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Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) ensure that sufficient and appropriate spectrum is allocated for wireless services, considering all technological solutions, amounting to at least 1200 Mhz by 2015, unless specified otherwise in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, in order to meet a rapidly growing demand for mobile data traffic, thereby allowing the development of commercial and public services; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 208 - +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union spectrum policy objectives and in order to meet a rapidly growing demand for mobile data traffic whilst at the same time ensuring the development of other spectrum users such as broadcasting; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 209 +Patrizia Toia +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking into account important general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of various radio spectrum users; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 210 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking into account general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of various radio spectrum users. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 211 - +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking account of major general interest objectives, such as cultural diversity and media pluralism , and the interests of the various spectrum users; +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 212 +Henri Weber +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, and take account of the major general interest objectives of cultural diversity and media pluralism, and the interests of the various spectrum users; +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 213 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking into account important general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of various radio spectrum users; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 214 +Paul Rübig +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner in particular to support policy objectives such as the prioritisation of broadband and safeguarding competition in particular through a timely implementation of Directive 2009/114/EC (revised GSM Directive)*; +_____________________ +* OJ L 274, 20.10.2009, p. 25. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 215 - +Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union spectrum policy objectives and in order to meet a rapidly growing demand for mobile data traffic whilst at the same time ensuring the development of other spectrum users such as broadcasting; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 216 +Angelika Niebler +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives whilst taking account of the social, cultural and economic significance of spectrum as a whole; +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 217 - +Petra Kammerevert +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support the objectives of Union spectrum policy, whilst taking account of the scope for the development of radio broadcasting; +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 218 +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(aa) bridge the digital divide and realise the objectives of the Digital Agenda, ensuring that all Union citizens have access to broadband services, not less than 30 Mbps by 2020, taking into account the audiovisual nature of the expected demand, and making it possible for the Union to have the highest possible broadband speed and capacity; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 219 +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(aa) bridge the digital divide and achieve the objectives of the Digital Agenda, ensuring that all Union citizens have access to broadband services, at not less than 30 Mbps by 2020, clearing the way for the provision of broadband services at the highest possible speed and capacity throughout the EU; +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 220 + +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(aa) ensure that sufficient and appropriate spectrum is allocated for wireless services, in order to meet the rapidly growing demand for mobile data transfer, thereby fostering the development of commercial and public services; +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 221 +Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(aa) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, at the same time taking account of the social, cultural, educational and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 222 ? +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(aa) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, at the same time taking account of the social, cultural and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 223 +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a b (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(ab) providing opportunities for both the business and services sectors through the provision of increased broadband capacity; +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 224 ? +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +(b) enhance flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through a consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality applied in a consistent manner across the Union so as to ensure a level playing field between the technological solutions that may be adopted and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights, thereby creating opportunities for pan-European structures to be established; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 225 +Petra Kammerevert +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; in that connection, Member States may take measures which depart from this principle if the measures in question serve the objectives referred to in Article 9(4), letters a to d, of the Framework Directive; +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 226 +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; in that connection, Member States may take measures which depart from this principle if the measures in question serve the objectives referred to in Article 9(4), letters a to d, of the Framework Directive; +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 227 +Robert Goebbels, Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +(b) enhance the efficient use of spectrum by fostering, where appropriate, flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 228 +Ioan Enciu +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services and SMEs, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 229 +Gunnar Hökmark +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening up of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services and the possibility to trade spectrum rights, thereby creating opportunities for pan-European services to be developed; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 230 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through a consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; thereby opening up for pan-European services; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 231 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through a consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights in accordance with the existent regulatory framework; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 232 - - +Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(ba) make more efficient use of spectrum by favouring technologies which take up little spectrum and combining this with the use of technologies, such as hot spots, Wifi, etc., which do not need any spectrum at all; +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 233 + + + +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point c
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(c) enhance the efficient use of spectrum by harnessing the benefits of general authorisations and increasing the use of such types of authorisation; +(c) enhance the efficient use of spectrum by harnessing the benefits of general authorisations and increasing the use of such types of authorisation, as well as the development of license-exempt spectrum for innovation. Such uses could be envisaged in particular in white spaces through cognitive technologies, provided that a proper impact assessment is made; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 234 + +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point c a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(ca) encourage passive infrastructure sharing where this would be proportionate and non-discriminatory, as envisaged in Article 12 of Directive 2002/21/EC; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 235 +Silvana Koch-Mehrin +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point d
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which is likely to distort competition (e.g. when implementing Directive 2009/114/EC (revised GSM Directive)); +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 236 + +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point d
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition by means of withdrawal of frequency rights or other measures; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 237 +Ioan Enciu +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point d
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition and distortion in the market; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 238 + +Matthias Groote +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point d
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which is highly likely to distort competition; +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 239 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point e
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(e) reduce the fragmentation of the internal market by enhancing coordination and harmonisation of technical conditions for the use and availability of spectrum, as appropriate, including the development of transnational services, and by promoting economies of scope and scale at Union level; +(e) reduce the fragmentation of the internal market in order to establish a pan-European level playing field, by enhancing coordination and harmonisation of technical conditions for the use and availability of spectrum, as appropriate, including the development of transnational services, and by promoting economies of scope and scale at Union level; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 240 +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point f
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(f) avoid harmful interference or disturbance by other radio or non-radio devices by facilitating the development of standards allowing for flexible and efficient use of spectrum, and increasing immunity of receivers to interference, taking particular account of the cumulative impact of the increasing volumes and density of radio devices and applications; +(f) avoid harmful interference or disturbance between other radio or non-radio devices by facilitating the development of standards allowing for flexible and efficient use of spectrum, such as increasing immunity of receivers to interference and setting appropriate power levels for emitting radio equipment, taking particular account of the cumulative impact of the increasing volumes and density of radio devices and applications; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 241 +Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point g
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(g) in defining the technical conditions for the allocation of spectrum, take full account of the results of research certified by the relevant international organisations into the potential effects on human health of electromagnetic field emissions. +(g) in defining the technical conditions for the allocation of spectrum, take full account of the results of research certified by the relevant international organisations into the potential effects on human health of electromagnetic field emissions and apply them in a technology and service neutral way. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 242 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point g
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(g) in defining the technical conditions for the allocation of spectrum, take full account of the results of research certified by the relevant international organisations into the potential effects on human health of electromagnetic field emissions. +(g) in defining the technical conditions for the allocation of spectrum, take full account of the results of research certified by the relevant international organisations into the potential effects on human health of electromagnetic field emissions and apply them in a technology and service neutral way. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 243 +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point g a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(ga) ensuring the accessibility of new consumer products and technologies so as to secure consumer endorsement for the transition to digital technology and efficient use of the digital dividend; +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 244 + +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point g a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(ga) in defining those areas of the spectrum which should be made open for use without licensed rights and/or reserved to scientific research; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 245 + + + + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point g a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(ga) promote reuse of existing internet protocols and technologies for digital spectrum services; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 246 + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point g b (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(gb) reduce the Union's carbon footprint by enhancing the technical efficiency of wireless communication networks and applications; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 247 +Paul Rübig +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point g b (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(gb) reduce the Union's carbon footprint by enhancing the technical efficiency of wireless communication networks and applications; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 248 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive). +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 249 +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive)12 , such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures that are similar to each other and appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive)12 , such as allowing relevant terrestrial operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz, thereby allowing the highest possible capacity and broadband speeds to be achieved, as well as making effective competition possible. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 250 +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 251 + + + +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared and license-exempt use of spectrum, for example in white spaces after proper impact assessment is made. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 252 +Leonidas Donskis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. +2. Member States shall foster, where appropriate, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum by enabling new technologies, such as cognitive radio, to develop. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 253 +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum through the application of new technologies such as cognitive radio. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 254 +++ + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared and unlicensed use of spectrum. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 255 + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group +Henri Weber + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States and the Commission shall cooperate to develop and harmonise standards for radio equipment and telecommunications terminals as well as for electric and electronic equipment and networks based where necessary upon standardisation mandates from the Commission to the relevant standardisation bodies +3. Member States and the Commission shall cooperate to develop and harmonise standards for radio equipment and telecommunications terminals as well as for electric and electronic equipment and networks based where necessary upon standardisation mandates from the Commission to the relevant standardisation bodies. Special attention shall also be given to standards for equipment to be used by disabled people, without depriving them of the right to use non-standardised equipment if that is their preference. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 256 + + +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. Member States shall intensify R&D on new technologies such as cognitive technologies as their development could represent an added-value in the future in terms of efficiency of spectrum use. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 257 - +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum and co-existence between new and existing services and devices to the benefit of end users and consumers, and by establishing measures such as stakeholder dialogues and compensation mechanisms. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 258 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. In addition, Member States shall promote the ongoing efficient use of spectrum for both networks and user applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 259 +Paul Rübig +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. In addition, Member States shall introduce incentives for the efficient use of spectrum for both networks and applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 260 +Henri Weber, Philippe Lamberts +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum, in addition, incentives to make wireless hardware and software equipment more spectrum efficient shall be introduced. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 261 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum as well as co-existence between new and existing services and devices. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 262 +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote competition and a pan-European level playing field, investment and efficient use of spectrum. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 263 + +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum as a public good. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 264 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. Member States shall promote the ongoing efficient use of spectrum for both networks and user applications and devices. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 265 +Jens Rohde +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 5
