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29-08-2013, 12:38
August 29, 2013 09.24 Europe/London By Robert BrielKabel Deutschland has lost its case over duct fees usage against Deutsche Telekom. An appeal is likley.The district court of Frankfurt has rejected a claim from Kabel Deutschland in which it was seeking EUR350 million from Deutsche Telekom, claiming that the incumbent operator had overcharged rivals for use of cable ducts since 2003.The cabler wanted to lower its yearly payment from EUR101 million to EUR34 million. The EUR350 million claim was based on total past payments of EUR279 million plus interest.Kabel Deutschland started proceedings against Deutsche Telekom after the Bundesnetzagentur (the German regulatory office for networks) lowered Telekom