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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9057
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid

Commission endorses public funding for broadband in Austria

Brussels, 26/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has authorised a broadband initiative by the Austrian Land of Kärnten to enable citizens and businesses to have access to fast Internet connections in areas which do not currently have it. Although the scheme also supports advanced broadband services for professional users, the Commission concluded that the aid was not likely to distort competition significantly within the EU. Broadband is not currently available in the target...

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