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The Act on Amendments to the Construction Code and Other Laws

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

Introduced

19 May 2025

Last action

5 November 2025 · Accepted

Status

AVALDATUD_RIIGITEATAJAS

Sponsors

Urve Tiidus, Vabariigi Valitsus

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Source updated

5 November 2025

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Summary

The bill envisages changing the building code so that every new or thoroughly renovated apartment building must already have the necessary infrastructure for a high-speed internet connection. This means that developers must install fiber optic cable throats wide enough to allow more than one company to provide the communications network. An important innovation is also the creation of unified national digital information points through which infrastructure and planned construction works are communicated information. In Estonia, this role is fulfilled by the building register and the land cadastre restriction map. This change improves the availability of information for telecommunications companies that want to expand the network and helps to avoid unnecessary excavation or duplicate infrastructure. The purpose of the change is to open the high-speed internet market to all service providers, increase competition and offer people better and more affordable internet services. It also helps to avoid situations where the later construction of the infrastructure would become difficult or expensive. The bill supports the implementation of the European Union gigabit infrastructure regulation, which aims to simplify the deployment of communication networks throughout Europe. The regulation emphasizes the joint use of existing infrastructure and the more efficient construction of new infrastructure in order to accelerate the spread of high-speed Internet and reduce its costs. The Gigabit infrastructure regulation entered into force on May 11, 2024 and will be implemented from November 12 2025. Estonia adapts its legal space to ensure the timely and effective implementation of the requirements of the regulation.

Machine translation from Estonian. The official text remains authoritative.

Timeline

  1. 19 May 2025

    AVALDATUD_RIIGITEATAJAS

    Source: SE

  2. 5 November 2025

    Accepted

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