During 2007 and 2013, 82 million euros of European and state resources have been spent on tenders. According to the assessment in The Development strategy for the information society, additional 546 million euros are required in order to assure total coverage of the country with broadband network by 2020.
"The basic reason for the lack of interest by the operators is the terrain configuration, and dispersed population. Our aim is to grant broadband connection to 98 percent of Slovenian households. Structural funds, additional public funds, and private funds should make it possible," said Mojca Jarc from the Information Society Directorate.
72 million euros will be available from the regional and agricultural fund, and perhaps municipalities will find their own sources. The Directorate promises to pay more attention to the selection of private partner at new tenders, in order to avoid complications occurred at previous two tenders, which might be the reason thirteen municipalities might have to repay 7 million euros.
Broadband Slovenia 2020
There is a number of ambiguous stories and illogic in reference to broadband network. The advocate of digital technologies Aleš Špetič is stressing the fact that one third of Slovenian schools has internet infrastructure in their immediate proximity, but don't have the access to it. "The absolute numbers are not bad; it is the negative trend that is disturbing, as lately we have not been investing into new connections."
It is hard to believe that by 2020 we could really obtain 98% coverage with broadband network in the entire country. For that purpose more than 500 million euros are required, which means that beside the planned 72 million euros from tenders, local communities, and commercial providers, i.e. operators, should participate additional several 100 millions of funds.

But, will these show interest in co-financing the projects which are obviously economically unsustainable, if they become foreign property (especially Telekom, managing the largest infrastructure)?

"The possible change of ownership of Telekom and other operators will not influence infrastructure. Any rational company investments are based on economic efficiency," Aleš Špetič claims. In the draft of the Digital Slovenia 2020 strategy stands that the state intends to increase the sources for public financing of the broadband networks with a part of the purchase price received from the sale of state-owned share of Telekom, and a part of dividends for shares owned by Telekom.

As already mentioned, 546 million euros are required in order to assure complete coverage of Slovenia with broadband network. It is obvious that the state won't get much more from the possible sale of Telekom.