STRATEGY FOR THE INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT 2020. The average penetration of broadband subscriptions in EU is 31,1%. The share of different technologies in total number of broadband internet access subscriptions via fixed network is as follows: • T  he share of broadband access via xDSL (including VDSL) is 70% (from 100% in Greece to 15% in Bulgaria), • The share of broadband access via KDS (including DOCSIS 3) is 18% (from 51% in Belgium to 0% in Greece and Italy), • The share of FTTH/B is 8% (from 58% in Latvia to 0% in Greece and Malta), • The share of other technologies of broadband access is 4%. The average availability of LTE technologies in EU Member States is 79% (from 100% in Sweden to 0% in Cyprus). Taking into account all the active users, that is the users who access the Internet both via smartphones and data SIM cards, the penetration of broadband Internet access through mobile networks in EU amounts to 71,6%. Taking into consideration the needs of the operators of the mobile electronic communication services for additional radio-frequency resources, the majority of the EU countri- es have performed the allocation of the radio-frequencies from 800 MHz frequency band. Also, the question of freeing up the 694-790MHz (700 MHz) frequency band, with the aim of its faster appraisal for the mobile communication networks, represents the ongoing issue in whole Europe. Several EU countries have already carried out the allocation of the radio-frequencies from 700 MHz frequency band to the operators of the mobile communication networks. National context As reported by the 2011. national census, Montenegro has 620.029 inhabitants and 192.242 households. According to the characteristics of the population, Montenegro is by large a rural country, with the average population density of 44.9 people per km2. The territory is divided into 23 municipalities with 1256 settlements, 40 of which are urban. The majority of the population is concentrated in urban areas, where 64% of the population lives. The main characteristics of the current level of development of broadband network are as follows: • The late start of the development of the broadband access market (ADSL: 2005, KDS: 2007, WiMAX: 2008, FTTx: 2011, satellite acces: 2012),