the needs and geography of certain areas. Individual operators can set targets that are tailored towards the use of specifi c technologies to meet the needs of spe-cifi technologies. National targets can also amount to a type of universal service obligation, ranking com-munities and individuals equally and embodying c markets or specifi c geographies in certain areas social objectives in the provision of telecommunica-tion (e.g. urban, rural) – for example, in Clearwire’s selec-tion services (e.g. for poorer communities or rural of new markets for the deployment of mobile areas). However, national targets may represent a rather blunt tool that may fail to take into account broadband in certain areas of the US. 38 Targets Announced in Stimulus Figure 5 Plans to Date FRA/EU 2010 FIN 2016 100 UK (HH) DEN 2010 AUS 90 FIN 2010 80 DEN 2010 DEN 2009 GER 2014 (HH) Coverage (% pop. or household) 70 NZ 2019 60 50 40 PT (HH) 30 20 10 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 Broadband Speed (Mbps) Source: ITU. Note: HH = household, with the target specifying household coverage. Confronting the Crisis: ICT Stimulus Plans for Economic Growth 41