Final Report: Evaluation of support for expansion of broadband in Sweden

This is the final report from the evaluation of broadband support for the Swedish countryside. Support is provided to access networks, from the rural program, and to local interconnecting networks, from the European Regional Development Fund. 

The report shows the importance of the investments for enterprise, for IT use and for local development in rural areas. Furthermore, the broadband support's control mechanisms are analysed and the authors report the advantages and disadvantages of open and targeted calls and tenders respectively.