Monitoring
Digital Service Infrastructures
Connectivity
Broadband
The Broadband PCI aims to facilitate an efficient flow of private and public investments to stimulate the deployment of high speed broadband networks through a set of innovative projects. This includes the promotion of potential voluntary ring-fenced contributions from ESI funds and national budgets to CEF.
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The implementation of the
Broadband actions are articulated through two different financial instruments, i.e.:
- The CEF Equity Instrument, also known as the Connecting Europe Broadband Fund (CEBF);
- The CEF Debt Financial Instrument;
- The investment in Broadband contributes to the improvement of the accessibility to EU-level financial instruments, in order to maximise the efficiency and impact of public funding. The Broadband projects are implemented in close co-operation with the European Investment Advisory Hub, to ensure coherence and efficiency in the use of EU funds.
Highlights
Financials
A total of €117.5 million has been invested in the creation of the Broadband financial instruments: €100 million through
the Connecting Europe Broadband Fund (CEBF) and €17.5 million through the CEF Debt Financial Instrument.
Deployment
3 Broadband infrastructure projects have been funded by the CEF Telecom programme through the Connecting Europe Broadband Fund, for a total of €16 million