Press Release: State aid: Commission endorses public funding for broadband network in Limousin, France

The European Commission on 3 May 2005 decided that the public co-funding of an open broadband infrastructure in Limousin, France constitutes compensation for the provision of a Service of General Economic Interest and is not state aid. The project had a total budget of €85 million and was to be co-financed by EU funds The scheme was designed to enable telecom operators to provide broadband services to residential users, businesses and public authorities on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis.

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