Last time I checked, Deutsche Telekom were still state-owned, or at least in part. Same with the French and their trains.
(, Fri 15 Nov 2019, 22:25, Reply)
As theoretically, any company could, and indeed does, compete with DT, or, over here, former state owned KPN.
Public transport is a whole different kettle of shit.
(, Sat 16 Nov 2019, 0:11, Reply)