Gigabit funding

Since 2015 there is the funding program of the federal government, with which the fiber optic expansion iin uneconomical regions is to be made possible. By March 2025 federal, state and local government funding of more than EUR 40 billion has been have been made available. The majority of the funding projects are the realized by BREKO companies. The association has a very broad know how on all topics in the context of the implementation of subsidized fiber optic expansion projectss.

FAQ

State subsidies are important as a supplement to the expansion of private enterprise in regions important and necessarywhere Internet coverage is particularly poor and expansion is not possible without funding. BREKO is committed to a targeted and long-term funding policy. Instead of the most extensive as possible in the shortest possible the market as quickly as possible, there should there should be a reliable funding perspective. As much state money as possible is not the answer to the considerable increased expansioncosts. DThis is why an investment-friendly and competition-oriented policy is also needed in the future.

So far 8 percent of fiber optic connections have been expanded with subsidies. This percentage is expected to increase slightly in the future.

Der BREKO verfügt über sehr gute Kontakt in das zuständige Bundesministerium sowie zu den Projektträgern des Gigabitförderprogramms des Bundes und unterstützt seine Mitglieder bei Fragen zur Gigabitförderung und informiert über aktuelle Entwicklungen. Der BREKO setzt sich darüber hinaus fortlaufend für eine Vereinfachung des Förderprogramms ein. Zudem bietet der BREKO bietet seinen Mitgliedsunternehmen in Kooperation mit der Wirtschaftskanzlei Dentons als besonderen Mitgliederservice exklusiv eine Erstberatung zu beihilfe- und vergaberechtlichen Fragestellungen an. Bei Interesse, können sich die Mitglieder über dieses Formular direkt an Dentons wenden: Zum Formular

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