Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | IP/05/530 (3.5.05) |
Publication Date | 03/05/2005 |
Content Type | News |
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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Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/530&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
Subject Categories | Internal Markets |
Countries / Regions | France |
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