Internet and fiber networks

Installation of optical fiber: what is the Digital Cohesion of the Territories?

Publié le 29 janvier 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

It is expected that the fiber optic network will become more widespread throughout the country in 2025. In the meantime, the Government is offering assistance for the installation of high-performance Internet access, between €150 and €600, subject to conditions.

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As part of the project to transition to very high speed Internet, the Government is putting in place financial assistance to facilitate access to very high speed Internet. This is the “Digital Cohesion of Territories” mechanism. This financial support is targeted at individuals not yet having access to fiber.

What is the Digital Cohesion of the Territories?

It is an aid that allows finance the costs of equipment, installation and commissioning a wireless internet access solution.

Several wireless solutions are offered by the operators for people who do not yet have access to fiber:

  • the radio local loop (using an antenna on the roof);
  • the satellite;
  • fixed 4G (using a box dedicated to receiving 4G).

Nearly 230 offers are labeled.

Warning  

the aid does not cover subscription costs or fiber subscriptions.

What is the amount of aid?

Help can range from €150 - €600 depending on your situation.

  • Support of up to €150 in the ultramarine territories for a good broadband offer (download speed of at least 16 megabits per second);
  • Support of up to €300 for a Very High Speed (download speed of at least 30 megabits per second) offer;
  • support of up to €600 for a Very High Speed offer (download speed of at least 30 megabits per second), means-tested.

There is no action to be taken, the operator is responsible for deducting the State aid from your installation invoice or commissioning.

Who is eligible for the aid scheme?

The offer is aimed at individuals and companies without access to fiber or an internet connection with a speed greater than 16 megabits per second.

All municipalities are eligible for the scheme and therefore for State aid.

FYI  

to find out if you are eligible for fiber, you can go to the Arcep website MyInternetConnection and check the maximum throughput when you receive your address.

To learn more about the fiber, you can consult the information in theNational Agency for Territorial Cohesion (ANCT).

To receive aid of up to €600 on a Very High Speed offer, a family quotient (CAF or MSA) must be shown less than € 700 per month or be entitled to one of the following minimum social security benefits:

  • AAH (Disabled Adults Allowance);
  • ADA (Allowance for Asylum Seeker);
  • AER-R (Replacement Pension Equivalent Allowance);
  • ARFS (Assistance for Family and Social Reintegration);
  • ASI (Supplementary Invalidity Allowance);
  • SSA (Specific Solidarity Allocation);
  • ATA (Temporary Standby Allocation)
  • AV (Widow's Allowance);
  • Minimum Old Age (ASV - Supplementary Old Age Allowance and Aspa - Solidarity Allowance for the Elderly);
  • RSA (Active Solidarity Income);
  • RSO (Overseas Solidarity Income).

Reminder

the copper network, which underpins the switched telephone network (PSTN) and DSL internet services, is set to disappear by 2030.

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