Broadband expansion
Project progress broadband expansion
Information on current progress and outlook for the next work steps
© Stadt Gera
| 2016 | Dez | - Application for the first federal funding as part of the "Weiße Flecken" funding program |
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| 2019 | - Failure of the expansion after the invitation to tender was completed, as the bids and approved funding amount differed too greatly. | |
| - Change to the funding program so that expansion with future-proof technology (fiber optics) is possible | ||
| Dez | - Submitting a new funding application | |
| - Provisional approval by the federal government (60%) and the state (40%) of funding amounting to EUR 22.9 million | ||
| 2021 | Jan | - Start of invitation to tender as an EU-wide negotiated procedure with prior call for competition |
| Dez | - Submission of a final offer by two telecommunications companies | |
| 2022 | Jan | - Award of contract to Deutsche Telekom GmbH |
| Dez | - Receipt of final grant notification from federal and state governments | |
| 2023 | Feb | - Contract signed with Deutsche Telekom GmbH |
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Press review
Current and past public relations reports
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SMARTCity
[Translate to Englisch:] Gera ist seit Juli 2019 SMARTCity-Modellstadt und wird vom Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen für eine digitale Modernisierung mit rund 7,5 Millionen Euro gefördert.
Economic Development Department | |
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| wirtschaftsfoerderung@gera.de | |
| Tel. | 0365 838 - 1210 |