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This document is meant as one of possible models for designing a Public-private partnership for the development of broadband projects, dealing with joint ventures.

This guide is the result of a joint effort of a group of experts who participated in PPP4Broadband, an EU
project funded through South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme.

This document is meant as one of possible models for designing a Public-private partnership for the
development of broadband projects, dealing with private models.

This document is meant as one of possible models for designing a Public-private partnership for the
development of broadband projects, dealing with bottom up approaches.

This document is meant as one of possible models for designing a Public-private partnership for the
development of broadband projects. Some parts of the documents are related to the rules that apply
to the member states of the European Union, but are suggested as a good practice also to others.
The readers are invited to use this document as a template, by filling the specific content in the
spaces that are marked in the document, and subsequently deleting the descriptive texts, that are
present in the model to assist the user while filling in the content.
Some parts, necessary for the completion of the document, are specific to the national legislation
and rules. Users should turn to consultants and/or to the national centres of excellence on
broadband tematics, to dutifully complete the model and to make it executable in a single state.

The availability of different broadband technologies is an important factor for a fast and qualitative expansion of broadband infrastructure, meeting different local needs occurring form topography and population structure. With DSL, cable access, the optical fibre technology, radio broadcasts and new mobile standards, a variety of technologies is available on the market that ensure reliable broadband services. However, it is important to chose a technology that is best for the individual region.
In the table the most widely used broadband technologies are listed according to the following criteria: down- and upstream rate, efficiency range, the elements of the necessary infrastructure, suitability of the technology and the future of the technology.

This paper analyzes the maximum radio capacity of mobile broadband solutions from the viewpoint of traffic quality vs. traffic distribution over time and location. It suggests that user data rates can be improved by adding macro sites in hot spots, deploying six sector sites and implementing quality of service differentiation.

The General Report by the European Commission gives an account of the EU's major initiatives and achievements throughout the year.