Bredbandsmiljard to the countryside – the Government and the Government offices

the Government is now adding additional money to the rollout of broadband in rural areas. This extra bredbandsmiljarden increases the chances to live and work in the whole of Sweden.

Fast broadband is required to people and businesses throughout the country should be able to take advantage of the digital opportunities. The government will therefore focus on support for broadband deployment, in rural and sparsely populated areas where commercial conditions for the deployment are missing.

In the budget bill for 2017, the government came to agree with the Left to make an extra bet on the 850 million for broadband deployment in rural areas. The government has now decided to reallocate sek 150 million within the framework of the rural development programme and add to the already increased effort. The extra bredbandsmiljarden means that the government’s investment in broadband infrastructure now amounts to 4.25 billion kronor.

Sweden has ambitious targets for the it policy. We should be the best in the world at making use of the digital opportunities. For that the entire country should be able to it is required, therefore, that all rural areas have access to fast broadband. By the state is complementary to the private business investments, so can the whole of Sweden to get good connectivity and access to modern utilities says residential and digitaliseringsminister Peter Eriksson.

” this is a historic bet and it is a question of fairness. With bredbandsmiljarden we can take the further step to have access to broadband internet throughout the country, not just in the big cities and it is just as important as when we once electrified Sweden. It is crucial for both the jobs, growth and quality of life., says the minister of rural affairs Sven-Erik Bucht.

the Government has also in the past allowed high-speed internet connection of 1.2 billion kronor within the framework for the three northern regionalfondsprogrammen. The investments made in the rural development programme and regionalfondsprogrammen shall complement and reinforce each other.

In the regional fund provides support for the deployment of more comprehensive ortssammanbindande network, while the payments within the rural development programme is focused on the deployment of broadband networks to the end user.