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Actions contributing to projects of common interest in the field of broadband networks shall meet all the following criteria in order to be eligible for funding: make a significant contribution to the realisation of the targets of the Digital Agenda for Europe; have sufficiently mature project development and preparation stages that are underpinned by effective implementation mechanisms; address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations; not lead to market distortions or crowding out of private investment; use the technology which is deemed most suitable to address the needs of the geographic area in question, taking into account geographic, social and economic factors based on objective criteria and in keeping with technological neutrality; deploy the technology best suited for the specific project, while proposing the best balance between state of the art technologies in terms of data flow capacity, transmission security, network resilience, and cost efficiency; have a high potential for replicability and/or be based on innovative business models.

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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.