Fiber to Gävleborg is a collective name for several broadband projects owned and coordinated by Region Gävleborg. Together, the county’s municipalities are building fibre for approximately SEK 200 million during the years 2015-2020. The goal is to increase the possibility of small and medium-sized enterprises to access fast broadband. Fibre to Gävleborg 3 is the third fibre project that Region Gävleborg is applying for with the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth since October 2015.They have already been granted two fibre projects in which all the county’s municipalities are participating. Fiber to Gävleborg 3 draws fiber to localities and villages but does not connect any properties. The project is a collaborative project. Over a three-year period, they will build fibre for about 56 million and this will increase the possibility for municipalities’ small and medium-sized companies to access high-speed broadband. The project will be financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERUF), municipalities and Region Gävleborg’s regional development funds. Gävleborg County has a broadband strategy for the years 2012-2020. The strategy is adopted by the County Administrative Board and the Regional Council. The targets for the county are that by 2020 95 % of companies and 90 % of households have access to at least 100 Mbps. By 2016, 60 % of companies and households shall have access to 100 Mbps. Since the strategy was adopted, the county’s parties have agreed on a plan for implementation and several parallel activities are currently underway to ensure that they achieve their regional goals. Communication is a prerequisite for growth and sustainable development. Broadband is a digital highway that enables rapid communication and access to information and services. The companies’ access to broadband with high capacity and quality is of great importance for a positive development throughout Gävleborg. Based on their broadband strategies and IT infrastructure plans, municipalities have selected the locations to be connected with fibre networks and are thus covered by the project. The target group for the project is small and medium-sized enterprises in locations that lack high-speed broadband. By establishing new optical fibre cables to locations that currently lack fibre networks, companies’ conditions for growth, competitiveness and trade are increased.