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, in particular on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions; +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands to ensure a pan-European level playing field; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 266 +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 5
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, in particular on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions. +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, in particular on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions. +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 267 +Matthias Groote +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +6a. The measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be additional to the prompt freeing of the 900 Mhz band in keeping with the amended mobile telephony directive. These measures must not give rise to any form of discrimination and must rule out distortions of competition to the benefit of operators with a dominant market position. +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 268 +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +6a. In order to limit excessive electromagnetic field emissions and increase efficiency in transmission networks, Member States shall foster greater cooperation between spectrum rights license holders towards the sharing of transmission infrastructures, with a special focus on densely populated areas. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 269 +Silvana Koch-Mehrin +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +6a. The measures according to paragraph 1 shall be undertaken in addition to a timely and pro-competitive opening up the 900 MHz band in accordance with the Directive 2009/114/EC (revised GSM Directive) , shall be non-discriminatory and shall not distort competition to the benefit of incumbent operators. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 270 +Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +6a. The measures in paragraph 1 stall be undertaken in addition to a timely and pro-competitive opening up of the 900 MHz band in accordance with Directive 2009/114/EC (revised GSM Directive), shall be non-discriminatory and shall not distort competition. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 271 + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +6a. Member States and the Commission shall propose steps to reduce legal friction and liabilities in the context of wireless mesh network and radio spectrum use for internet service provision. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 272 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Member States shall maintain and promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. +1. Member States shall promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market for electronic communications services in accordance with article 9(7) of Directive 2002/21/EC and 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 273 +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Member States shall maintain and promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. +1. Member States shall maintain and promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in both the internal market and specific national markets. +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 274 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. In order to implement fully the obligations of paragraph 1, and in particular to ensure that competition is not distorted by any accumulation, transfer or modification of rights of use for radio frequencies, Member States may adopt inter alia the following measures, which are without prejudice to the application of competition rules: +2. In order to implement fully the obligations of paragraph 1, and in particular to ensure that competition is not distorted by any accumulation, transfer or modification of rights of use for radio frequencies, Member States shall, when planning to assign spectrum, carefully examine whether the planned spectrum assignment - taking into account the existing spectrum assignments to the competing mobile operators in their territory - is likely to reduce or distort competition in the mobile markets concerned. Where the planned spectrum assignment - taking into account existing spectrum assignments - is likely to result in the reduction or distortion of competition, Member States shall address such reduction or distortion by adopting at least one of the following measures, which are without prejudice to the application of competition rules: +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 275 +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. In order to implement fully the obligations of paragraph 1, and in particular to ensure that competition is not distorted by any accumulation, transfer or modification of rights of use for radio frequencies, Member States may adopt inter alia the following measures, which are without prejudice to the application of competition rules: +2. In order to fully implement the obligations of paragraph 1, and in particular to ensure that competition is not distorted by any assignment, accumulation, transfer or modification of rights of use for radio frequencies, Member States shall, prior to a planned spectrum assignment, conduct a thorough market analysis examining whether the assignment is likely to distort or reduce competition in the mobile markets concerned, taking into account existing spectrum rights held by relevant market operators. If the spectrum assignment is likely to distort or reduce competition, Member States shall adopt the most appropriate measures to promote effective competition, and at least one of the following measures, which are without prejudice to the application of competition rules: +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 276 +Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 277 +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Philippe Lamberts +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, national or regional roaming, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 278 +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 279 +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(aa) Member States may reserve a certain part of a spectrum band or group of bands to be assigned to new entrants that have not previously been assigned any spectrum or that have been assigned considerably less spectrum to ensure a level playing field between early entrants to the mobile market and new entrants by securing access to lower spectrum bands on equal terms; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 280 + + +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(aa) Member States may take steps to achieve a more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics or by reserving spectrum for unlicensed usage in those bands; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 281 - +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) Member States may refuse to grant new rights of use or to allow new spectrum usages in certain bands, or may attach conditions to the grant of new rights of use or to the authorisation of new spectrum usages, when this would lead to an accumulation of spectrum frequencies by certain economic operators which is likely to result in significant harm to competition; +(b) Member States may refuse to grant new rights of use or to allow new spectrum usages in certain bands, or may attach conditions to the grant of new rights of use or to the authorisation of new spectrum usages, when this would lead to an accumulation of spectrum frequencies by certain economic operators, in cases where such accumulation is likely to result in significant harm to competition; +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 282 - +Silvana Koch-Mehrin +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(d) Member States may amend the existing rights in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2002/20/EC when this is necessary to remedy ex-post excessive accumulation of spectrum frequencies within certain economic operators which significantly harms competition. +(d) Member States may amend the existing rights in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2002/20/EC when this is necessary to remedy ex-post excessive accumulation of spectrum frequencies within certain economic operators which is likely to distort competition (e.g. when implementing the Directive 2009/114/EC (Revised GSM Directive) . +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 283 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +2a. When applying measures as mentioned in paragraph 2, Member States shall do so in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 284 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. To that extent and to avoid lengthy discussions impeding roll-out, to the detriment of the customers, Member States should consider the opportunity to set-up deadlines to the negotiations with landlords in relation to passive infrastructure deployment. After this time, it should be considered that no agreement has been made and give the possibility to start a new negotiation. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 285 - +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition and promote the end user experience through co-existence between new and existing services and devices, by establishing measures such as stakeholder dialogues and compensation mechanisms. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 286 + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, are non-discriminatory and promote effective competition by preventing any potential anti-competitive outcomes for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 287 +Gunnar Hökmark +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition by preventing any potential anti-competitive outcomes for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 288 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition by preventing any potential anti-competitive outcomes for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 289 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures for electronic communications services avoid undue delays and promote effective competition for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 290 +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, ensure predictable outcomes and promote investment and effective competition. +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 291 +Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, are non-discriminatory and promote effective competition. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 292 +Silvana Koch-Mehrin +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, are non-discriminatory and promote effective competition. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 293 +Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. Where Member States wish to adopt any such measures as are contemplated by paragraph 2, they shall do so by the imposition of conditions pursuant to Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive, in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC*, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +______________________ +* OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p.37. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 294 +Maria Da Graça Carvalho +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. Where Member States wish to adopt any such measures as are contemplated by paragraph 2, they shall do so by the imposition of conditions pursuant to Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive, in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 295 +Amalia Sartori, Lara Comi, Tiziano Motti +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. Where Members States wish to adopt any such measures as are contemplated by paragraph 2, they shall do so by the imposition of conditions pursuant to Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive, in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 296 +Patrizia Toia, Teresa Riera Madurell, Mario Pirillo, Niki Tzavela, Francesco De Angelis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. Where Member States wish to adopt any such measures as are contemplated by paragraph 2, they shall do so by the imposition of conditions pursuant to Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive, in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 297 +András Gyürk +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes (including the backhaul network) is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 298 +Leonidas Donskis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient harmonised spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is available within the Union, enabling the Union to have the fastest broadband speed in the world in order to ensure that wireless applications and European leadership in new services contribute effectively to economic growth achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of speeds of not less than 30 Mbps by 2020. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 299 +Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband network capable of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 300 +Leonidas Donskis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, make the bands designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), available, in order to promote wider availability of wireless broadband services for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers, without prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in those Commission Decisions. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 301 +Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services, without prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in Commission Decision 2008/411/EC. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 302 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services; in order to ensure harmonisation, the use of the 3.4-3.8 GHz band should be based on the outcome of the ongoing work of standardisation bodies. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 303 + ? + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with unlicensed and non-discriminatory access to wireless broadband services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 304 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +2a. Member States shall promote the ongoing upgrade by providers of electronic communications of their networks to the latest, most efficient technology, in order to create their own dividends. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 305 +Leonidas Donskis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances, including cross-border frequency coordination problems, would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission should authorise specific derogations until the end of 2015 in response to application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission authorises exceptional derogations on an annual basis until the aforementioned obstacles are removed. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available in order to meet an increasing demand for wireless broadband. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 306 +Vladimir Urutchev +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision 2010/267/EU. In Member States where specific national or local circumstances or cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries would prevent the availability of the band, the implementation of Commission Decision 2010/267/EU may be postponed until such obstacles are removed. The relevant Member States shall notify the Commission confirming their intention to make use of the implementation delay set out in this paragraph not later than 6 months following the entry into force of the present Decision. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 307 +Lara Comi, Amalia Sartori +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circums +tances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission shall authorise specific derogations until the end of 2015 in response to a duly motivated application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise exceptional derogations on an annual basis until such obstacles are removed. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the entire radio spectrum and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. This will include, for example, the use of WiFi and DVB based technologies as a complementary platform for services to mobile devices. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 308 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission should authorise specific derogations until the end of 2015 in response to a duly motivated application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise exceptional derogations on an annual basis until such obstacles are removed. + +In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications, in relation with the inventory lead in article 8. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 309 +Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission should authorise specific derogations until the end of 2015 in response to a duly motivated application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise exceptional derogations on an annual basis until such obstacles are removed. