France to invest €20bn in high-speed broadband for the entire country

French president François Hollande has confirmed plans to give every single household in the country high-speed broadband within the next 10 years, with around half getting getting superfast coverage by the end of 2017.

High-speed broadband strengthens [France’s] businesses competitiveness and the quality of [its] public services. [It] will bring more fluidity, more simplicity for communications between business, their customers, and the public sector as well, Hollande said on Wednesday, adding the rollout could directly generate 10,000 jobs — via redwolf.newsvine.com