TheEuropean Comissionhas announced this Wednesday the name of 3,400 European municipalities –510 in Spain– they will receiveA grant of 15,000 euros to finance the installation of free Wi-Fi connectionsin public spaces such as squares, parks, museums, libraries and health centers.
These supports are part of the ‘Wifi4EU’ program (wifi for the EU, in English), with which the EU wants to support the installation of high-speed connections in between 6,000 and 8,000 municipalities throughout the community block, thanks to a budget which is around 120 million euros for the 2018-2020 period.
The call to request these grantsit was only open for two daysfrom April 4 to 5 – and they responded to the call around 10,000 municipalities. As highlighted by Brussels, 98% of the municipalities submitted their application in the first minute after the opening of the call, in which the bonds are distributed in order of registration.
In this way,Spain is, together with Italy and France, at the headof the countries that most municipalities will benefit from the second call for this type of aid that calls.
In the three cases they have 510 selected localities, that is, 15% each of the budget planned for this call, which is the ceiling set by the rules. Brussels will still call two more tenders from now until the project ends, one of them before the end of this year.
In 18 months
The municipalities that receive the funds must guarantee that the Wi-Fi connection is available.e within 18 monthssince they are granted. During this time, the municipalities will have to define their project and select the company that will be in charge of the installation.
The responsibility for choosing the internet operator also falls on the municipalities.The connection contract, in any case, must extend for at least three years, period in which the municipalities have to face the maintenance costs.
The condition, however, is that the connection offered from each point within this initiative is of high quality, at least 30 Mbps. Brussels will monitor remotely that this criterion on the quality of the connection is met.
This is the complete list of the 510 towns with free wifi:
- Abaran
- Abegondo
- Will open
- Aguilar de la Frontera
- Agullana
- Ajamil de Cameros
- Alaejos
- Alaró
- Albalat dels Sorells
- Albalate of the Archbishop
- Alberic
- Meatball
- Alborache
- Beetles
- Alcobendas
- Alcolea del Río
- Alcora, l ‘
- Alcoy
- Hamlet
- Algaba, The
- Algarinejo
- Alginet
- Alhaurin de la Torre
- Almanza
- Almedinilla
- Almegíjar
- Almendralejo
- Almoharín
- Almoster
- Almuñécar
- Altea
- Andilla
- Anguiano
- Anievas
- Antas
- Aranda de Duero
- Aras de los Olmos
- Arbeca
- Groves
- Arcenillas
- Arenys de Munt
- Son tan
- Alba mortar
- Arganda del Rey
- Argelaguer
- Arroyo de San Serván
- Ateca
- Ávila
- Aviles
- Babilafuente
- Bailen
- Crossbowmen of Calatrava
- Balmaseda
- Baña, A
- Barañain
- Boat of Ávila, El
- Barraco, The
- Barrios, Los
- Bat
- Bayarque
- Beas de Segura
- Beire
- Benacazón
- Beniarbeig
- Benicasim
- Benifaió
- Benifla
- Welcome
- White
- Blascosancho
- Boltana
- Borja
- Bornos
- Borrassà
- Breda
- Brieva de Cameros
- Buenavista del Norte
- Bujalance
- Buñol
- Burgo, The
- Burguillos del Cerro
- Burjassot
- Heads of San Juan, Las
- Cádiar
- Calafell
- Calonge i Sant Antoni
- Calvià
- Camarles
- Campoo de Enmedio
