The EU Commission approves under EU State aid rules a German scheme for very high capacity broadband networks in Bavaria (Bavarian)

State aid: Commission approves German scheme for very high capacity broadband networks in Bavaria* The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Bavarian scheme to deploy very high capacity networks in Bavaria. The aid will bring very fast broadband to customers in areas where the market does not provide them, in line with the EU broadband connectivity goals. The scheme follows an earlier gigabit pilot project, which was approved by the Commission in December 2018. Contrary to the pilot project, which involved only six municipalities, the present scheme applies to the whole of Bavaria. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy said:

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European Commission, The EU Commission approves under EU State aid rules a German scheme for very high capacity broadband networks in Bavaria (Bavarian), 29 November 2019, e-Competitions November 2019, Art. N° 92634

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