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Every meter of new fiber optic cable counts fiber optic expansion is the key to the digital future - especially in rural areas. The sudden and unannounced cessation of funding for the federal program in October last year was a massive brake on fiber optic expansion in Bavaria and Germany. Many Bavarian municipalities have done extensive preparatory work for entry into the federal funding program for nothing said Minister of Finance and Homeland Albert Fracker. Municipalities have been able to apply for the new federal funding program again since April 2023 but new framework conditions apply. Each country is allocated a fixed budget and there are time-limited application windows. I am very pleased that 235 projects have already been started in Bavaria since April 2023 - this means that over 60 percent of the market investigations started across Germany in dark gray areas are in Bavaria. Bavaria is entitled to a total of 450 million euros in federal funds in this funding round which our municipalities must use. The deadline for submitting the application for funding to the federal government is October 15 2023 - so I can appeal to our municipalities to start the program now Minister Fracker continued.The Free State will again support the new federal program with strong co-financing from Bavaria and increase the low federal funding rates to up to 90 percent Our broadband managers are happy to advise and support local authorities emphasizes Fracker.The federal governments new Gigabit Funding 2.0 started on April 3 2023. The federal government had previously stopped its gigabit funding suddenly and without prior notice in October 2022. The changes in the federal program result in new funding opportunities for areas that are already supplied with more than 100 Mbits in download. All Bavarian municipalities with funding needs are advised to take the first steps quickly and to submit appropriate applications for funding. A prerequisite for entering the procedure is a completed market survey. The federal government distributes the funds available in the new funding program to the individual federal states. A total of 602 Bavarian municipalities have been involved in 651 projects in the Gigabit federal program since it started in April 2021. The municipalities decide independently on the type and scope of the fiber optic expansion. Federal funding and Bavarian funding are coordinated.
