German government aims for 75% coverage of 50Mbps broadband by 2014

The German government plans to provide three quarters of the country's households with high speed broadband by 2014.

Under the 'Deutschland Digital 2015' IT strategy - the second phase of its 'National Broadband Strategy' published in February 2009 - at least 75% of households will be provided with broadband at speeds of up at least 50Mbps within four years, while the government estimates that around 30,000 new jobs in the IT and telecommunications industry will be created within the next five years.