The government's goal is for everyone to be offered high-speed connectivity by 2025

- High-speed broadband will be crucial for everyone for the further expansion of the country in the future. At Hurdal, we say that the state will take greater responsibility for broadband development in areas where it is not profitable to build. Now we are strengthening this important investment in districts, says Gram.

The Solberg government has proposed NOK 204,6 million for broadband access by 2022. The government of Støre is now proposing an additional NOK 100 million to bring broadband subsidies to NOK 304,6 million.

- High speed internet access is as important as access to electricity. We'll make it easy for everyone to participate in digital development - no matter where they live, says Gram.

Voivodeships manage subsidies for broadband connections. The total quota is allocated based on the key. This key will provide the largest share to municipalities with the most households without high-speed broadband offers. The ministry will determine the distribution key after the Storting has examined the budget proposal.

- We are on the way to a gigabit society. We are working on good broadband coverage across the country, says Gram.

Now we want to review broadband policy and the various instruments

- In the case of additional emissions, we are increasing free incomes of communes and poviats by NOK 2,5 billion. Among other things, it will strengthen the capacity of local authorities to contribute to a subsidy to splice layer broadband services. Now we want to review broadband policy and the various instruments in their entirety, says Gram.

The broadband grants are in addition to the district's 5G package of approximately half a billion crowns, which will be allocated to the development of fast, wireless broadband connections in districts and which will be valid from 2022. This will boost both mobile and high-speed broadband coverage and households and businesses in many sparsely populated areas.

This program targets addresses in the country that are considered the most expensive to expand. The National Communications Office has published an overview of which buildings can receive high-speed broadband as a result of allocation.