Article 2

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 shall apply. For the purposes of this Regulation and of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, the following definitions shall also apply: "telecommunications infrastructure" means broadband networks and digital service infrastructures; "digital service infrastructures" means infrastructures which enable networked services to be delivered electronically, typically over the internet, providing trans-European interoperable services of common interest for citizens, businesses and/or public authorities, and which are composed of core service platforms and generic services; "building blocks" means basic digital service infrastructures, which are key enablers to be reused in more complex digital services infrastructures; "core service platforms" means central hubs of digital service infrastructures aiming to ensure trans-European connectivity, access and interoperability, and which are open to Member States and may be open to other entities; "generic services" means gateway services linking one or more national infrastructure(s) to core service platform(s); "broadband networks" means wired and wireless access networks, ancillary infrastructure and core networks capable of delivering very high speed connectivity; "horizontal actions" means studies and programme support actions as defined in points (6) and (7) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, respectively.

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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.