- Camprodon
- Camprovín
- Channels of the Sierra
- Reedbed
- Candamo
- calendar
- Candeleda
- Canet d’En Berenguer
- Cangas del Narcea
- Canicosa de la Sierra
- Canillas de Abajo
- Stone Cantala
- Cantalejo
- Capileira
- Capolat
- Carataunas
- Carcabuey
- Carcaixent
- Carcedo de Burgos
- Cardedeu
- Cardeña
- Cardinal
- Carlet
- Carmona
- Marry of Cáceres
- Casariche
- Cascading
- Cassà de la Selva
- Castell, Es
- Castilians of Moriscos
- Castellar del Vallès
- Castellfollit de Riubregós
- Castelló d’Empúries
- Castellón de la Plana
- Castellterçol
- Castellví de Rosanes
- Castilleja de la Cuesta
- Castro-Urdiales
- Cazalla de la Sierra
- Cebreros
- Cehegin
- Cerdanyola del Vallès
- Cervelló
- Ceutí
- Chiclana de la Frontera
- Chilches
- Chiloeches
- Plum
- Citadel
- Coaña
- Corbins
- Cornudella de Montsant
- Fight Court
- Cortes and Graena
- Corvera de Asturias
- Cuarte de Huerva
- Cubas de la Sagra
- Crow of Seville, El
- Caves of San Marcos
- Cúllar Vega
- Major Summits
- Cunit
- Daimiel
- Ecija
- Ejea de los Caballeros
- Elgoibar
- Holm oak of San Silvestre
- Royal oaks
- Errenteria
- Prado Steps
- Esparreguera
- You will
- Estépar
- Ezcaray
- Finestrat
- Flix
- Foz
- Fresno the Elder
- Obejuna Fountain
- Fuenteguinaldo
- Dry Fountains
- Fuliola, The
- Gabiria
- Galaroza
- Galdar
- Galinduste
- Galisteo
- Gandesa
- Gandia
- Garcia
- Gorgos cat
- Gátova
- Gejuelo del Barro
- Gelves
- Gerena
- Gestalgar
- Getaria
- Gironella
- Gójar
- Gomecello
- Gormaz
- Gósol
- Dripbreak
- Gradefes
- Torrehermosa farm
- Grove, OR
- Guadiana del Caudillo
- Keep
- Guijo de Ávila
- Guijo de Galisteo
- Herbes
- Herrera del Duque
- Higuera la Real
- Montemayor Horcajo
- Órbigo Hospital
- Hospitalet de Llobregat, L ‘
- Hostalric
- Hoyo de Pinares, El
- Huércal-Overa
- Ibias
- Isla Cristina
- Istan
- Milestone of Cameros
- Jaramillo de la Fuente
- Jasa
- Layana
- Lekunberri
- Firewood
- Lion
- Leza from Río Leza
- Linares
- Linares de Riofrío
- Lladorre
- Llambilles
- Llanes
- Plains of the Caudillo
- Llavorsí
- Lleida
- Lobras
- Logroño
- Lorca
- Luesia
- Louvres
- Luque
- Madremanya
- Madrigal de las Altas Torres
- Magacela
- Mairena del Aljarafe
- Maldà
- Malgrat de Mar
- Manacor
- Manises
- Manresa
- Mansilla de la Sierra
- Apple orchard above
- Marin
- Marines
- Martos
- Maside
- Massalfassar
- Matadepera
- Matapozuelos
- Medina del Campo
- Merindad de Río Ubierna
- Miguelturra
- Molar, El (Madrid)
- Molins de Rei
- Montblanc
- Montbrió del Camp
- Montellano
- Montesinos, The
- Montmeló
- Montornès del Vallès
- Montoro
- Montserrat
- Monturque
- Monsoon
- Móra d’Ebre
- Moralzarzal
- Morata de Tajuña
- Muel
- Murias de Paredes
- Wall of Waters
- Nalón walls
- Muskiz
- Mutxamel
- Nalec
- Navalene
- Naval
- Navalperal de Pinares
- Navalvillar de Pela
- Navarcles
- Navarredonda de la Rinconada
- Navarrevisca
- Navas de Estena
- Navas de la Concepción, Las
- Nules
- Obejo
- Olesa de Montserrat
- Olive of the Border
- Olost
- Omells de na Gaia, Els
- Oña
- Onil
- Ordes
- Orihuela
- Otero de Herreros
- Oviedo
- Padules
- Palau d’Anglesola, The
- Palau-saverdera
- Palau-solità i Plegamans
- Palencia
- Palma del Río
- Palomar, the
- Pampaneira
- Papatrigo
- Paracuellos
- Sil stop
- Sierra Party in Tobalina
- Step, The
- Paternal
- Paterna del Río
- Pedrajas de San Esteban
- Pedrosa, The
- Pelayos
- Peñaflor
