Gigabit Infrastructure Act

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Regulation (EU) 2024/903
European Union regulation
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TitleRegulation on measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks, amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 and repealing Directive 2014/61/EU
Made by European Parliament and Council of the European Union
Made under Article 114 of the TFEU
Journal reference OJ L 1309, 8.5.2024, p. 1–40
History
European Parliament vote6 February 2024
Council Vote4 March 2024
Preparative texts
Commission proposal final
Other legislation
AmendsRegulation (EU) 2015/2120
Current legislation

The Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA) is an EU regulation on the rollout of gigabit per second broadband.

Contents

Background

The act was based on the Digital Economy Act 2017 . [1]

Provisions

The legislation replaced the Broadband Directive. [2]

The legislation rest.ricts the price which farmers can charge to telecoms companies. [1]

The act includes a mechanism for conciliation between the public sector and operators to improve planning permission procedures. [3]

Implementation

An implementation period of 18 months was included in the legislation. [4]

Further developments

The proposed Digital Networks Act did not include any equivalent land access provisions. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Pollet, Mathieu (17 January 2024). "Cows vs. bots: Farms stand to lose cash from telecom masts". Politico Europe. Archived from the original on 23 March 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Anandira, Hana (29 April 2024). "EU gigabit act given final sign-off". Mobile World Live. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Anandira, Hana (6 February 2024). "European authorities ink provisional GIA agreement". Mobile World Live . Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Turner, Annie (1 May 2024). "A missed opportunity: passing the EU's Gigabit Infra Act". Mobile Europe. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Hartmann, Théophane (10 April 2025). "No rules expected on 'access to land' in upcoming EU telecommunications' law". Euractiv. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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