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 310 +Peter Skinner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 17 June 2015 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where the digital switchover process is already well advanced or completed and where the migration of incumbent services can be managed on time the Commission recommends to make the band available by 1 January 2013. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the UHF band (i.e. spectrum between 300 MHz and 3GHz) and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 311 +Jens Rohde +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for spectrum assignments for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. Only in exceptional cases and where duly justifiable historical reasons prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015 +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 312 +Henri Weber +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 17 June 2015 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where the digital switchover process is already well advanced or has been completed and where the migration of incumbent services can be managed on time, the Commission recommends making the band available by 1 January 2013. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum between 300 MHz and 6 GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 313 +Paul Rübig +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the UHF band (i.e. spectrum between 300 MHz and 3GHz) and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 314 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. Only in cases duly justified for technical reasons the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available in order to meet an increasing demand for wireless broadband and new applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 315 +Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess on the basis of the market experience with new services made in the 800 MHz band whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 316 +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess on the basis of the market experience with new services made in the 800 MHz band whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 317 + + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz, between 300 MHz and 6GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 318 + +Angelika Niebler +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the entire spectrum and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 319 +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the further harmonisation and more efficient use across the Union of the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492 MHz), a band already shared between satellite and terrestrial use, and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz) in support of the increasing demand for mobile broadband services due primarily to audiovisual content. Such further harmonisation shall be without prejudice to the technological solutions that may be adopted across the Union and shall ensure a level playing field between different technological solutions and support the emergence of pan-European operators within the Union. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 320 +Gunnar Hökmark +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and use of the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz). Member States shall ensure that, where appropriate, the cost of migration or reallocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 321 +Leonidas Donskis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and use of the 1.5 MHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz). + +Member States shall ensure that, where appropriate, the cost of migration or re-allocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 322 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to evaluate the need for and the feasibility of the harmonisation and use of additional spectrum bands for wireless broadband services in relation with the inventory lead in article 8 and in accordance with the existent regulatory framework . The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands. + +Member States shall ensure that, where appropriate, the cost of migration or re-allocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 323 +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and efficient use of the 900 MHz band and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services. Member States shall ensure that the cost of migration of re-allocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 324 + +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, take the appropriate action to harmonise any further spectrum needed to meet the increased demand by consumers for mobile broadband and other new wireless communication services, including the harmonisation of the 1.5GHz and the 2.3GHz bands and review of the use of the spectrum below 1GHz, including the possible harmonisation of the 700MHz band for which the Commission shall present on 1 January 2014 at the latest its proposals for potential further action. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 325 +Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and efficient use of the 900 MHz band and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services. Member States shall ensure that the cost of migration or re-allocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 326 +Paul Rübig +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and use of the 1.5 MHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband and in addition take action to promote a second Digital Dividend (698 – 790 MHz) and consider the longer-term convergence of services for 470 – 698 MHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 327 +Pilar del Castillo Vera +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall assess whether additional spectrum such as the 700 MHz band could also be freed and made available. This assessment shall take into account: the evolution of spectrum technologies; the possible future needs of radio and television broadcasting; and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for wireless broadband coverage. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 328 +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and other existing users of the 800 MHz band. Member States shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the re-allocation of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect the ability of end-users to operate non-radio devices and equipment that conform to existing standards, and which make use of the same spectrum band. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 329 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; + +Member-States in cooperation with the Commission shall examine ways and, where appropriate, take technical and regulatory measures to ensure that sufficient spectrum is available for programme making and special events (PMSE) users. The Commission should encourage Member States to ensure the timely availability of sufficient funds to cover the direct migration costs and the direct costs associated with the protection of PMSE and broadcasting services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 330 +Teresa Riera Madurell +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and that in the case of DTT channels currently using this band which have to be reallocated below 790 MHz, the costs incurred by broadcasters and users due to a simulcast period or to the adaptation of emission or reception equipment to the new channels is adequately compensated for. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 331 - +Angelika Niebler +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and current and future radio broadcasting activities and shall make appropriate arrangements to compensate existing users for any migration costs they incur. +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 332 - +Petra Kammerevert +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and current and future radio broadcasting activities and shall make appropriate arrangements to compensate existing users for any migration costs they incur. +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 333 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; + +Member States and the Commission shall examine ways and, where appropriate, take measures to ensure that sufficient spectrum is available for programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 334 - +Sabine Verheyen +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and existing and future broadcasting services. This includes measures to avoid interference. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 335 - +Henri Weber +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and take all necessary measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and does not disrupt existing broadcasting services. +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 336 +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services, for example using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) bands, is guaranteed in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 337 +Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and other existing users of the 800 MHz band. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 338 - +Patrizia Toia +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users, nor lead to disruption of the existing broadcasting services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 339 - +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users nor lead to disruption of the existing broadcasting services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 340 - +Henri Weber +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. Member States, together with the Commission, shall take the technical and regulatory measures needed to avoid interference between electronic communications services in the 800 MHz frequency band for broadcasting services, and PMSE users at below 790 MHz. + +The Commission shall encourage the Member States to ensure that sufficient financial resources are made available in good time to cover the costs of the migration and the costs linked to the measures to limit interference with broadcasting services. +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 341 ++ +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member-States, shall assess the feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems, including radio local area networks, established by Decision 2005/513/EC to a significantly bigger part of the 5 GHz band identified through the inventory lead in Article 8, so as to accommodate the requirements of incoming standards in this field. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 342 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall assess the feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems, including radio local area networks, established by Decision 2005/513/EC in relation with the inventory lead in article 8 and depending on use of spectrum for other usages. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 343 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. The Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall implement necessary technical and regulatory measures in order to avoid harmful interference from electronic communications services in the 800 MHz band to broadcasting and PMSE services below 790 MHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 344 - +Angelika Niebler +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. In cooperation with the Commission, Member States shall take the necessary technical and regulatory measures to ensure that interference does not adversely affect radio broadcasting service providers and PMSE users. +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 345 - +Patrizia Toia +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. The Commission should encourage Member States to ensure the timely availability of sufficient funds to cover the migration costs and the costs associated with the measures to limit interferences to broadcasting services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 346 +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 5
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the "800 MHz band"), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz and other additional part of the spectrum being freed up for mobile services, without prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in the Commission Decisions. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 347 +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 5
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz and any other bands which may be freed up and harmonised for mobile broadband and other new wireless communication services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 348 +Leonidas Donskis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 5
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. +5. The Commission in close cooperation with Member States, is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow transferring or leasing within the Union of spectrum usage rights in one or more of the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 349 - +Robert Goebbels +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in rural, remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of satellite services enabling Internet access and the delivery of audiovisual content. Taking into account the appropriate compatibility studies, technical harmonisation of additional frequency bands may be considered in accordance with Decision 676/2002/EC. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 350 - +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in rural, remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of satellite services enabling Internet access and the delivery of audiovisual content. Taking into account the appropriate compatibility studies, technical harmonisation of additional frequency bands may be considered in accordance with Decision 676/2002/EC. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 351 - +Leonidas Donskis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission may explore the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of broadband satellite services enabling Internet access. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 352 - +Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens and businesses have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of harmonised broadband satellite services enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 353 - +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of broadband satellite services enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 354 +Amalia Sartori, Lara Comi, Tiziano Motti +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 355 +Patrizia Toia, Teresa Riera Madurell, Mario Pirillo, Niki Tzavela, Francesco De Angelis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 356 +Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 357 ++ +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +6a. Member-States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall examine the possibility to spread the availability and use of picocells and femtocells. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 358 +Ioan Enciu +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. In cooperation with the Member States, the Commission shall conduct studies and examine the possibility to design authorisation schemes which would contribute to a low-carbon policy, by saving energy in the use of spectrum as well as by making spectrum available for wireless technologies with a potential for improving energy saving, including smart energy grids and smart metering systems. +2. In cooperation with the Member States, the Commission shall conduct studies and examine the possibility to design authorisation schemes which would contribute to a low-carbon policy, by saving energy in the use of spectrum as well as by making spectrum available for wireless technologies with a potential for improving energy savings and efficiency, including smart energy grids and smart metering systems. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 359 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +2a. In cooperation with the Member-States, the Commission shall extend such studies mentioned in paragraph 2 to enhance the efficiency of other distribution networks such as water supply networks. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 360 +Gunnar Hökmark +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +3. The Commission shall study the demand for PPRD (Public Protection & Disaster Relief )spectrum, the possibilities to share spectrum with military use and to use commercial networks for PPDR to ensure that sufficient capacity is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 361 - +Petra Kammerevert +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +3. In cooperation with the Commission, Member States shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. The spectrum used for radio broadcasting shall not be affected. +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 362 - +Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +3. In cooperation with the Commission, Member States shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. The spectrum used for radio broadcasting shall not be affected. +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 363 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +3. The Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions and in harmonised bands to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 364 +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +3. The Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 365 + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +3. The Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 366 +Paul Rübig, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hella Ranner +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +3. The Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 367 +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. Member States and the Commission shall ensure spectrum availability for RFID and other Internet of Things (IOT) wireless communication technologies and shall work towards standardisation of spectrum allocation for IOT communication across Member States. