According to the results of the competition “Financial assistance to providers of electronic communication services operating in the de-occupied territories”, organized within the framework of the program ReACT4UA (“Utilization and Implementation of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine in the field of trade”), which is financed by the German Government and implemented by the German federal company “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH”, 68 winners were selected. They will receive funding for telecom projects in the de-occupied regions of Ukraine.
“We are very pleased to cooperate with the German federal company “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH “. Germany is a long-standing partner of Ukraine in supporting the development of the sustainable economy of our country. This support was realized, in particular, in our joint project, because according to its results, 68 Ukrainian telecom operators will receive grant support for the development of their business. And this means saved jobs, improved access to the Internet both for the population of the de-occupied territories, and for other businesses, primarily small and medium-sized, which is the basis of the functioning of the Ukrainian economy,” said Ihor Samokhodskyi, head of the “IT&Telecom” sector of BRDO.
In total, the expert commission processed 113 submitted applications, among which 68 winners were selected. The largest number of projects will be implemented in Kyiv (16), Sumy (13) and Kharkiv (11) regions.
50 winning companies use technologies of the xPON family (passive optical networks). These technologies belong to the family of broadband Internet access technologies, in which the distribution network does not contain active components. This means that communication is ensured even in the absence of electricity in the consumer’s premises. Also, xPON allows to provide a connection speed of up to 1 Gbit/c.
It is also worth noting that 17 winning companies are managed by women, and 26 are owned by women.
Reference information
Non-reversible financial support (grants) to Ukrainian telecommunication operators in de-occupied territories is provided within the international cooperation project ReACT4UA (“Utilization and Implementation of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine in the field of trade”), financed by the German Government and implemented by the German federal company “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH”. The grants were made possible by ad-hoc funding from the German Government. The programme aims to support Ukraine’s economic resilience, recovery and growth, create better conditions for the development of Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as support innovation and exports.
The strategic implementer of the programme is the German federal company “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH”. The implementing partner is Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO). The support is given by: The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
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