EU Member States agreed on Thursday 25 March on a connectivity toolbox that will bring together best practices for the cost-effective deployment of very high capacity fixed and mobile networks, including 5G technology.
These practices include exemptions from permits for certain civil works or financial incentives in spectrum auctions for network investments.
Member States have until the end of April to share with the European Commission their individual roadmaps implementing the toolkit, which is based on a specific recommendation adopted by the EU institution in September 2020 (see EUROPE 12563/12).
“This connectivity toolbox is the result of cooperation and commitment from Member States to remove barriers and stimulate the deployment of very fast networks”, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said in a statement.
In early March, the Commission's Communication on the European Digital Decade set the objective of connecting all European homes at gigabit speeds and providing 5G coverage for all populated areas of the EU as well as for major transport routes (see EUROPE 12674/13).
More info at: https://bit.ly/3m2t6P2 (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)