Helmut Schmidt's government backed a 30-year plan in 1981 for an integrated broadband fibre-optic telecommunications network in West Germany.

Format Web Page

"Helmut Schmidt’s government backed a 30-year plan in 1981 for an integrated broadband fibre-optic telecommunications network in West Germany."

The concrete nationwide fibre plan belongs to the Schmidt period - cabinet records described a 30-year rollout with construction envisaged from 1985.

Source title Schmidt wanted to build a fast fibre-optic network as early as 1981

Source authors Ann-Kristin Glöckner

Source year 2024

Confidence high

Importance high