LOCAL AUTHORITY BROADBAND PROMOTION – EUROPEAN COMMISSION
January 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE PROMOTORS of a European Commission-supported research project encouraging municipalities across Europe to establish local broadband services say their four trials have proved a success. The scheme is especially designed to help local authorities seed new comms tech investment in zones deemed too remote by commercial service providers for investing in infrastructure. The VisionAIR project installed local broadband networks in Bari, Italy; Bremen, Germany; Kenniswijk, the Netherlands; and Maroussi, Greece. Commercial participants include ...
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