- Peñamellera Baja
- Peñarandilla
- Rocky
- Peniscola
- Peracense
- Neck
- Keystone
- Bridge Pines
- Paint us
- Pitillas
- Blackboard
- Pobla de Lillet, La
- Pobla de Massaluca, The
- Polinyà
- Ponferrada
- Put
- Pontedeume
- Porreres
- Porto do Son
- Poles
- Póveda de Soria, The
- Salt Pool
- Pradoluengo
- Preixana
- Close
- Prowess
- Puebla de Cazalla, The
- Puerto Moral
- Puertollano
- Punta Umbría
- Quartell
- Rafelbunyol
- Ragama
- Rasines
- Real de Gandía
- Regencos
- Regumiel de la Sierra
- Reinosa
- Reus
- Ribadavia
- Ribeira
- Riello
- Riells i Viabrea
- Rincon de Soto
- Rinconada, The
- Rioseco de Soria
- Riudaura
- Robledillo de la Vera
- Rocafort de Queralt
- Rodezno
- Rollán
- Roquete
- Royo, The
- Rus
- Infants rooms
- Sal de Llierca
- Salt
- Samboal
- San Agustín del Guadalix
- Saint Anthony of Benagéber
- San Bartolomé de la Torre
- San Juan del Olmo
- San Lorenzo de El Escorial
- San Martin de la Vega
- San Martín del Rey Aurelio
- Saint Sadurniño
- Saint Sebastian of the kings
- San Silvestre de Guzmán
- San Vicente de la Sonsierra
- San Vicente del Raspeig
- Sangüesa
- Sant Antoni de Portmany
- Sant Climent Sescebes
- Sant Esteve Sesrovires
- Sant Feliu de Llobregat
- Sant Guim de Freixenet
- Sant Jordi Desvalls
- Sant Julià de Vilatorta
- Sant Mateu
- Sant Miquel de Fluvià
- Sant Pere de Ribes
- Sant Pere de Vilamajor
- Sant Pere Pescador
- Sant Sadurní d’Anoia
- Sant Salvador de Guardiola
- Sant Vicenç de Montalt
- Santa Brígida
- Santa Cruz de la Salceda
- Santa Eugènia de Berga
- Santa Margarida de Montbui
- Santa Margarida i els Monjos
- Santa Maria de los Llanos
- Santa Maria de Sando
- Santa María del Berrocal
- Santa Marina del Rey
- Santa Marta de Magasca
- Santanyí
- Santillana del Mar
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada
- Santo Domingo de Silos
- Santpedor
- Sanxenxo
- Sardines of the Friars
- Sasamón
- Segovia
- Senyera
- Serra
- Serranillos del Valle
- Sestrica
- Seu d’Urgell, La
- Seville
- Siles
- Singra
- Sojuela
- Soleràs, The
- Somiedo
- Soriguera
- Sorvilan
- Sotillo de la Adrada
- Susinos del Páramo
- Such
- Wall of Casariego
- Taradell
- Tarragona
- Tàrrega
- Tavèrnoles
- Tejeda
- Teror
- Terrassa
- Bacon
- Tomares
- Tomiño
- Tona
- Tornabous
- Torralba de los Sisones
- Torreblascopedro
- Torrejón de Ardoz
- Alameda Towers
- Torresandino
- Torrijo del Campo
- Torroella de Montgrí
- Torrox
- Coughs
- Trujillo
- Ujué
- Ullastrell
- Union, The
- Utiel
- Utrillas
- Valdelacasa de Tajo
- Valdenebro
- Valdetorres de Jarama
- Valdoviño
- Valencia
- Valencia of Alcantara
- Valencia of the Mombuey
- Vall d’en Bas, The
- Tobalina Valley
- Value the Good
- Valtorres
- Valverde de Burguillos
- Valverde del Camino
- Vedra
- Vega de Liébana
- Vigo
- Vilablareix
- Vilafranca del Penedès
- Vilalba
- Vilalba Sasserra
- Vilanova d’Escornalbou
- Country Villa
- Villa del Prado
- Villa of the King
- Villadangos del Páramo
- Villafranca de Córdoba
- Villafranca del Campo
- Villaherreros
- Villamediana de Iregua
- Villamejil
- Villanueva de Argaño
- Villanueva Mesía
- Villar del Arzobispo
- Villaralbo
- Villares de Órbigo
- Villarramiel
- Villasdardo
- Villaseco de los Gamitos
- Villaseco de los Reyes
- Villaviciosa de Córdoba
- Villaviciosa de Odón
- Villena
- Vimianzo
- Viniegra de Abajo
- Xirivella
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