Public Subsidies about Broadband Internet Deployment: in Search of the Principles

Examines the issue of public subsidies for broadband development in the European Union, demonstrating the importance of state aid to the Lisbon Strategy. Discussion opens with a look at the general context in which broadband promotion is unfolding, touching on the Lisbon Strategy & the issue of...

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Published in:Studia diplomatica 2006-01, Vol.59 (3), p.111-133
Main Author: Zgajewski, Tania
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competition
European Union
Infrastructure
Internet
Intervention
Investment
Subsidies
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Summary:Examines the issue of public subsidies for broadband development in the European Union, demonstrating the importance of state aid to the Lisbon Strategy. Discussion opens with a look at the general context in which broadband promotion is unfolding, touching on the Lisbon Strategy & the issue of broadband availability in rural & remote areas. Commission state aid policy is analyzed using examples of local or regional intervention designed to increase broadband infrastructure coverage in underserved areas. A review of Commission decisions regarding publicly funded broadband projects in rural & remote areas indicates when such intervention best serves economic objectives & the conditions under which public investment in a broadband project is compatible with EU competition rules & state aid policy. D. Edelman
ISSN:0770-2965
2593-0702