The Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure (SETELECO) submits for consultation to all interested parties (operators, public administrations, National Markets and Competition Commission and other agents) the preliminary list of areas in which it has been identified that There is currently no 4G mobile communications network coverage that provides at least 50 Mbps downstream (eligible areas).

The objective of the consultation is to consolidate this preliminary identification to obtain the definitive map of eligible areas, in which it is considered that, in accordance with State aid regulations, it is possible to grant public aid to operators of electronic communications services for the provision of active equipment, and where appropriate necessary auxiliary infrastructure, for the provision of 5G StandAlone (SA) services with the value-added characteristics of "edge computing" and "network slicing", and with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps for the downlink and 5 Mbps for the uplink, in the geographical areas of the entire national territory identified as eligible areas.

The submission period ends at 1:00 p.m. on March 18, 2023.

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