It said that given the rapid uptake of advanced digital technologies, there is an “urgent need” for more bandwidth at faster speeds.
The Gigabit Infrastructure Act aims to overcome the typically slow and costly deployment of the underlying physical infrastructure that is needed to sustain advanced networks.
The European Commission said it will reduce “red tape” and the costs and administrative burden associated with the deployment of the networks.
It will simplify and digitalise permitting procedures and coordinate civil works between network operators so that the underlying physical infrastructure, such as ducts and masts, can be built as quickly as possible. Such works represent up to 70 per cent of the costs of network deployment.
The new rules will also see all new or majorly renovated buildings, except in justified cases, equipped with fibre.
The draft recommendation aims to ensure that all operators can access existing network infrastructure, as...