Access to electronic communication

The plan states that fibre expansion is going far too slowly and that the state needs to take greater responsibility for it. The counter-proposal's demand for targeted support to agriculture and smaller enterprises in rural areas, better mobile coverage and fully built-out digital infrastructure before the end of the decade is precisely that. The plan moreover demands that rural areas are not drained and that society exists everywhere in the country.

• state responsibility for expansiondecisive»Utbyggnaden av transportinfrastruktur och fiber går alldeles för sakta, staten behöver gå in och ta ett större ansvar för utbyggnaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The expansion of transport infrastructure and fibre is going far too slowly, the state needs to take greater responsibility for the expansion.”
• rural areas must not be drained»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live we have a common interest in rural areas not being drained.”
• society exists throughout the country»Alla ska känna att samhället finns där, var i landet vi än bor.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should feel that society exists there, wherever in the country we live.”
• service throughout the country»Välfärden måste vara till för alla och finnas överallt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Welfare must be for everyone and exist everywhere.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme requires good access to public services throughout the country and greater state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout Sweden. Targeted support for agriculture and small businesses in rural areas during transition from older mobile networks, and a fully built-out digital infrastructure, is precisely that equivalence. The plan's commitment to enterprise on all locations reinforces the support.

• services throughout the countrydecisive»God tillgång till samhällets service i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Good access to public services throughout the country.”
• equivalent conditions»Större statligt ansvar för likvärdiga förutsättningar i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Greater state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout Sweden.”
• enterprise on all locations»Stärkta förutsättningar för företagande på alla orter.« (party programme ↗)“Strengthened conditions for enterprise on all locations.”
• rural development»Landsbygdspolitik för utveckling och välstånd i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Rural policy for development and prosperity throughout the country.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that everyone throughout the country has access to good digital infrastructure and notes that access today varies considerably between different parts of the country. Targeted support to farming and smaller rural businesses during the network transition and full expansion by the end of the decade meets the commitment to strengthen conditions for living, working and running businesses throughout Sweden. The plan thus does not see today's expansion as sufficient.

• digital infrastructure throughout the countrydecisive»Alla ska ha tillgång till likvärdig välfärd, god digital infrastruktur, kultur, service« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should have access to equivalent welfare, good digital infrastructure, culture, service”
• geographic digital divides»Även digital infrastruktur och kulturutbud varierar kraftigt.« (party programme ↗)“Digital infrastructure and cultural offerings also vary considerably.”
• vibrant countryside»Miljöpartiet vill stärka förutsättningarna för att bo, leva, arbeta och driva företag i hela« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to strengthen conditions for living, working and running businesses throughout”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto explicitly promises that everyone should have access to broadband, mobile telephony and internet in the entire country and that expansion and mobile coverage should continue to strengthen. The counter-proposal's requirement for faster 5G rollout, targeted support during the transition from older networks and fully developed digital infrastructure is the same commitment converted into time frames and measures. Singling out agriculture and smaller rural businesses meets the plan's requirements for competitive agriculture and reliable infrastructure throughout the country.

• mobile coverage throughout the countrydecisive»Alla ska ha tillgång till bredband, mobiltelefoni och surf i hela landet. Vi vill fortsätta bygga ut bredbandet och stärka mobiltäckningen i hela landet, inklusive på tågen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone should have access to broadband, mobile telephony and internet throughout the country. We want to continue expanding broadband and strengthen mobile coverage throughout the country, including on trains.”
• reliable infrastructure throughout the country»Hela landet ska ha tillgång till en pålitlig infrastruktur, snabbt bredband och pålitlig mobiltäckning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The entire country should have access to reliable infrastructure, fast broadband and reliable mobile coverage.”
• digitalization on equal terms»Digitalisering på lika villkor, oavsett var man bor, är en förutsättning för demokrati och möjliggör decentralisering.« (party programme ↗)“Digitalization on equal terms, regardless of where one lives, is a prerequisite for democracy and enables decentralization.”
• competitive agriculture»Sverige behöver ett ännu mer konkurrenskraftigt jordbruk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs an even more competitive agriculture.”

The party programme establishes that Sweden must be a leader in IT infrastructure, that it is particularly important to enable better capacity outside cities and in rural areas, and that the state must where necessary co-finance expansion where costs are high. This is exactly the counter-proposal's demand for targeted support to agriculture and smaller rural businesses and for complete expansion. The plan also requires that conditions for business are strengthened throughout the country.

