Germany – Telephone and data transmission services – Kirchberg i. Wald: Bereitstellung eines flächendeckenden Gigabit-Breitbandnetzes und Angebot breitbandiger Telekommunikationsdienste in unterversorgten Ortsgebieten der Gemeinde Kirchberg i. Wald (Dunkelgraue Flecken) im Wirtschaftlichkeitslückenmodell.

The municipality of Kirchberg i. Wald (hereinafter: "granting authority") aims to provide comprehensive access to gigabit networks. Furthermore, the granting authority aims to strengthen its business location and ensure the competitiveness of its companies. Therefore, concession contracts for the construction and operation of gigabit networks as well as the provision of end-user services in the areas specified below are to be concluded with telecommunications companies. For this purpose, the granting authority has submitted an application for funding under the federal funding programme "Support for the expansion of gigabit networks in the Federal Republic of Germany - Gigabit Guideline 2.0", 2nd amendment of 13.01.2025, and has been granted provisional funding. In addition, the granting authority intends to apply for co-financing under the guideline on co-financing of the gigabit expansion by the federal government in the Free State of Bavaria 2.0" (Bavarian Co-financing Gigabit Guideline 2.0 - KofGibitR 2.0). The funding is to be provided through an investment grant in the amount of the so-called economic viability gap, i.e. in the amount of the difference between the present value of all revenues and the present value of the costs for network construction and operation. For further details, please refer to the tender documents, which can be downloaded from https://www.dtvp.de/Satellite/notice/CXP4YKPMSBT/documents.