Belgium’s Federal Council of Ministers has launched a national plan for fixed and mobile broadband to bring high-speed connections to all premises in the country and eliminate what it calls white-zone.
The Council said the issue must be addressed if Belgium is to achieve the European Union (EU) target of all homes having access to download speeds of 100Mbps by 2025 and 1Gbps by 2030.
Green and inclusive
Achieving digital transformation, is also part of the country s green transition.
Minister De Sutter stressed that no-one should be left behind,However, we must ensure that no one is left behind. She said, Every month, mayors from remote municipalities or parliamentarians ask me questions about this, and rightly so, because each of us has the right to access a quality internet. This is all the more true as in the future teleworking and remote learning will be increasingly common.