Press Release: Less digging = cheaper broadband. Commission proposes rules to cut broadband installation costs

The European Commission on 26 March 2013 proposed new rules to cut by 30% the cost of rolling out high-speed Internet. Civil engineering, such as the digging up of roads to lay down fibre, accounts for up to 80% of the cost of deploying high-speed networks. This proposal may save companies €40bn to €60bn.

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European Commission: Rapid: SPEECH/13/263: Getting every home and town in Europe "broadband ready" http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-263_en.htm

European Commission: Rapid: MEMO/13/287: Less digging = more broadband. What does this mean for … http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-287_en.htm

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