Poland and especially its poorly developed regions are facing a challenge of modernization with the aim of building modern and competitive, knowledge-based economies. The purpose behind this orientation of socio-economic development is to transform countries and regions into advanced information societies. The author of the article presents how the development of information society in Poland’s underdeveloped regions can be supported through the implementation of one particular investment project, whose role for the growth is fundamental. This is the project named "Broadband Network of Eastern Poland", which is co-financed by the EU Structural Funds. This study presents, among others, the theoretical foundations of the concept of information society, the state of information infrastructure in Poland, technical and organizational conditions of the development of broadband networks and the importance of the European Union Cohesion Policy for building information society in 2007-2013. The analyses included in the article are rooted in the Community’s, national and regional documents and strategies for economic development, as well as in statistical research undertaken by the European Commission, the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS), along with Polish and foreign studies related to the issues discussed in the article.
Artykuł przedstawia główne zmiany wprowadzone do ustawy o wspieraniu rozwoju usług i sieci telekomunikacyjnych. Omówiono w nim zmiany zakresu przedmiotowego i podmiotowego ustawy. Przedstawiona została definicja infrastruktury technicznej – nowego pojęcia, jakim posługuje się ustawa. Opisano także zasady dostępu do infrastruktury technicznej oraz kwestie obowiązków informacyjnych ciążących na operatorach, a także uprawnienie przedsiębiorców telekomunikacyjnych do inspekcji infrastruktury technicznej. Uwzględniono nowe uregulowania dotyczące ochrony infrastruktury ze względów bezpieczeństwa, zdrowia, obronności i porządku publicznego. Zostały również omówione skrótowo przepisy dotyczące punktu informacyjnego do spraw telekomunikacji oraz koordynacji robót budowlanych.
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The article presents the main changes to the law on supporting the development of broadband services and networks. Changes in the subject and object scope of the Act were described. Article presents the definition of the technical infrastructure – as a new concept in the law Discussed is the principle of access to technical infrastructure and issues of information obligations imposed on operators, and telecommunications company’s right to inspect the technical infrastructure. Separate paragraph is devoted to the protection of infrastructure because of safety, health, defense and public order. Briefly presented are provisions on the point of information for telecommunications. The article also presents the new rules on coordination of construction works.
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