Yes, ICE are excluded. The “Deutschland Ticket” (they quickly moved away from the original title “49 Euro Ticket” to allow for changing the price lateron) is only valid in local and regional public transport, but in all of Germany.
I heard the French are planning a similar kind of ticket, and there even have been talks of reciprocative acknowledgement of the tickets.
Yes, ICE are excluded. The “Deutschland Ticket” (they quickly moved away from the original title “49 Euro Ticket” to allow for changing the price lateron) is only valid in local and regional public transport, but in all of Germany.
I heard the French are planning a similar kind of ticket, and there even have been talks of reciprocative acknowledgement of the tickets.