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2. Contribution to the achievement of the targets of the Digital Agenda for Europe

Regulation (EU) No 283/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 on guidelines for trans-European networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC Text with EEA relevance · European Union

All projects receiving financial assistance under this section shall contribute significantly to the achievement of the targets of the Digital Agenda for Europe. Actions funded directly by the Union shall: be based on wired or wireless technology capable of delivering very high-speed broadband services, thus meeting demand for applications which require high bandwidth; be based on innovative business models and/or attract new categories of project promoters or new categories of investors; or have a high potential for replicability, thus allowing them to achieve broader impact on the market due to their demonstration effect; assist in narrowing the digital divide, where possible; comply with applicable law, in particular with competition law, and with access obligations in accordance with Directive 2002/19/EC. Actions funded from additional ring-fenced contributions provided in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 shall bring significant new capabilities to the market in terms of broadband service availability, speeds and capacity. Projects which provide speeds of data transmission of less than 30 Mbps should ensure the increase of speeds to at least 30 Mbps and where possible to 100 Mbps and above over time.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.