Summary sheet
The project concerns investments in the expansion and upgrade of the German mobile network.
The objective is to improve the customer experience in terms of voice quality, coverage of 3G and 4G broadband service through new radio access nodes and high-capacity transmission systems. The project will take place in Germany during 2014-2015.
Investments in telecommunication projects (including investments in base stations, transmission systems and operational support systems (OSS)) do not fall under Annex I or II of Directive 2011/92/EU on environmental impact assessment (EIA). Mobile telecommunications systems have limited environmental effects, apart from the visual impact of base station towers and electromagnetic field radiation. These impacts can be mitigated by appropriate construction and operational measures.
The promoter is a private company not operating in the Utilities sector nor having the status of a contracting authority, and is thus not covered by EU directives on procurement.
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