BCO-SF
“Living in a rural area, you need internet for education, healthcare and work [...] but there was no interest from private companies so it made sense for us to do something to make it happen.”
“Right now, with the coronavirus crisis, it is even more evident that it is not the same to be well connected in a rural area as in a crowded city. That's why it is so urgent right now to connect everyone in the territory wherever they they are, and for them to enjoy the same connectivity.”
Ramon Roca, Guifi.net Founder
This video is part of the European Broadband Competence Offices (BCO) Network’s programme promoting awareness of good practices in broadband projects as well as EU broadband funding and policy. The programme includes a series of videos, articles and publications accessible through the BCO Network portal.
Find out more
- Factsheet on the earlier stages of the Guifi.net inititative
- Video interview series on broadband in the EU
- The Connecting Europe Broadband Fund: video and website
- The status of connectivity in your area: the European Broadband Mapping Portal
- Brochure: EU funding for broadband
- Brochure: Technical assistance for broadband
- European Commission vision and policy relating to broadband
- Factsheets on broadband in Member States