Translation of "Lignes de communication à haut débit T " (French → English) :

This concerns in particular the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty, the Framework for state aid for research and development and innovation (19) as amended or replaced, the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 (20) as amended or replaced, the EU Guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to the rapid deployment of broadband networks (21) as amended or replaced, the Guidelines on State aid to promote risk finance investments (22) as amended or replaced, the Communication from the Commission - Criteria for the compatibility analysis of ...[+++] training State aid cases subject to individual notification (23) as amended or replaced, the Communication from the Commission - Criteria for the compatibility analysis of State aid to disadvantaged and disabled workers subject to individual notification (24) as amended or replaced and the instruments related to services of general economic interest (25).

Development of wireless broadband communications contributes to the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe and in particular to the aim of securing access to broadband at a speed of no less than 30 Mbps by 2020 for all Union citizens and of providing the Union with the highest possible broadband speed and capacity.

Regional investment aid to broadband networks may be considered compatible with the internal market if, in addition to the general conditions laid down in these guidelines, it complies also with the following specific conditions: (i) aid is granted only to areas where there is no network of the same category (either basic broadband or NGA) and where none is likely to be developed in the near future; (ii) the subsidised network operator offers active and passive wholesale access under fair and non-discriminatory conditions with the possibility of effective and full unbundling; (iii) aid should be allocated on the basis of a competitive ...[+++]selection process in accordance with paragraph 78(c) and (d) of the Broadband guidelines (15).

Telecoms incl. Broadband | Applicable, together with guidelines | Applicable | Guidelines for rapid deployment of broadband networks[39] | Framework Directive[40], Universal Service Directive[41] |

· Public authorities could build or finance sector specific infrastructure in line with the State aid Broadband Guidelines, allowing fair and non-discriminatory access to broadband operators, thereby triggering the take-off of competitive service provision in areas that would otherwise be uneconomic to serve.

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 52009XC0930(02) - EN - Communication from the Commission — Community Guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to rapid deployment of broadband networks Text with EEA relevance // (Text with EEA relevance)