Digital connectivity in Poland

National digital connectivity strategy and policy

Responsible authorities

• The Department of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), a policy maker, supports the development of telecommunication networks and services, coordinates the construction of digital connectivity networks and co-operates with international telecommunication organisations. The ministry supervises the Digital Poland Project Centre (Centrum Projektów Polska Cyfrowa) responsible for managing the Programme European Funds for Digital Development (FERC) 2021-2027 funding digital connectivity network development.
• The Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy (Ministerstwo Funduszy i Polityki Regionalnej) is responsible for implementation of European Funds for regional development. The Department for Digital Development (Departament Rozwoju Cyfrowego) prepared the Programme European Funds for Digital Development (FERC) 2021-2027.
• The Office of Electronic Communications (Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej, UKE) is the national regulatory authority for the market of telecommunications and postal services.

Main aims for digital connectivity development

Poland’s national broadband plan was adopted in 2014 and updated in 2020. The plan aims to achieve by the end of 2025:

• universal access to 100 Mbps, with the possibility to upgrade to gigabit speed
• at least 1 Gbps for all socio-economic drivers, e.g. schools, transport hubs, major public service locations and companies with intensive Internet activity
• 5G connectivity on all major communication routes and in major urban centres. The national broadband plan mainly focuses on promoting digital connectivity investments and expansion through initiating regulatory, legal and financial measures

Digitalization Strategy of Poland until 2035 aims to improve the quality of life of citizens through digitalization. This strategy supports the cross-sectional vision of digital development, based on current European and global trends, resulting from the diagnosis of the current state of computerization of the country and responding to formulated social expectations.

Poland has also established an Agreement for the Strategy 5G for Poland as a multi-stakeholder platform, gathering entities from central and local governments, telecom operators, research institutions, technical universities and tech suppliers, working in different thematic teams for the development of 5G networks in Poland.

The reforms and investments in Poland's Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) foster a strong recovery, while making Poland’s economy and society more resilient and future ready.

National Action Plan for the Digital Decade, Poland’s strategic roadmap for the implementation of the Digital Decade, was approved in October 2024. The plan aims i.a. to create a secure, efficient and sustainable digital infrastructure, which will enable a broader use of digital technologies in the economy.

Main measures for digital connectivity development

• The Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) offers models of building digital connectivity networks for local governments, providing direct services and making infrastructure accessible for new providers. In addition, it aims at reducing administrative burdens for telecommunication operators and public authorities. The UKE supports the development of digital connectivity networks, i.e. by providing access to properties and buildings, while assuring as much infrastructure sharing as possible between telecom operators.
• The platform internet.gov.pl provides a database of digital connectivity internet services in Poland. Residents can report the need for access to fast internet or mark a building as vacant. The platform helps telecommunications operators to adjust their internet network expansion plans to the needs of residents.
• Poland is implementing a programme for Nationwide Education Network (Ogólnopolska Sieć Edukacyjna), which aims at providing all schools in Poland (about 19,500 locations) with free of charge access of at least 100 Mbps, along with advanced cybersecurity measures and educational e-resources and e-tools.

National and regional digital connectivity financial instruments

• Poland’s recovery and resilience plan supports the digital transition with investments of  EUR 1.4 billion dedicated to ensuring access to high-speed internet in Poland.
• The European Funds for Digital Development 2021-2027 programme supports country's digital transformation. With a total budget of EUR 2 billion the scope of support under is complementary to the support of other programmes implementing the objectives of cohesion policy for 2021-2027 and other national and EU instruments. Program objectives foresee i.a. building a gigabit society in Poland, increasing access to ultra-fast broadband Internet. The subsidies in these areas are addressed to telecommunications entrepreneurs and public administration.
• Access to services related to the Nationwide Education Network is financed by state budget (approximately €310 million by 2027).
• In its Roadmap implementing the Connectivity Toolbox, Poland identifies as desirable a range of reforms concerning e.g. digitisation of permit-granting procedures, issuing guidelines on access to physical infrastructure, and further strengthening the Single Information Point.

Data on digital connectivity development and technologies in Poland

For the latest data on digital connectivity coverage, subscriptions and penetrations, coverage of different digital connectivity technologies check the Digital Decade country reports.

National and EU publications and press documents

English

• Broadband Investment Handbook
• Mobile and Fixed Broadband Prices in Europe 2022
• Study on National Broadband Plans in the EU27
• Broadband Connectivity Reports, Analyses and Studies

Polish

• Narodowy Plan Szerokopasmowy
• Program Fundusze Europejskie na Rozwój Cyfrowy
• Strategia 5G dla Polski
• Strategia Cyfryzacji Polski do 2035 roku

Contact information

BCO Poland (national Broadband Competence Office): Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), Department of Telecommunications

Address: ul. Królewska 27, 00-060 Warszawa, Poland
Contact via email
Phone: +48 723 997 913
Website

Digital Poland Project Centre (Centrum Projektów Polska Cyfrowa)

Address: ul. Spokojna 13a, 01-044 Warszawa, Poland
Contact via email
Phone: + 48 22 315 22 00
Website

Office of Electronic Communications (Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej)

Address: ul. Giełdowa 7/9, 01-211 Warszawa, Poland
Contact via email
Phone: + 48 22 33 04 000
Website