• state co-financing in rural areasdecisive»Särskilt viktigt är det att möjliggöra bättre IT-kapacitet utanför städer och i glesbygd. För att kompensera för höga utbyggnadskostnader i dessa områden ska staten vid behov medfinansiera denna utbyggnad.« (party programme ↗)“It is particularly important to enable better IT capacity outside cities and in rural areas. To compensate for high expansion costs in these areas the state must where necessary co-finance this expansion.”
• leader in IT infrastructure»Sverige ska vara en föregångare vad gäller IT-infrastruktur.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden must be a leader when it comes to IT infrastructure.”
• business throughout the country»Förutsättningarna för företagande, innovationer och tillväxt ska stärkas i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Conditions for business, innovation and growth must be strengthened throughout the country.”
• functioning infrastructure throughout the country»Vägnätet ska fungera och statliga myndigheter ska finnas närvarande i alla delar av Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The road network must function and state agencies must be present in all parts of Sweden.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan makes reliable electronic communications with high performance a prerequisite for regional balance and economic development, and a well-developed infrastructure the most important means of regional policy. The election manifesto stipulates that the whole of Sweden shall function and that it shall be possible to live and work outside the major cities. Targeted support for agriculture and smaller rural enterprises during the network transition fits within the plan's framework where general measures are complemented with targeted ones. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

• reliable digital infrastructuredecisive»tillförlitliga elektroniska kommunikationer med hög prestanda« (party programme ↗)“reliable electronic communications with high performance”
• the whole country shall function»Hela Sverige ska fungera och det ska gå att bo och verka även utanför de stora städerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The whole of Sweden shall function and it shall be possible to live and work even outside the major cities.”
• infrastructure in regional policy»En väl utbyggd infrastruktur är ett av de viktigaste medlen« (party programme ↗)“A well-developed infrastructure is one of the most important means”
• reductions for agriculture»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Rule changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly states that mobile coverage everywhere shall be a matter of course and that broadband shall be classified as national infrastructure and prioritised accordingly, precisely so that business shall be facilitated across the whole of Sweden. The counter-proposal's demands for faster 5G expansion, better coverage and targeted support to agriculture and small rural businesses during the network transition directly address these commitments. The plan's starting point is that the whole of Sweden shall function.

• mobile coverage everywheredecisive»Mobiltäckning överallt ska vara en självklarhet, liksom vetskapen om att polisen kommer när du ringer oavsett var du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mobile coverage everywhere shall be a matter of course, as shall the knowledge that police will come when you call no matter where you live.”
• broadband as national infrastructure»Klassa bredband som nationell infrastruktur och prioritera därefter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Classify broadband as national infrastructure and prioritise accordingly”
• broadband for rural businesses»Företagande ska underlättas i hela Sverige genom bättre tillgång till bredband.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Business shall be facilitated across the whole of Sweden through better access to broadband.”
• the whole country shall function»Moderaterna vill ta vara på hela Sveriges möjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to make use of the whole of Sweden's possibilities.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan explicitly states that the countryside is falling behind in broadband expansion and that mobile coverage is also worse in sparsely populated areas, and commits to investing in the expansion of broadband and telephony throughout the country. The counter-proposal's demands for faster 5G expansion, targeted support for farming and smaller rural enterprises and better mobile coverage directly respond to this. The plan also wants to facilitate enterprise throughout the country.

• countryside's mobile coverage neglecteddecisive»Sverigedemokraterna ser med oro på hur landsbygden halkar efter i bredbandsutbyggnaden, men även mobiltäckningen och postutdelningen är sämre i glesbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats view with concern how the countryside is falling behind in broadband expansion, but mobile coverage and postal delivery are also worse in sparsely populated areas.”
• expansion throughout the country»Satsa på utbyggnad av bredband och telefoni i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the expansion of broadband and telephony throughout the country”
• enterprise throughout the country»Underlätta för industri och näringsliv i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Facilitate industry and enterprise throughout the country”
• countryside's own conditions»Landsbygden finns i första hand till för de människor som bor och verkar här och inte för att storstadsborna ska ha någonstans att vistas på semestern eller som en tillflyktsort för människor som tröttnat på den urbana kulturen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The countryside exists in the first place for the people who live and work here and not for city dwellers to have somewhere to stay on holiday or as a refuge for people who have tired of urban culture.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.