A financial scheme for local wireless access points in the EU, free of charge and without discriminatory conditions, is on its way.
The funds will be used in a “geographically balanced manner” in more than 6000 communities across member states on a “first come, first served” basis to finance free wireless connections in centres of public life, including outdoor spaces accessible to the general public (libraries, public administrations, hospitals etc.)
In order to be eligible, public bodies should cover operating costs for at least three years and offer free, easy to access and secure connectivity to users. Also, EU funds can only be used if commercial advertising or the use of personal data for commercial purposes are excluded. Projects duplicating similar free private or public offers in the same area are excluded from this financial support.
Access should be provided in the relevant languages of the member state concerned and, if possible, in other official languages of the EU institutions.
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Source: European Parliament