Federal Network Agency is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Federal Network Agency's instance of is recorded as Bundesagentur[8].
  • Federal Network Agency's instance of is recorded as higher federal authority[9].
  • Federal Network Agency's instance of is recorded as arbitration board[10].
  • Federal Network Agency's instance of is recorded as certification services provider[11].
  • Federal Network Agency's main regulatory text is recorded as law on the Federal Network Agency[12].
  • Federal Network Agency followed Bundesamt für Post und Telekommunikation[13].
  • Federal Network Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Bonn[14].
  • Federal Network Agency's Commons category is recorded as Bundesnetzagentur[15].
  • Federal Network Agency's industry is recorded as telecommunications[16].
  • Federal Network Agency's industry is recorded as mail[17].
  • Federal Network Agency's industry is recorded as energy supply[18].
  • Federal Network Agency's industry is recorded as railway[19].
  • Federal Network Agency's industry is recorded as public sector[20].
  • Federal Network Agency's chairperson is recorded as Klaus Müller[21].
  • Federal Network Agency comprises library of the Federal Network Agency[22].
  • January 1, 1998 marks the founding of Federal Network Agency[23].
  • Federal Network Agency's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation[24].
  • Federal Network Agency's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Ministry for Transport[25].
  • Federal Network Agency's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy[26].
  • Federal Network Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1998 marks the founding of Federal Network Agency[23].

Identity

Federal Network Agency's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen'}[28]. It followed Bundesamt für Post und Telekommunikation[13]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'BNetzA'}[29].

Leadership

Federal Network Agency's chairperson is recorded as Klaus Müller[21].

Operations

Federal Network Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Bonn[14]. Parent organizations include Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation[24], a Federal Ministry in Germany[30], in Germany[31], founded in 2025[32], headquartered in Berlin[33]; Federal Ministry for Transport[25], a Federal Ministry in Germany[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1949[36], headquartered in Berlin[37]; and Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy[26], a Federal Ministry in Germany[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1917[40], headquartered in Berlin[41].

Industry

Industries include telecommunications[16], mail[17], energy supply[18], railway[19], and public sector[20].

Why It Matters

Federal Network Agency draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (bundesagentur category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] . bundesnetzagentur.de. Retrieved . bundesnetzagentur.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [20] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . ceer.eu. Retrieved . ceer.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . acer.europa.eu. Retrieved . acer.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . berec.europa.eu. Retrieved . berec.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [6] . irg.eu. Retrieved . irg.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . bmwi.de. Retrieved . bmwi.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . bundesnetzagentur.de. Retrieved . bundesnetzagentur.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . service.bund.de. Retrieved . service.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Applies to jurisdiction Germany
    Instance of Bundesagentur, higher federal authority, arbitration board +1
    Member of Council of European Energy Regulators, European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications +1
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