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 368 +Vladimir Urutchev +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 - paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. Measures affecting radio frequency bands used by a Member State exclusively and directly for its public security and defence purposes. + +Where a particular measure will affect radio frequency bands used by a Member State exclusively and directly for its public security and defence purposes and where the release of those frequency bands would represent an excessive burden, the Member State may continue to use those bands for public security and defence purposes until the systems existing in that band at the date of the notification of the harmonization measure are phased out. That Member State shall duly notify the Commission of its decision. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 369 + +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all necessary information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use. The provided information shall be sufficiently detailed to allow for the inventory to assess the efficiency of the spectrum use as well as identify possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. If necessary the Member States shall supply information on a licence-specific basis both including commercial and public sector users without prejudice to the withholding of business sensitive and confidential information. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 370 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Member States shall provide the Commission with all appropriate information on spectrum bands that could be subject to future reallocation, e.g., due to inefficient or no use or technological development. The resulting inventory shall help the Commission in identifying spectrum bands that could be suitable for harmonisation in order to support Union policies set out in this decision. It should also promote innovation and enhance competition in the internal market, to the benefit of both private and public users, while taking into account the potential positive and negative impact on existing users of such bands. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 371 +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and identify future demand for spectrum in the Union. As an initial step such inventory shall include frequencies in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 372 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of the entire existing radio spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 373 ++ +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of geo-localised existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 374 + +Jens Rohde + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 6 GHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 375 + +Henri Weber +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 6 GHz. +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 376 + +Pilar del Castillo Vera +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 6 GHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 377 +Maria Da Graça Carvalho +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 5 GHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 378 +Amalia Sartori, Lara Comi, Tiziano Motti +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 5 GHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 379 +Paul Rübig +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 5 GHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 380 +Patrizia Toia, Mario Pirillo, Niki Tzavela, Francesco De Angelis +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 5 GHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 381 - +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +deleted +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 382 +Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall also ensure that, where spectrum use is not optimal, the necessary measures are taken in order to maximise efficiency. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +Or. {DE}de + +Amendment 383 +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on transparent, clear and jointly defined assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 384 +Patrizia Toia +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on clearly defined and transparent assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 385 +Pilar del Castillo Vera +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on clearly defined and transparent assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 386 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on clearly defined and transparent assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 387 +Henri Weber +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow, on the basis of clearly defined and transparent criteria and methodologies, the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 388 +Gaston Franco +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, on the basis of clearly defined and transparent criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 389 +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs, including long-term needs, for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 390 + + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’, communities’, businesses’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 391 - +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall review the various types of spectrum usage by both private and public users, and help identify spectrum bands that could be assigned or re-allocated in order to increase their efficient use, promote innovation and enhance competition in the internal market, to the benefit of both private and public users, while taking into account the potential positive and negative impact on existing users of such bands. +deleted +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 392 +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall review the various types of spectrum usage by both private and public users, and help identify spectrum bands that could be assigned or re-allocated in order to increase their efficient use, promote innovation and enhance competition in the internal market, to the benefit of both private and public users, while taking into account the potential positive and negative impact on existing users of such bands. +3. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall review the various types of spectrum usage by public users, and help identify spectrum bands that could be assigned or re-allocated in order to increase their efficient use, promote innovation and enhance competition in the internal market, to the benefit of both private and public users, while taking into account the potential positive and negative impact on existing users of such bands, including impacts beyond the borders of the European Union. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 393 +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. Where possible, the Commission shall also include in the inventory referred to in paragraph (1), information on spectrum use by third countries neighbouring a Member State that could have a direct or indirect effect on spectrum use within the Union. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 394 ++ + +Philippe Lamberts{Verts/ALE} on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group + +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission shall explore the potential of mesh network technologies for enhancing the efficient use of spectrum through pilot applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 395 ++ +Catherine Trautmann +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission shall explore the potential of wireless mesh network (WMN) technologies through pilot applications. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 396 +Giles Chichester +Proposal for a decision +
Article 9 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Union shall participate in international negotiations relating to spectrum matters to defend its interests, acting in accordance with Union law concerning, among other things, the principles of internal and external competences of the Union. +deleted +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 397 +Gaston Franco +Proposal for a decision +
Article 9 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Union shall participate in international negotiations relating to spectrum matters to defend its interests, acting in accordance with Union law concerning, among other things, the principles of internal and external competences of the Union. +deleted +Or. {FR}fr + +Amendment 398 +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Proposal for a decision +
Article 9 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Union shall participate in international negotiations relating to spectrum matters to defend its interests, acting in accordance with Union law concerning, among other things, the principles of internal and external competences of the Union. +1. The Union shall participate in international negotiations relating to spectrum matters to defend its interests and to ensure the Union has a joint position, acting in accordance with Union law concerning, among other things, the principles of internal and external competences of the Union. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 399 +Ioan Enciu +Proposal for a decision +
Article 9 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that international regulations allow the full use of frequency bands for the purposes for which they are designated under Union law, and that a sufficient amount of appropriately protected spectrum is available for Union sectoral policies. +3. Member States shall ensure that international regulations allow the full use of frequency bands for the purposes for which they are designated under Union law, and that a sufficient amount of appropriately protected spectrum is available for the implementation of Union sectoral policies. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 400 +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Proposal for a decision +
Article 9 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. +4. In order to resolve spectrum coordination issues that would otherwise prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management, the Union shall provide political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 401 +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Proposal for a decision +
Article 9 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to eliminate harmful interferences and disturbances and resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. +Or. {RO}ro + +Amendment 402 +Jean-Pierre Audy +Proposal for a decision +
Article 9 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral and multilateral negotiations with third countries, in particular non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. +Or. {EN}en + + + + diff --git a/Amdts_spectre_3.txt b/Amdts_spectre_3.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6e143ae --- /dev/null +++ b/Amdts_spectre_3.txt @@ -0,0 +1,543 @@ +Amendment 1 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage with speeds of at least 30 Mbps for all Europeans by 2020, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. +(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage. Providing the highest possible broadband speeds and capacity, ensuring not less than 30 Mbps for all by 2020 with at least half of European households having broadband access at a speed of at least 100 Mbps, is important for fostering economic growth and global competitiveness, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 2 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(4a) The first programme must lay the ground for a development where the Union can take the lead regarding broadband speeds, mobility, coverage and capacity. Such leadership is essential in order to establish a competitive digital single market working as a spearhead to open up the internal market for all Union citizens. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 3 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 7
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +(7) Ensuring the optimal and productive use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations, auctions or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by identifying best practices and encouraging information sharing, as well as the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the most appropriate and least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 4 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 9
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the "Authorisation" Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the "GSM" Directive). +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost pan-European competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the "Authorisation" Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the "GSM" Directive). Member States may also take steps to achieve a more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 5 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 10
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 6GHz, but also from 6 GHz to 70 GHz as these frequencies will become increasingly important following rapid technological developments. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 6 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 12
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(12) In line with the objectives of the Commission's flagship initiative "Digital Agenda for Europe", wireless broadband could contribute substantially to economic recovery and growth if sufficient spectrum is made available, usage rights are awarded quickly and trading is allowed to adapt to market evolution. The Digital Agenda calls for all Union citizens to have access to broadband of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. Therefore, spectrum that has already been designated should be authorised by 2012 for terrestrial communications to ensure easy access to wireless broadband for all, in particular within spectrum bands designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC, 2008/411/EC and 2009/766/EC. To complement terrestrial broadband services and ensure coverage of most remote Union areas, affordable satellite broadband access could be a fast and feasible solution. +(12) In line with the objectives of the Commission's flagship initiative "Digital Agenda for Europe", wireless broadband services contribute substantially to economic recovery and growth if sufficient spectrum is made available, usage rights are awarded quickly and trading is allowed to adapt to market evolution. The Digital Agenda calls for all Union citizens to have access to broadband of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. Therefore, spectrum that has already been harmonised should be authorised by 2012 for terrestrial communications to ensure easy access to wireless broadband for all, in particular within spectrum bands designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC, 2008/411/EC and 2009/766/EC. To complement terrestrial broadband services and ensure coverage of most remote Union areas, affordable satellite broadband access could be a fast and feasible solution. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 7 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 12 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(12a) A European market with nearly 500 million people connected to high-speed broadband would act as a spearhead for the development of the internal market, creating a globally unique critical mass of users exposing all regions to new opportunities and giving each user increased value and the Union the capacity to be a world-leading knowledge-based economy. A rapid deployment of broadband is crucial for the development of European productivity and for the emergence of new and small enterprises that can be leaders in different sectors, for example health care, manufacturing and the services industry. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 8 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 12 b (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(12b) Mobile data traffic is increasing rapidly and is currently doubling every year. At this pace, which is likely to continue in the coming years, mobile data traffic will have increased nearly 40-fold from 2009 to 2014. This increase is to a high extent being driven by video, which will account for 66% of all mobile traffic in 2014. In order to manage this exponential growth, a number of actions will be required by regulators and market players including further harmonised spectrum allocations for wireless broadband, increased spectrum efficiency and offloading traffic onto wireless networks via dual-use devices . +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 9 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 12 c (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(12c) The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has estimated the future spectrum bandwidth requirements for the development of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000) and IMT-advanced systems (i.e. 3G and 4G mobile communications) as amounting to between 1280 and 1720 MHz in 2020 for the commercial mobile industry for each ITU region including Europe. Without the freeing up of additional spectrum, preferably harmonised at global level, new services and economic growth will be hindered by capacity constraints in mobile networks. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 10 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 13
