Broadband in Europe

On June 19, 2009, Law 69 dated June 18, 2009 was published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale and article 1

introduces economic and legal measures to assist in the expansion of broadband.
In particular, the law calls for:

- a provision of up to 800 million euros (with 85% earmarked for the south of Italy) to complete a program for infrastructure work that the government should deem necessary to technologically update the electronic

communications networks (a resolution by CIPE, the Italian Interdepartmental Committee for Economic Planning, is currently expected that should establish the actual distribution of the funds and the relative amount)

- a series of exceptions and corrections to the existing legislation to remove some legal obstacles and operationally facilitate the building of the networks