EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act agreement - in-building infrastructure access

Tue Feb 20 05:15:05 UTC 2024

While I'm still asking a builder in the USA about pre-wiring new 
construction house ....

The EU has included in-building infrastructure and fiber ready 
requirements in its new Gigabit Infrastructure act.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/02/06/gigabit-infrastructure-act-council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-for-faster-deployment-of-high-speed-networks-in-the-eu/

e) In-building physical infrastructure and fibre wiring, the “fibre-ready” 
label and certification schemes

18. To ensure a swift deployment of VHCN, 
allowing citizens to enjoy fast connectivity services, new and majorly 
renovated buildings shall be pre-equipped with fibre and fibreready 
infrastructure. In order to implement this provision, standards have to be 
developed and adopted under Article 8(4). Member States shall ensure 
compliance with this provision and must have procedures in place, to 
verify whether the buildings are equipped according to these standards.

19. Applying the ‘fibre-ready’ label in Article 8(5) and (6) has become 
optional for the Member States. The certification is not any more a 
pre-requisite to issuing a building permit.