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +(13).  The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technical and service neutrality should be attached to rights. Additional spectrum for wireless broadband services in the 1.5 MHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) should be freed up to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. Further mobile service spectrum allocations, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz), should be evaluated depending on future capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and terrestrial TV. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 11 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 13 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(13a) Similar to the GSM standard, which was successfully taken up around the world thanks to an early and decisive pan-European harmonisation, the Union should aim to set the global agenda for future spectrum re-allocations especially for the most efficient part of the spectrum. Agreements in the World Radio Conference 2016 will be pivotal to ensure global harmonisation and co-ordination with neighbouring third countries. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 12 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 13 b (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(13b) Increased mobile broadband opportunities are crucial to provide the cultural sector with new distribution platforms, thereby paving the way for a thriving future development of the sector. It is essential that terrestrial TV services and other actors be able to maintain existing services when an additional part of the spectrum is freed up for wireless services. Migration costs, resulting from the opening up of additional spectrum, may be covered through licence fees, making it possible for broadcasters to have the same opportunities as are enjoyed today in other parts of the spectrum. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 13 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 13 c (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(13c) Wireless access systems, including radio local access networks, are outgrowing their current allocations on an unlicensed basis at 2.4GHz and 5GHz. In order to accommodate the next generation of wireless technologies, for example, wider channels are required, enabling speeds in excess of 1Gbps. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 14 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 14
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum, facilitating the emergence of pan-European operators, and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 15 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 15
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. +(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. Relevant research organisations should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 16 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 22
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(22) Member States may also need support on frequency coordination in bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries, including accession or candidate countries, to meet their Union obligations on frequency coordination issues. This should also help avoid harmful interference and improve spectrum efficiency and spectrum use convergence even beyond Union borders. Action is particularly pressing in the 800 MHz and 3.4-3.8GHz bands for the transition to cellular broadband technologies and for the harmonisation of spectrum necessary for the modernisation of air traffic control. +(22) Member States are encouraged to continue bilateral negotiations with neighbouring third countries, including candidate and potential candidate countries, to meet their Union obligations on frequency coordination issues and to try to find agreements which can set a positive precedent for other Member States. The Union shall assist Member States with technical and political support in their bilateral and multilateral negotiations with third countries, in particular neighbouring countries including candidate and potential candidate countries. This should also help avoid harmful interference and improve spectrum efficiency and spectrum use convergence even beyond Union borders. Action is particularly pressing in the 800 MHz and 3.4-3.8GHz bands for the transition to cellular broadband technologies and for the harmonisation of spectrum necessary for the modernisation of air traffic control. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 17 +Proposal for a decision +
Recital 24
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(24) The Commission should report to the European Parliament and the Council on the results achieved under this Decision, as well as on planned future actions. +(24) The Commission should report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the results achieved under this Decision, as well as on planned future actions. +Or. {EN}en + + +Amendment 18 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 2 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +deleted +Or. {EN}en + + +Amendment 19 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 2 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; +(b) applying technology and service neutrality for the harmonised use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use and facilitate increased mobile data traffic and broadband services, in particular by fostering flexibility and to promote innovation; +Or. {EN}en + + +Amendment 20 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 2 – point c
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +(c) applying the most appropriate and the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +Or. {EN}en + + + +Amendment 21 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 2 – point d
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, a level playing field and by promoting the emergence of pan-European operators. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 22 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 2 – point d a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(da) taking full account of the relevant EU law on human health of electromagnetic field emissions when defining the technical conditions for the use of spectrum,; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 23 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 2 – point d b (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(db) promoting the harmonisation of the use of radio frequencies across the Union, consistent with the need to ensure effective and efficient use. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 24 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point - a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(-a) encourage efficient management and use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +Or. {EN}en + + +Amendment 25 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +(a) ensure that sufficient and appropriate spectrum is allocated for wireless services, amounting to at least 1200 Mhz by 2015, unless specified otherwise in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, in order to meet a rapidly growing demand for mobile data traffic, thereby allowing the development of commercial and public services; + + +Or. {EN}en + + +Amendment 26 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(aa) bridge the digital divide and realise the objectives of the Digital Agenda, ensuring that all Union citizens have access to broadband, not less than 30 Mbps by 2020 and making it possible for the Union to have the highest possible broadband speed and capacity; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 27 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a b (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(ab) enable the Union to take the lead in wireless electronic communication broadband services by opening up sufficient additional spectrum in the most cost-efficient bands for these services to be widely available; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 28 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point a c (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(ac) secure opportunities for both the commercial sector as well as public services by means of increased mobile broadband capacities; +Or. {EN}en +The amendment is self-explanatory. +Amendment 29 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point b
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening up of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services, and the possibility of trading spectrum rights, thereby creating opportunities for pan-European structures to be established; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 30 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point d
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition, or by assigning frequencies in ways that correct market distortions; +Or. {EN}en +Amendment 31 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 3 – point e
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +(e) reduce the fragmentation of the internal market by enhancing coordination and harmonisation of technical conditions for the use and availability of spectrum, as appropriate, including the development of transnational services, and by promoting economies of scale at Union level; +(e) reduce the fragmentation and fully exploit the potential of the internal market in order to foster economic growth and economies of scope and scale at Union level by enhancing coordination and harmonisation of technical conditions for the use and availability of spectrum, as appropriate; +Or. {EN}en +Amendment 32 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures that are similar to each other and appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz, thereby allowing the highest possible capacity and broadband speeds to be achieved, as well as making effective competition possible. +Or. {EN}en + + +Amendment 33 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum by enabling new technologies, such as cognitive radio, to develop. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 34 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 5
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, in particular on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions; +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall identify best practices and encourage sharing of information for such bands and develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, for example on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions, achieved through the principles of technology and service neutrality; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 35 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 4 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. Whenever necessary in order to ensure the effective use of spectrum rights and avoid spectrum hoarding, Member States shall take appropriate measures including financial penalties or the withdrawal of rights. +6. In order to ensure the effective use of spectrum rights and avoid spectrum hoarding, Member States shall, when necessary, take appropriate measures including financial penalties, use of incentive fees tools and withdrawal of rights. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 36 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Member States shall maintain and promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. +1. Member States shall promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 37 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a new
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +(aa) Member States may take steps to achieve a more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics; +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 38 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 5 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition by taking into account any potential anti-competitive outcomes for the benefit of Union citizens and consumers. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 39 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient harmonised spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, enabling the Union to have the fastest broadband speed in the world in order to ensure that wireless applications and European leadership in new services contribute effectively to economic growth, achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband speeds of not less than 30 Mbps by 2020. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 40 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 2
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services, without prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in those Commission Decisions. +Or. {EN}en + + +Amendment 41 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. Only in cases duly justified for technical reasons, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available in order to meet an increasing demand for wireless broadband. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 42 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and use of the 1.5 MHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz). + +Member States shall ensure that, where appropriate, the cost of migration or re-allocation of spectrum usage are adequately compensated in accordance with national law. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 43 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +4. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, for example through coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technology and service neutrality; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 44 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +4a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall assess the feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems including radio local area networks as established by Decision 2005/513/EC to the entire 5GHz band. + +The Commission is invited to pursue the adopted harmonisation agenda at the relevant international fora, notably the ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 45 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 5
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the "800 MHz band"), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the "800 MHz band"), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz and other additional part of the spectrum being freed up for mobile services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 46 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 6 – paragraph 6
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of broadband satellite services enabling Internet access. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 47 +Proposal for a decision +
Article - 7 (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +Article -7 +Spectrum needs for other wireless communication policies + +In order to support the further development of innovative audiovisual media and other services to European citizens, taking into account the economic and social benefits of a digital single market, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure sufficient spectrum availability for satellite and terrestrial provision of such services. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 48 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 7 – title
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +Spectrum needs for specific Union policies +Spectrum needs for other specific Union policies +Or. {EN}en + + +Amendment 49 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 1
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and identify future demand for spectrum in the Union. As an initial step such inventory shall include frequencies in the range from 300 MHz to 6 GHz, to be followed by frequencies from 6 GHz up to 70 GHz. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 50 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment + +3a. The inventory shall also include a report of the measures taken by the Member States in order to implement decisions at EU level regarding the harmonisation and use of the specific frequency bands. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 51 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 9 – paragraph 4
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. +4. The Union shall assist Member States with political and technical support in their bilateral and multilateral negotiations with third countries, in particular non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. +Or. {EN}en + +Amendment 52 +Proposal for a decision +
Article 12
+ +Text proposed by the Commission +Amendment +By 31 December 2015, the Commission shall conduct a review of the application of this radio spectrum policy programme and report to the European Parliament and the Council on the activities developed and the measures adopted pursuant to this Decision. +By 31 December 2015, the Commission shall conduct a review of the application of this radio spectrum policy programme. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the activities developed and the measures adopted pursuant to this Decision. +Or. {EN}en + + + + + + + diff --git a/convert b/convert index 47a147c..0224953 100755 --- a/convert +++ b/convert @@ -6,54 +6,77 @@ require 'rubygems' require 'nokogiri' require 'erb' -data = File.read('Amdts_spectre_1.txt') +data = %w(3 1 2).map { |i| File.read("Amdts_spectre_#{i}.txt") }.join sections = data.scan(%r(.+?)m) +Amendment = Struct.new :num, :note, :color, :commission_rows, :amendement_rows, :members, :article + + + +class Amendment + Template = ERB.new File.read('template.erb'), nil, '-' + + def format + Template.result(binding) + end +end + +amendments = sections.map do |xml| + doc = Nokogiri::XML(xml) + + num, note = doc.css('NumAm').text.split(' ', 2) + num = num.to_i + note.gsub!(/\s/, '') if note + + color = case note.to_s.gsub(/[^-+]/, '') + when "--" + "red" + when "-" + "IndianRed" + when "++", "+++" + "green" + when "+" + "lightgreen" + when "" + "lightgrey" + else + raise "Invalid note: #{note.inspect}" + end + + infos = xml.scan(%r(Text proposed by the Commission\nAmendment\n(.+)\nOr.)m).first + raise "No info found" unless infos + -template = ERB.new File.read('template.erb'), nil, '-' + infos = infos.first.split(/\n/) + + commission_rows = [] + amendement_rows = [] + infos.each_slice(2) do |commission, amendement| + commission_rows << commission + amendement_rows << amendement + end + + [commission_rows, amendement_rows].each do |rows| + rows.delete_if { |row| row.nil? or row.empty? } + end + + members = doc.css('Members').text + article = doc.css('Article').text + + Amendment.new num, note, color, commission_rows, amendement_rows, members, article +end + File.open "result.mediawiki", "w" do |f| - sections.each do |xml| - doc = Nokogiri::XML(xml) - - num, note = doc.css('NumAm').text.split(' ', 2) - note.gsub!(/\s/, '') if note - - color = case note.to_s.gsub(/[^-+]/, '') - when "--" - "red" - when "-" - "IndianRed" - when "++" - "green" - when "+" - "lightgreen" - when "" - "lightgrey" - else - raise "Invalid note: #{note.inspect}" - end - - infos = xml.scan(%r(Text proposed by the Commission\nAmendment\n(.+)\nOr.)m).first - raise "No info found" unless infos - - - infos = infos.first.split(/\n/) - - commission_rows = [] - amendement_rows = [] - infos.each_slice(2) do |commission, amendement| - commission_rows << commission - amendement_rows << amendement + grouped = amendments.group_by { |am| (am.num - 1) / 10 } + grouped.keys.sort.each do |index| + ams = grouped[index].sort_by { |am| am.num } + first = ams.first.num + last = ams.last.num + f.puts "== Amendments #{first} – #{last} ==" + ams.each do |am| + f.puts am.format end - - [commission_rows, amendement_rows].each do |rows| - rows.delete_if { |row| row.nil? or row.empty? } - end - - members = doc.css('Members').text - article = doc.css('Article').text - - f.puts template.result(binding) + f.puts end end diff --git a/result.mediawiki b/result.mediawiki index b9eea73..09831f5 100644 --- a/result.mediawiki +++ b/result.mediawiki @@ -1,3254 +1,8551 @@ -== Amendement 53 == +== Amendments 2 – 10 == +=== Amendment 2 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 53 +Amendement 2
