MODELS OF INVESTMENT IN FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "SLAVONIAN NETWORK" PROJECT

Milan Ivanovic (), Franjo Ambros () and Dalibor Mesaric ()
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Milan Ivanovic: Panon – Think tank for strategic studies, Osijek
Franjo Ambros: Geoprem d.o.o. - Osijek
Dalibor Mesaric: Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Osijek

Economy of eastern Croatia yesterday, today, tommorow, 2014, vol. 3, 37-47

Abstract: The construction of fiber optic networks in telecommunications (broadband) in modern conditions is very important infrastructure project whose importance for the economy and society as a whole can be measured with the importance that had investments in the construction of railways or electrification in the nineteenth century. The Republic of Croatia in terms of coverage of its territory and population broadband access to the tail of the list of EU countries and must very rapidly overcome this lag to avoid further behind in economic and social development. Construction of optical network is financially and organizationally complex infrastructure project that is can not be financed as a private entrepreneurial investment. This paper: - discuss about the models of investment in optical network using examples of EU countries, - given a frame of structure on construction costs, - make an overview of incentives and forms of financing optical networks. Finally, proposal of model financing the construction of fiber optic network in the five counties of region within the project "Slavonia network" is given.

Keywords: Broadband; Infrastructure; Investment; Model of financing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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