Press Release: State aid: Commission considers Prague municipal wireless network project does not constitute state aid

The European Commission has approved, under EC Treaty state aid rules, an initiative by the city of Prague to create a municipal wireless network for electronic communications. Since the initial plans raised competition concerns, key modifications were made. In particular, the project will only serve the public sector and provide citizens with free broadband access limited to public-sector websites and public-sector non-commercial content, such as eGovernment services. In light of the amendments made to this wireless network project, the Commission found that the project does not involve state aid.