-Recital 1 +Recital 4 a (new)
-Hella Ranner +
|- |width="50%"| -(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. These policy orientations and objectives should refer to the availability and efficient use of spectrum necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. This Decision is without prejudice to existing EU law, in particular Directives 1999/5/EC and Directives 2002/20/EC and 2002/21/EC, as well as Decision No 676/2002/EC. It is also without prejudice to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio-visual policy and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. + |width="50%"| -(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 march 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. +(4a) The first programme must lay the ground for a development where the Union can take the lead regarding broadband speeds, mobility, coverage and capacity. Such leadership is essential in order to establish a competitive digital single market working as a spearhead to open up the internal market for all Union citizens. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 54 == +=== Amendment 3 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 54 +Amendement 3
-Recital 1 +Recital 7
-Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
|- |width="50%"| -(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. These policy orientations and objectives should refer to the availability and efficient use of spectrum necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. This Decision is without prejudice to existing EU law, in particular Directives 1999/5/EC and Directives 2002/20/EC and 2002/21/EC, as well as Decision No 676/2002/EC. It is also without prejudice to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio-visual policy and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. |width="50%"| -(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. +(7) Ensuring the optimal and productive use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations, auctions or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by identifying best practices and encouraging information sharing, as well as the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the most appropriate and least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 55 == +=== Amendment 4 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 55 +Amendement 4
-Recital 1 +Recital 9
-Petra Kammerevert +
|- |width="50%"| -(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. These policy orientations and objectives should refer to the availability and efficient use of spectrum necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. This Decision is without prejudice to existing EU law, in particular Directives 1999/5/EC and Directives 2002/20/EC and 2002/21/EC, as well as Decision No 676/2002/EC. It is also without prejudice to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio-visual policy and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the "Authorisation" Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the "GSM" Directive). |width="50%"| -(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. These policy orientations and objectives should refer to the availability and efficient use of spectrum necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost pan-European competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the "Authorisation" Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the "GSM" Directive). Member States may also take steps to achieve a more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 56 == +=== Amendment 5 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 56 +Amendement 5
-Recital 1 a (new) +Recital 10
-Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
|- |width="50%"| - +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. |width="50%"| -(1a) Spectrum is a publicly held good which can not be privately owned but which must be regulated by states in order to facilitate its usage by the means of licensed transmission rights or licence-free usage rights. +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 6GHz, but also from 6 GHz to 70 GHz as these frequencies will become increasingly important following rapid technological developments. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 57 == +=== Amendment 6 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 57 +Amendement 6
-Recital 2 +Recital 12
-Petra Kammerevert +
|- |width="50%"| -(2) Spectrum is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +(12) In line with the objectives of the Commission's flagship initiative "Digital Agenda for Europe", wireless broadband could contribute substantially to economic recovery and growth if sufficient spectrum is made available, usage rights are awarded quickly and trading is allowed to adapt to market evolution. The Digital Agenda calls for all Union citizens to have access to broadband of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. Therefore, spectrum that has already been designated should be authorised by 2012 for terrestrial communications to ensure easy access to wireless broadband for all, in particular within spectrum bands designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC, 2008/411/EC and 2009/766/EC. To complement terrestrial broadband services and ensure coverage of most remote Union areas, affordable satellite broadband access could be a fast and feasible solution. |width="50%"| -(2) Spectrum is a public good of major societal, cultural, social and economic value. It is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +(12) In line with the objectives of the Commission's flagship initiative "Digital Agenda for Europe", wireless broadband services contribute substantially to economic recovery and growth if sufficient spectrum is made available, usage rights are awarded quickly and trading is allowed to adapt to market evolution. The Digital Agenda calls for all Union citizens to have access to broadband of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. Therefore, spectrum that has already been harmonised should be authorised by 2012 for terrestrial communications to ensure easy access to wireless broadband for all, in particular within spectrum bands designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC, 2008/411/EC and 2009/766/EC. To complement terrestrial broadband services and ensure coverage of most remote Union areas, affordable satellite broadband access could be a fast and feasible solution. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 58 == +=== Amendment 7 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 58 +Amendement 7
-Recital 2 +Recital 12 a (new)
-Hella Ranner +
|- |width="50%"| -(2) Spectrum is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. + |width="50%"| -(2) Spectrum is a public good of major societal, cultural, social and economic value. It is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +(12a) A European market with nearly 500 million people connected to high-speed broadband would act as a spearhead for the development of the internal market, creating a globally unique critical mass of users exposing all regions to new opportunities and giving each user increased value and the Union the capacity to be a world-leading knowledge-based economy. A rapid deployment of broadband is crucial for the development of European productivity and for the emergence of new and small enterprises that can be leaders in different sectors, for example health care, manufacturing and the services industry. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 59 == +=== Amendment 8 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 59 +Amendement 8
-Recital 2 +Recital 12 b (new)
-Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
|- |width="50%"| -(2) Spectrum is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. + |width="50%"| -(2) Spectrum is a key public resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +(12b) Mobile data traffic is increasing rapidly and is currently doubling every year. At this pace, which is likely to continue in the coming years, mobile data traffic will have increased nearly 40-fold from 2009 to 2014. This increase is to a high extent being driven by video, which will account for 66% of all mobile traffic in 2014. In order to manage this exponential growth, a number of actions will be required by regulators and market players including further harmonised spectrum allocations for wireless broadband, increased spectrum efficiency and offloading traffic onto wireless networks via dual-use devices . |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 60 == +=== Amendment 9 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 60 +Amendement 9
-Recital 3 +Recital 12 c (new)
-Jens Rohde, Philippe Lamberts +
|- |width="50%"| -(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. + |width="50%"| -(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. The harmonisation of spectrum use is also essential to ensure the quality of the services provided by electronic communications and to create economies of scale lowering both the cost of deploying wireless networks and the cost of wireless devices for consumers. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. +(12c) The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has estimated the future spectrum bandwidth requirements for the development of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000) and IMT-advanced systems (i.e. 3G and 4G mobile communications) as amounting to between 1280 and 1720 MHz in 2020 for the commercial mobile industry for each ITU region including Europe. Without the freeing up of additional spectrum, preferably harmonised at global level, new services and economic growth will be hindered by capacity constraints in mobile networks. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 61 == +=== Amendment 10 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 61 +Amendement 10
-Recital 3 +Recital 13
-Paul Rübig +
|- |width="50%"| -(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. |width="50%"| -(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. A delay of the necessary reform through current right holders should absolutely be avoided. +(13).  The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technical and service neutrality should be attached to rights. Additional spectrum for wireless broadband services in the 1.5 MHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) should be freed up to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. Further mobile service spectrum allocations, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz), should be evaluated depending on future capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and terrestrial TV. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 62 == + +== Amendments 11 – 20 == +=== Amendment 11 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 62 +Amendement 11
-Recital 3 +Recital 13 a (new)
-Ioan Enciu +
|- |width="50%"| -(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. + |width="50%"| -(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation, employment creation and this will simultaneously contribute to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. +(13a) Similar to the GSM standard, which was successfully taken up around the world thanks to an early and decisive pan-European harmonisation, the Union should aim to set the global agenda for future spectrum re-allocations especially for the most efficient part of the spectrum. Agreements in the World Radio Conference 2016 will be pivotal to ensure global harmonisation and co-ordination with neighbouring third countries. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 63 == +=== Amendment 12 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 63 +Amendement 12
-Recital 3 a (new) +Recital 13 b (new)
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
|- |width="50%"| - + |width="50%"| -(3a) This first programme should promote competition, introduce a pan-European level playing field and lay the foundation for a genuine single digital market; to secure the full potential and consumer benefits of this radio spectrum programme and the single market the programme should be supplemented by upcoming and new proposals that will enable the development of the online economy such as data protection and a European licence system for online content; +(13b) Increased mobile broadband opportunities are crucial to provide the cultural sector with new distribution platforms, thereby paving the way for a thriving future development of the sector. It is essential that terrestrial TV services and other actors be able to maintain existing services when an additional part of the spectrum is freed up for wireless services. Migration costs, resulting from the opening up of additional spectrum, may be covered through licence fees, making it possible for broadcasters to have the same opportunities as are enjoyed today in other parts of the spectrum. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 64 -- == +=== Amendment 13 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | -Amendement 64 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 13
-Recital 4 +Recital 13 c (new)
-Giles Chichester +
--- + |- |width="50%"| -(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe4 which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage with speeds of at least 30 Mbps for all Europeans by 2020, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. + |width="50%"| -(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe4 which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage. Providing the highest possible broadband speeds and capacity, ensuring not less than 30 Mbps for all by 2020 with at least half of European households having broadband access at a speed of at least 100 Mbps, is important for fostering economic growth and global competitiveness, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. At the same time (Digital) Terrestrial broadcasting remains the largest and most preferred TV distribution platform, both for Commercial and Public Service Free-to-Air TV (circa 60% of European households pick their primary TV signal from terrestrial broadcasting), and in many countries, is complemented by strong pay TV offerings. For this reason the Commission and Member States should take into account the unique technological, economic and societal benefits of terrestrial broadcasting when formulating the RSPP. Terrestrial broadcasting underpins media plurality and is a force for public good. It is currently the main guarantor of universal access to television, at a minimal cost, across Europe. It is universally available to European consumers across the EU and is the consumers' choice. Demand for linear TV is growing and not decreasing. Viewing habits for many European citizens have not changed and the overwhelming majority of viewing remains via linear television. Moreover in recent years, consumers have invested significantly into digital terrestrial TV equipment. +(13c) Wireless access systems, including radio local access networks, are outgrowing their current allocations on an unlicensed basis at 2.4GHz and 5GHz. In order to accommodate the next generation of wireless technologies, for example, wider channels are required, enabling speeds in excess of 1Gbps. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 65 == +=== Amendment 14 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 65 +Amendement 14
-Recital 4 +Recital 14
-Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +
|- |width="50%"| -(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe4 which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage with speeds of at least 30 Mbps for all Europeans by 2020, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. |width="50%"| -(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. The explosion of in particular audiovisual media services is driving demand for speed and coverage. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage. Providing the highest possible broadband speeds and capacity, ensuring not less than 30 Mbps for all by 2020 with at least half European households having broadband access at a speed of at least 100 Mbps, is important for fostering economic growth and global competitiveness, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum, facilitating the emergence of pan-European operators, and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 66 == +=== Amendment 15 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 66 +Amendement 15
-Recital 5 +Recital 15
-Hella Ranner +
