This investment project builds on the Rural Broadband Rollout project launched in 2020. It will enable Serbia to connect the existing fibre backbone to an additional 815 settlements, 305 schools and at least 128,000 households in rural areas without access to a broadband network. The investments will create new economic opportunities and skills for local populations in less-developed regions through increased access to connectivity and training. It will also advance a competitiveness-focused policy engagement in the telecommunications sector.
The EU co-funds this project under Flagship 8 - Digital infrastructure - of the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans through the WBIF.