The Deutsche Telekom AG (abbreviated DTAG) is the biggest German telecommunications company. It was formerly the telecommunications branch of the state-owned monopolist Deutsche Bundespost , which was split into three parts and privatized in 1996.

On March 10, 2003, Deutsche Telekom reported an annual loss of 24.6 billion euros due to the depreciation of intangible assets.

On July 16, 2002 the former CEO Ron Sommer stepped down due to pressure and dissatisfaction from stock holders and the German government. For a transitional period of 6 months, the 72 year old Helmut Sihler was appointed as his successor. On November 15, 2002 Kai-Uwe Ricke , former chief of the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile, was appointed CEO of Deutsche Telekom AG.

On October 8, 2004 it has annonced its intention to buy the remaining 26,07% of T-Online shares at the market price of 8.99 euros. They were sold in 2000 three times more.

Holdings

All subsidiaries of the Telekom have a name starting with "T-".

• T-Com, covering the conventional telephone network
• T-Mobile, the mobile phone subsidiary
• T-Online, the internet branch
• T-Systems, for large business costumers, also including the R&D department

Deutsche Telekom also holds substantial interests in other telephone companies, including the Eastern European subsidiaries Slovak Telecom (Slovakia), MATÁV (Hungary), and Hrvatski telekom (Croatia), which are now fully consolidated into T-Com.

Facilities

As running of transmission services many remarkable facilities belong to Deutsche Telekom

TV Towers/Telecommunication towers

The following facilities are free standing TV Towers, partly with an observation deck.

• Berliner Fernsehturm
• Fernmeldeturm Berlin
• Fernmeldeturm Bremen
• Transmission Tower Geyer
• Telemax, Hannover
• VW-Tower, Hannover
• Heinrich-Hertz-Turm, Hamburg
• Florianturm, Dortmund
• Rheinturm Düsseldorf
• Fernmeldeturm Bungsberg, Eutin
• Fernmeldeturm Kiel
• Colonius, Köln
• Transmission towers on Brocken
• Fernsehturm Kulpenburg
• TV Tower Dresden
• Fernsehturm Schwerin-Zippendorf, Schwerin
• Europaturm, Frankfurt/Main
• Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg
• Fernmeldeturm Mannheim
• Fernmeldeturm Heubach
• Fernmeldeturm Münster
• Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf
• Olympiaturm, München
• Fernmeldeturm Jakobsberg, Porta Westfalica
• Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Turm, Cuxhaven
• Nordschwarzwaldturm, Schömberg
• Directional Radio Tower Torfhaus
• Transmission Tower Sonneberg-Bleßberg

Guyed masts for FM, directional radio and TV

• Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau
• Transmitter Gartow
• FM- and TV-mast Heidelstein
• Transmitter Torfhaus
• Transmitter Wesel
• FM- and TV-mast Treolin
• FM- and TV-mast Casekow

Transmission facilities for long- and mediumwave

• Longwave transmitter Donebach(Programm: DLF)
• Long- and mediumwave transmitter Zehlendorf (Programm: DLR und Mittelwelle, Programm: Stimme Rußlands)
• Longwave transmitter Aholming (Programm: DLF)
• Medium wave transmitter Nordkirchen (Programm: DLF)
• Medium wave transmitter Thurnau (Programm: DLF)
• Medium wave transmitter Ravensburg (Sendeanlage für Mittelwelle, Programm: DLF)
• Medium wave transmitter Cremlingen (Programm: DLF)
• Medium wave transmitter Ehndorf(Programm: DLF)
• Mediumwave Transmitter Mainflingen
• AM transmitter Burg(Longwave and mediumwave transmission facility)
• Medium wave transmitter Wilsdruff(Sendeanlage für Mittelwelle, Programm: MDR Info)
• Transmitter Wiederau (Programm: MDR Info, also FM- and TV-broadcasting)
• Medium wave transmitter Wachenbrunn (Programme: MDR Info und Stimme Russlands)
• Medium wave transmitter Wöbbelin (out of service)
• Medium wave transmitter Hirschlanden (Programm: AFN)
• Medium wave transmitter Reichenbach (Programm: MDR Info)

Transmission facilities for shortwave

• Shortwave transmitter Wertachtal
• Shortwave transmitter Jülich
• Shortwave transmitter Nauen

Aerial testing sites

• Aerial test facility Brück

Facilities for satellite communication

• Erdfunkstelle Raisting
• Erdfunkstelle Usingen

External links

• Telekom - Deutsche Telekom

Data

• Yahoo! - Deutsche Telekom AG Company Profile