Activities subsidised under this call include two areas:

• Expansion and modernisation of the existing infrastructure of access networks for broadband access to the Internet provided in a fixed location so that the characteristics of NGA networks are achieved; and
• Establishment of new networks provided in a fixed location.

The condition is to provide end users with high-speed access to the Internet with the ordinarily available speed of at least 30 Mbit/s. Furthermore, by 2020, the network must provide ordinarily available speed of at least 100 Mbit/s.

The subsidy applies to the costs of building the passive network infrastructure of a high-speed Internet connection, costs of active features integrated in the high-speed Internet network, acquisition of physical and network infrastructure, and costs of construction and engineering work.

• The maximum level of support per project is 75% of eligible costs.
• The amount of the subsidy per project is between CZK 0.5 million and CZK 200 million.
• Applications may be submitted between 8 May 2019 and 8 July 2019. The call is ongoing.

The article is part of dReport – March 2019, Tax news; Grants and investment Incentives.