Overview

The European Commission is planning to invest almost EUR 9.2 billion from 2014 to 2020 on pan-European projects to give EU citizens and businesses access to high-speed broadband networks.

The aim of the plan is to complement private investment and public funds at local, national and regional level and support investment in less obviously attractive broadband infrastructure projects, especially those outside urban or densely populated areas. The funding, from the so-called Connecting Europe Facility, would take the form of equity, debt and guarantees attracting capital market financing from investors.

This briefing outlines what is currently known about the scheme, including details on which projects the CEF grants are most likely to be awarded to.

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