Cancel a German mobile contract with the right end date
To cancel a German mobile contract, enter when it started and when your notice will arrive: the tool shows the end date and writes the cancellation letter, including your number and porting wish.
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Example: mobile contract since March 2025, 24 months — change any figure to see your own result
The contract ends on
28 February 2027
in time for the end of the minimum term
| End of minimum term | 28 February 2027 |
| Latest receipt for that | 28 January 2027 |
| Rule set | from 1 March 2022 |
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German mobile and broadband contracts with consumers may have an initial term of at most 24 months (section 56(1) TKG). After that they renew tacitly, but only for an indefinite period: you can cancel at any time on one month’s notice (section 56(3) TKG). For a contract from 1 March 2025 with 24 months, the minimum term ends on 28 February 2027; with one month’s notice in the contract, the cancellation must reach the provider by 28 January 2027. If it only arrives on 10 February 2027, the contract ends one month later, on 10 March 2027, not after another year. The provider’s terms may not require a stricter form than text form (section 309 no. 13 BGB): a letter, an email or the cancellation button on the website will do. The template’s letter, written in German, works for each of these routes.
____________________________ ____________________________ __________________
____________________________ ____________________________ __________________
__________________, den 14. November 2026
Kündigung meines Mobilfunk- bzw. Internetvertrags
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
hiermit kündige ich den oben genannten Vertrag ordentlich und fristgerecht zum 28. Februar 2027, hilfsweise zum nächstmöglichen Termin.
Betroffen ist der Anschluss __________________.
Eine erteilte Einzugsermächtigung (SEPA-Lastschriftmandat) widerrufe ich zum Vertragsende.
Bitte bestätigen Sie mir den Eingang der Kündigung und das genaue Vertragsende schriftlich oder per E-Mail. Einer Kontaktaufnahme zu Werbezwecken oder zur Rückgewinnung widerspreche ich.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
____________________
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Cancelling a German mobile contract: minimum term or one month
The minimum term ends the day before the calendar day on which it began, so a contract that started on the first ends on the last day of a month. The contractual notice period counts back from that day. Once it is missed, the old rule of another renewal no longer applies; instead one month from receipt does (section 56(3) TKG).
| Cancellation arrives | Rule | Contract ends |
|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2026 | end of minimum term | 28 February 2027 |
| 20 January 2027 | end of minimum term | 28 February 2027 |
| 10 February 2027 | one month from receipt | 10 March 2027 |
| 30 June 2027 | one month from receipt | 30 July 2027 |
Special cases
If you move and the provider cannot deliver the service at the new address, you may cancel on one month’s notice. A one-sided change by the provider, such as a price rise, gives a special right to cancel. The letter does not mention either case; add one sentence stating the reason. If you also have a gym membership or an energy contract to end, those templates use their own rules.