|- |width="50%"| -(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. While spectrum management is still largely a national competence, it should be exercised in compliance with existing Union law and allow for action to pursue Union policies. +(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. |width="50%"| -(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. Spectrum management is a national competence. It should be carried out in a manner consistent with existing Union law and should allow for action to pursue a Union spectrum policy. Pursuant to Article 8a(1) of the Framework Directive, Member States are required only to cooperate with one another and with the Commission in connection with the strategic planning, coordination and harmonisation of spectrum use. +(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. Relevant research organisations should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 67 == +=== Amendment 16 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 67 +Amendement 16
-Recital 5 +Recital 22
-Petra Kammerevert +
|- |width="50%"| -(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. While spectrum management is still largely a national competence, it should be exercised in compliance with existing Union law and allow for action to pursue Union policies. +(22) Member States may also need support on frequency coordination in bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries, including accession or candidate countries, to meet their Union obligations on frequency coordination issues. This should also help avoid harmful interference and improve spectrum efficiency and spectrum use convergence even beyond Union borders. Action is particularly pressing in the 800 MHz and 3.4-3.8GHz bands for the transition to cellular broadband technologies and for the harmonisation of spectrum necessary for the modernisation of air traffic control. |width="50%"| -(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. Spectrum management is a national competence. It should be carried out in a manner consistent with existing Union law and should allow for action to pursue a Union spectrum policy. Pursuant to Article 8a(1) of the Framework Directive, Member States are required only to cooperate with one another and with the Commission in connection with the strategic planning, coordination and harmonisation of spectrum use. +(22) Member States are encouraged to continue bilateral negotiations with neighbouring third countries, including candidate and potential candidate countries, to meet their Union obligations on frequency coordination issues and to try to find agreements which can set a positive precedent for other Member States. The Union shall assist Member States with technical and political support in their bilateral and multilateral negotiations with third countries, in particular neighbouring countries including candidate and potential candidate countries. This should also help avoid harmful interference and improve spectrum efficiency and spectrum use convergence even beyond Union borders. Action is particularly pressing in the 800 MHz and 3.4-3.8GHz bands for the transition to cellular broadband technologies and for the harmonisation of spectrum necessary for the modernisation of air traffic control. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 68 == +=== Amendment 17 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 68 +Amendement 17
-Recital 5 +Recital 24
-Jens Rohde +
|- |width="50%"| -(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. While spectrum management is still largely a national competence, it should be exercised in compliance with existing Union law and allow for action to pursue Union policies. +(24) The Commission should report to the European Parliament and the Council on the results achieved under this Decision, as well as on planned future actions. |width="50%"| -(5) The first programme should set the principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. While spectrum management is still largely a national competence, it should be exercised in compliance with existing Union law and allow for action to pursue Union policies. +(24) The Commission should report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the results achieved under this Decision, as well as on planned future actions. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 69 == +=== Amendment 18 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 69 +Amendement 18
-Recital 6 +Article 2 – point a
-Petra Kammerevert +
|- |width="50%"| -(6) The programme should also take into account Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision)5 and the technical expertise of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) so that Union policies which rely on spectrum and were agreed by Parliament and Council can be implemented by technical implementing measures, noting that such measures can be taken whenever necessary to implement already existing Union policies. +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; |width="50%"| -(6) The programme should also take into account Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) and the technical expertise of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT). Union policies which rely on spectrum and were agreed by Parliament and Council can be implemented by technical implementing provisions. Such provisions should be based on the guidelines of and objectives for EU spectrum policy laid down in Article 8a of the Framework Directive. +deleted |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 70 == +=== Amendment 19 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 70 +Amendement 19
-Recital 6 +Article 2 – point b
-Hella Ranner +
|- |width="50%"| -(6) The programme should also take into account Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision)5 and the technical expertise of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) so that Union policies which rely on spectrum and were agreed by Parliament and Council can be implemented by technical implementing measures, noting that such measures can be taken whenever necessary to implement already existing Union policies. +(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; |width="50%"| -(6) The programme should also take into account Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) and the technical expertise of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT). Union policies which rely on spectrum and were agreed by Parliament and Council can be implemented by technical implementing provisions. Such provisions should be based on the guidelines of and objectives for EU spectrum policy laid down in Article 8a of the Framework Directive. +(b) applying technology and service neutrality for the harmonised use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use and facilitate increased mobile data traffic and broadband services, in particular by fostering flexibility and to promote innovation; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 71 -- == +=== Amendment 20 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | -Amendement 71 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 20
-Recital 7 +Article 2 – point c
-Hella Ranner +
--- + |- |width="50%"| -(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; |width="50%"| -(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require the Commission and Member States to put in place mechanisms to facilitate co-existence between new and existing services and devices to the benefit of end-users and consumers. Such measures may include, but are not limited to the establishment of stakeholder dialogues to ensure optimization of end-user experience; setting up compensation mechanisms to cover migration and co-existence costs; and organizing consumer awareness campaigns. +(c) applying the most appropriate and the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 72 +? == + +== Amendments 21 – 30 == +=== Amendment 21 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | -Amendement 72 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 21
-Recital 7 +Article 2 – point d
-Catherine Trautmann +
-+? + |- |width="50%"| -(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. |width="50%"| -(7) Ensuring the optimal and productive use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by identifying best practices and encouraging information sharing, as well as the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest, and most appropriate in accordance with Article 5 of Directive2002/20/EC. +(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, a level playing field and by promoting the emergence of pan-European operators. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 73 == +=== Amendment 22 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 73 +Amendement 22
-Recital 7 +Article 2 – point d a (new)
-Jean-Pierre Audy +
|- |width="50%"| -(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. + |width="50%"| -(7) Ensuring the optimal and productive use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations, auctions or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by identifying best practices and encouraging information sharing, as well as the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +(da) taking full account of the relevant EU law on human health of electromagnetic field emissions when defining the technical conditions for the use of spectrum,; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 74 ++ == +=== Amendment 23 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | -Amendement 74 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 23
-Recital 7 +Article 2 – point d b (new)
-Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
-++ + |- |width="50%"| -(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. + |width="50%"| -(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum as a public good may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +(db) promoting the harmonisation of the use of radio frequencies across the Union, consistent with the need to ensure effective and efficient use. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 75 ++ == +=== Amendment 24 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | -Amendement 75 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 24
-Recital 7 a (new) +Article 3 – point - a (new)
-Catherine Trautmann +
-++ + |- |width="50%"| |width="50%"| -(7a) While technologically still in development, so-called "cognitive technologies" could already be further explored and even implemented through geolocalised information of spectrum usage, which could ideally be mapped in the inventory. +(-a) encourage efficient management and use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 76 - == +=== Amendment 25 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 76 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 25
-Recital 7 a (new) +Article 3 – point a
-Patrizia Toia +
-- + |- |width="50%"| - +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; |width="50%"| -(7a) In order to guarantee optimum spectrum use, not least as regards production, public auctions should be organised with a view to generating revenue for the public coffers and encouraging fair and transparent spectrum allocation procedures. +(a) ensure that sufficient and appropriate spectrum is allocated for wireless services, amounting to at least 1200 Mhz by 2015, unless specified otherwise in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, in order to meet a rapidly growing demand for mobile data traffic, thereby allowing the development of commercial and public services; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 77 +? == +=== Amendment 26 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | -Amendement 77 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 26
-Recital 8 +Article 3 – point a a (new)
-Hella Ranner +
-+? + |- |width="50%"| -(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. + |width="50%"| -(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +(aa) bridge the digital divide and realise the objectives of the Digital Agenda, ensuring that all Union citizens have access to broadband, not less than 30 Mbps by 2020 and making it possible for the Union to have the highest possible broadband speed and capacity; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 78 + == +=== Amendment 27 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | -Amendement 78 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 27
-Recital 8 +Article 3 – point a b (new)
-Petra Kammerevert +
-+ + |- |width="50%"| -(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. + |width="50%"| -(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +(ab) enable the Union to take the lead in wireless electronic communication broadband services by opening up sufficient additional spectrum in the most cost-efficient bands for these services to be widely available; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 79 + == +=== Amendment 28 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | -Amendement 79 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 28
-Recital 8 +Article 3 – point a c (new)
-Hermann Winkler +
-+ + |- |width="50%"| -(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. + |width="50%"| -(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. In addition, with a view to achieving the objectives of the ‘Digital Agenda for Europe’ part of the proceeds from the auctioning of spectrum rights (‘digital dividend’) should be used to speed up the expansion of broadband coverage. +(ac) secure opportunities for both the commercial sector as well as public services by means of increased mobile broadband capacities; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 80 + == +=== Amendment 29 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | -Amendement 80 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 29
-Recital 8 +Article 3 – point b
-Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
-+ + |- |width="50%"| -(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; |width="50%"| -(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights, common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum and common standards for the removal of these licensed rights would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening up of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services, and the possibility of trading spectrum rights, thereby creating opportunities for pan-European structures to be established; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 81 == +=== Amendment 30 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 81 +Amendement 30
-Recital 9 +Article 3 – point d
-Paul Rübig +
|- |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Therefore, the award conditions shall ensure fair competition to ensure broadband communications in regions while new entrants shall not be prevented from the market entry. Also, new technologies should not be discriminated just because they are later available on the market. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition, or by assigning frequencies in ways that correct market distortions; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 82 == + +== Amendments 31 – 40 == +=== Amendment 31 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 82 +Amendement 31
-Recital 9 +Article 3 – point e
-Gunnar Hökmark +
|- |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +(e) reduce the fragmentation of the internal market by enhancing coordination and harmonisation of technical conditions for the use and availability of spectrum, as appropriate, including the development of transnational services, and by promoting economies of scale at Union level; |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, a pan-European level playing field, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). Member States may also take steps to achieve a more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics. +(e) reduce the fragmentation and fully exploit the potential of the internal market in order to foster economic growth and economies of scope and scale at Union level by enhancing coordination and harmonisation of technical conditions for the use and availability of spectrum, as appropriate; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 83 == +=== Amendment 32 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 83 +Amendement 32
-Recital 9 +Article 4 – paragraph 1
-Giles Chichester +
|- |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, a pan-European level playing field, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). Member States may also take steps to achieve more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics. +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures that are similar to each other and appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz, thereby allowing the highest possible capacity and broadband speeds to be achieved, as well as making effective competition possible. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 84 == +=== Amendment 33 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 84 +Amendement 33
-Recital 9 +Article 4 – paragraph 2
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
|- |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition and a pan-European level playing field, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore conduct a thorough analysis of competition effects prior to new spectrum allocations as well as take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum by enabling new technologies, such as cognitive radio, to develop. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 85 == +=== Amendment 34 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 85 +Amendement 34
-Recital 9 +Article 4 – paragraph 5
-Philippe Lamberts +
|- |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, in particular on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions; |width="50%"| -(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, a pan-European level playing field, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall identify best practices and encourage sharing of information for such bands and develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, for example on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions, achieved through the principles of technology and service neutrality; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 86 == +=== Amendment 35 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 86 +Amendement 35
