diff --git a/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls b/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls
index 9f22b38baccef4169b7052aa9e6af70affea2505..75a83fba468aea42597dd6484eef826e22b9816c 100644
--- a/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls
+++ b/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 \setcounter{errorcontextlines}{100}  \listfiles
 
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1999/12/01]
-\ProvidesClass{ptbposter}[2019/06/24 v0.9b PTB-Poster (RN)]
+\ProvidesClass{ptbposter}[2019/06/25 v0.9c PTB-Poster (RN)]
     
-\newif\ifPTB@useCMYK \PTB@useCMYKfalse % vorerst
+\newif\ifPTB@useCMYK \PTB@useCMYKfalse % vorerst 
+\newif\ifPTB@german@  \PTB@german@true
 
 \newdimen\PTB@topmargin      % Abstand zum Rahmen
 \newdimen\PTB@leftmargin     % Abstand zum Rahmen
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
 \DeclareOption{centerAuthors}{%
   \global\let\PTB@authors@justification=\centering
 }
-\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToPackage{\CurrentOption}{geometry}}
+\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToPackage{\CurrentOption}{babel}}
 \ExecuteOptions{serif}
 \ProcessOptions\relax
 
@@ -167,9 +168,9 @@
 
 \AtEndOfClass{%
   \shorthandon{"}%
-  \@tempswafalse
-  \iflanguage{ngerman}{\@tempswatrue}{%
-    \iflanguage{german}{\@tempswatrue}{}%
+  \PTB@german@false
+  \iflanguage{ngerman}{\PTB@german@true}{%
+    \iflanguage{german}{\PTB@german@true}{}%
   }
   \if@tempswa
     \defineshorthand{"`}{\guillemotright}%
@@ -315,7 +316,8 @@
         \begin{tabular}[t]{@{}ll@{}}
           \ifx\PTB@street\@empty\else\multicolumn{2}{@{}l@{}}{\PTB@street}\\\fi
           \ifx\PTB@location\@empty\else\multicolumn{2}{@{}l@{}}{\PTB@location}\\\fi
-          \ifx\PTB@phone\@empty\else Telefon:&\PTB@phone\\\fi
+          \ifx\PTB@phone\@empty\else\ifPTB@german@ Telefon\else Phone\fi:
+            &\PTB@phone\\\fi
           \ifx\PTB@fax\@empty\else Fax:&\PTB@fax\\\fi
           \ifx\PTB@email\@empty\else E-Mail:&\href{mailto:\PTB@email}{\PTB@email}\\\fi
           \multicolumn{2}{@{}l@{}}{\href{http://www.ptb.de/}{www.ptb.de}}