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"The fiber optic expansion in Bavaria is in full swing! Internet is an integral part of everyday life and accompanies almost every professional activity: powerful networks are a basic requirement and the 'gateway to the world' of our entire digital everyday life. For years, the Free State of Bavaria has been heavily involved on a voluntary basis in order to provide its citizens with the best possible access to high-speed Internet. The fact that the Free State and local authorities are actively working together to achieve this common goal is shown by the strong commitment within the framework of the Bavarian gigabit funding. A total of over 10.2 million euros in funding for their digital future is currently being received by six municipalities, a town hall and a primary school from four administrative districts,"
Since 2018, more than 3,800 institutions across Bavaria, including 2,900 public schools, have been funded with over 106 million euros. With the Bavarian funding program "Glass Fiber/WLAN Guideline", all public schools in Bavaria can be connected directly to high-performance fiber optics. 92 percent of public schools are already supplied with gigabit capability.
With the Bavarian Gigabit Directive, the Free State has paved the way and is the first region in the European Union to be able to promote fiber optic expansion where a network operator already offers at least 30 Mbit/s (so-called “grey spots”). So far, more than 1,380 municipalities have entered the funding process, Bavaria's ambitious goal is: Gigabit throughout Bavaria by 2025.
In the course of Bavarian broadband funding, the Free State has invested more than 2.3 billion euros since 2014. This means that more than 83,000 kilometers of fiber optics will be laid in Bavaria. Within the framework of their municipal planning sovereignty, the municipalities decide on the use of a subsidy procedure and the scope of the subsidy areas.
