The councilman of Urbanism and Sustainable Development of the City Council of Antas, Mr. Pedro Molina Castaño attended a meeting on January 19 at the Government Subdelegation in Almería with the Secretary of State for Telecommunications, Ms. María González Veracruz and the subdelegate of the Government in Almería, Mr. José María Martín Fernández.
The meeting was attended by representatives of 72 municipalities of The province will benefit from the second call of the Unico-Banda Ancha Program, through which ultra-fast broadband will be implemented in those areas that do not have it, in order to close the digital divide in companies and homes. Work is also being carried out on the implementation of 5G.
This investment, which will especially benefit inland towns of less than 10,000 inhabitants, including the municipality of Antas, is part of the investments planned by the Government of Spain within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan and is financed with Next Generation EU funds.
Specifically and in relation to our municipality of Antas, this Plan will allow the implementation of broadband, through fiber optics, in the neighborhoods of Aljáriz, La Huerta, Jauro, Los Llanos del Mayor and Los Llanos de Noria Blanca, since within the municipality and other areas, the service of fiber and broadband is implemented.
From the City Council of Antas we want to show our satisfaction with this Plan, which will undoubtedly be very beneficial for the residents of our town, as well as for the entrepreneurship that is so important for local economic development.