The POPC –Operational Programme Digital Poland – aimed to eliminate territorial disparities in access to high-speed internet for individual users and to deliver fiber-optic connectivity to educational institutions as part of the OSE (National Educational Network). This initiative provides free 100 Mbps internet access to schools, ensuring widespread broadband connectivity across Poland.

The project involved the design of a fiber-optic network across 4 counties and 12municipalities, maintaining the target number of address points for connection.In cases where initial locations were unfeasible, new addresses were designated by the POPC Committee.The project included the use of third-party infrastructure such as utility poles on private properties and required obtaining access permits for privately owned land.It also demanded extensive coordination with various external stakeholders, including PKP (Polish Railways), ORANGE, PGE, State Water Authority, StateForests, the Provincial Conservator of Monuments, and numerous road authorities(GDDKiA, provincial, county, and municipal road management offices).The network deployment relied on a mix of fiber-optic infrastructure technologies, Including leased ducting, newly constructed microducts, existing pole infrastructure from PGE and OPL, and cable pipelines.The project was executed during the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring remote coordination, limited in-person access to institutions, and flexible adaptation of the workflow.