Regional investment aid to broadband networks may be considered compatible with the internal market if, in addition to the general conditions laid down in these guidelines, it complies also with the following specific conditions: (i) aid is granted only to areas where there is no network of the same category (either basic broadband or NGA) and where none is likely to be developed in the near future; (ii) the subsidised network operator offers active and passive wholesale access under fair and non-discriminatory conditions with the possibility of effectiv ...[+++]e and full unbundling; (iii) aid should be allocated on the basis of a competitive selection process in accordance with paragraph 78(c) and (d) of the Broadband guidelines (15).

C. whereas recognising and embracing various platforms, users and services as part of the broadband ecosystem will help ensure 100% broadband access and deliver the many societal benefits associated therewith, which will, in turn, promote 100% broadband adoption; whereas the EU's objectives should include enabling all regions and sectors of society to benefit from the digital environment,

C. whereas recognising and embracing various platforms, users and services as part of the broadband ecosystem will help ensure 100% broadband access and deliver the many societal benefits associated therewith, which will, in turn, promote 100% broadband adoption; whereas the EU’s objectives should include enabling all regions and sectors of society to benefit from the digital environment,

calls, therefore, on the Commission, in view of the likely failure of the market to supply rural, insular and mountainous areas with NGA networks, to incorporate new organisational models, providing in particular for the involvement of local authorities, such as citizens’ networks and publicly run networks or those acquired using public funds, for the provision and financing of high-speed and ultra-high-speed networks as an option into the Community Guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to rapid deployment of broadband networks in order to make broadband functions accessible to all Europeans and ensure that urban and rural areas will be treated equally an ...[+++]d coverage can extend to sparsely populated areas and to guarantee the same standards as regards quality, access, and pricing;

stimulating consensus and self-regulation on issues such as quality rating of websites, cross-media content rating, rating and filtering techniques, extending them to new forms of content such as online games and new forms of access such as mobile phones;

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