Release date: 7 May 2012
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AGLocation
Description
The project concerns the rollout of a telecommunication access infrastructure based on optical fibres up to individual households (Fibre-To-The-Home / FTTH).
Objectives
This project will bring significantly improved quality and availability of services based on ultra-fast broadband access to several cities.
Comments
N/A
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 300 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 686 million
Environmental aspects
Investments in fixed telecommunications projects (mainly civil works for urban underground fibre roll-out) do not fall under Annex I and II of Directive 85/337 EC as amended by Directives 97/11/EC and 2003/35 EC. The related works have limited envionmental effects. Full environmental details will be assessed during appraisal.
Procurement
The promoter is a private company not operating in the Utilities sector, and is thus not covered by EU Directives on procurement.
Status
Signed - 25/07/2012
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).