-Recital 10 +Article 4 – paragraph 6
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts + +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +6. Whenever necessary in order to ensure the effective use of spectrum rights and avoid spectrum hoarding, Member States shall take appropriate measures including financial penalties or the withdrawal of rights. +|width="50%"| +6. In order to ensure the effective use of spectrum rights and avoid spectrum hoarding, Member States shall, when necessary, take appropriate measures including financial penalties, use of incentive fees tools and withdrawal of rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 36 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 36 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 1 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall maintain and promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 37 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 37 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a new +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(aa) Member States may take steps to achieve a more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 38 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 38 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 3 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +|width="50%"| +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition by taking into account any potential anti-competitive outcomes for the benefit of Union citizens and consumers. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 39 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 39 +
+Article 6 – paragraph 1 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. +|width="50%"| +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient harmonised spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, enabling the Union to have the fastest broadband speed in the world in order to ensure that wireless applications and European leadership in new services contribute effectively to economic growth, achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband speeds of not less than 30 Mbps by 2020. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 40 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 40 +
+Article 6 – paragraph 2 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services, without prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in those Commission Decisions. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 41 – 50 == +=== Amendment 41 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 41 +
+Article 6 – paragraph 3 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. +|width="50%"| +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. Only in cases duly justified for technical reasons, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available in order to meet an increasing demand for wireless broadband. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 42 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 42 +
+Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new) +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and use of the 1.5 MHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz). + +Member States shall ensure that, where appropriate, the cost of migration or re-allocation of spectrum usage are adequately compensated in accordance with national law. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 43 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 43 +
+Article 6 – paragraph 4 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +|width="50%"| +4. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, for example through coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technology and service neutrality; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 44 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 44 +
+Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new) +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +4a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall assess the feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems including radio local area networks as established by Decision 2005/513/EC to the entire 5GHz band. + +The Commission is invited to pursue the adopted harmonisation agenda at the relevant international fora, notably the ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 45 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 45 +
+Article 6 – paragraph 5 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the "800 MHz band"), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. +|width="50%"| +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the "800 MHz band"), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz and other additional part of the spectrum being freed up for mobile services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 46 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 46 +
+Article 6 – paragraph 6 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. +|width="50%"| +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of broadband satellite services enabling Internet access. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 47 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 47 +
+Article - 7 (new) +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +Spectrum needs for other wireless communication policies + +In order to support the further development of innovative audiovisual media and other services to European citizens, taking into account the economic and social benefits of a digital single market, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure sufficient spectrum availability for satellite and terrestrial provision of such services. +|width="50%"| +Article -7 +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 48 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 48 +
+Article 7 – title +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +Spectrum needs for specific Union policies +|width="50%"| +Spectrum needs for other specific Union policies +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 49 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 49 +
+Article 8 – paragraph 1 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. +|width="50%"| +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and identify future demand for spectrum in the Union. As an initial step such inventory shall include frequencies in the range from 300 MHz to 6 GHz, to be followed by frequencies from 6 GHz up to 70 GHz. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 50 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 50 +
+Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new) +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +3a. The inventory shall also include a report of the measures taken by the Member States in order to implement decisions at EU level regarding the harmonisation and use of the specific frequency bands. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 51 – 60 == +=== Amendment 51 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 51 +
+Article 9 – paragraph 4 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. +|width="50%"| +4. The Union shall assist Member States with political and technical support in their bilateral and multilateral negotiations with third countries, in particular non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 52 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 52 +
+Article 12 +
+ +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +By 31 December 2015, the Commission shall conduct a review of the application of this radio spectrum policy programme and report to the European Parliament and the Council on the activities developed and the measures adopted pursuant to this Decision. +|width="50%"| +By 31 December 2015, the Commission shall conduct a review of the application of this radio spectrum policy programme. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the activities developed and the measures adopted pursuant to this Decision. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 53 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 53 +
+Recital 1 +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. These policy orientations and objectives should refer to the availability and efficient use of spectrum necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. This Decision is without prejudice to existing EU law, in particular Directives 1999/5/EC and Directives 2002/20/EC and 2002/21/EC, as well as Decision No 676/2002/EC. It is also without prejudice to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio-visual policy and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +|width="50%"| +(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 march 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 54 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 54 +
+Recital 1 +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. These policy orientations and objectives should refer to the availability and efficient use of spectrum necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. This Decision is without prejudice to existing EU law, in particular Directives 1999/5/EC and Directives 2002/20/EC and 2002/21/EC, as well as Decision No 676/2002/EC. It is also without prejudice to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio-visual policy and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +|width="50%"| +(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 55 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 55 +
+Recital 1 +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)3 provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. These policy orientations and objectives should refer to the availability and efficient use of spectrum necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. This Decision is without prejudice to existing EU law, in particular Directives 1999/5/EC and Directives 2002/20/EC and 2002/21/EC, as well as Decision No 676/2002/EC. It is also without prejudice to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio-visual policy and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +|width="50%"| +(1) Article 8a(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) provides that the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council for establishing multiannual radio spectrum policy programmes setting out policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum in accordance with the directives applicable to electronic communications networks and services. These policy orientations and objectives should refer to the availability and efficient use of spectrum necessary for the establishment and functioning of the internal market. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 56 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 56 +
+Recital 1 a (new) +
+Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(1a) Spectrum is a publicly held good which can not be privately owned but which must be regulated by states in order to facilitate its usage by the means of licensed transmission rights or licence-free usage rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 57 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 57 +
+Recital 2 +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(2) Spectrum is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +|width="50%"| +(2) Spectrum is a public good of major societal, cultural, social and economic value. It is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 58 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 58 +
+Recital 2 +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(2) Spectrum is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +|width="50%"| +(2) Spectrum is a public good of major societal, cultural, social and economic value. It is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 59 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 59 +
+Recital 2 +
+Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(2) Spectrum is a key resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +|width="50%"| +(2) Spectrum is a key public resource for essential sectors and services, including mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications, television and radio broadcasting, transport, radiolocation, and applications such as alarm, remote controls, hearing aids, microphones, and medical equipment. It supports public services such as security and safety services, including civil protection, and scientific activities, such as meteorology, Earth observation, radio astronomy and space research. Regulatory measures on spectrum therefore have economic, safety, health, public interest, cultural, scientific, social, environmental and technical implications. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 60 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 60 +
+Recital 3 +
+Jens Rohde, Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. +|width="50%"| +(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. The harmonisation of spectrum use is also essential to ensure the quality of the services provided by electronic communications and to create economies of scale lowering both the cost of deploying wireless networks and the cost of wireless devices for consumers. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 61 – 70 == +=== Amendment 61 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 61 +
+Recital 3 +
+Paul Rübig +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. +|width="50%"| +(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. A delay of the necessary reform through current right holders should absolutely be avoided. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 62 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 62 +
+Recital 3 +
+Ioan Enciu +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation and contributing to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. +|width="50%"| +(3) The strategic planning and harmonisation of spectrum use at Union level should enhance the single market for wireless electronic communications services and equipment as well as other Union policies requiring spectrum use, thus creating new opportunities for innovation, employment creation and this will simultaneously contribute to economic recovery and social integration across the Union, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum. To this end, the Union therefore needs a policy programme that covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport and energy. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 63 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 63 +
+Recital 3 a (new) +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(3a) This first programme should promote competition, introduce a pan-European level playing field and lay the foundation for a genuine single digital market; to secure the full potential and consumer benefits of this radio spectrum programme and the single market the programme should be supplemented by upcoming and new proposals that will enable the development of the online economy such as data protection and a European licence system for online content; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 64 -- === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | +Amendement 64 +
+Recital 4 +
+Giles Chichester +
+-- +|- +|width="50%"| +(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe4 which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage with speeds of at least 30 Mbps for all Europeans by 2020, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. +|width="50%"| +(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe4 which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage. Providing the highest possible broadband speeds and capacity, ensuring not less than 30 Mbps for all by 2020 with at least half of European households having broadband access at a speed of at least 100 Mbps, is important for fostering economic growth and global competitiveness, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. At the same time (Digital) Terrestrial broadcasting remains the largest and most preferred TV distribution platform, both for Commercial and Public Service Free-to-Air TV (circa 60% of European households pick their primary TV signal from terrestrial broadcasting), and in many countries, is complemented by strong pay TV offerings. For this reason the Commission and Member States should take into account the unique technological, economic and societal benefits of terrestrial broadcasting when formulating the RSPP. Terrestrial broadcasting underpins media plurality and is a force for public good. It is currently the main guarantor of universal access to television, at a minimal cost, across Europe. It is universally available to European consumers across the EU and is the consumers' choice. Demand for linear TV is growing and not decreasing. Viewing habits for many European citizens have not changed and the overwhelming majority of viewing remains via linear television. Moreover in recent years, consumers have invested significantly into digital terrestrial TV equipment. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 65 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 65 +
+Recital 4 +
+Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe4 which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage with speeds of at least 30 Mbps for all Europeans by 2020, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. +|width="50%"| +(4) This first programme should in particular support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth given the huge potential of wireless services to promote an information-based economy, develop and assist sectors relying on information and communications technologies and overcome the digital divide. The explosion of in particular audiovisual media services is driving demand for speed and coverage. It is also a key action in the Digital Agenda for Europe which aims to deliver fast broadband internet in the future network-based knowledge economy, with an ambitious target for universal broadband coverage. Providing the highest possible broadband speeds and capacity, ensuring not less than 30 Mbps for all by 2020 with at least half European households having broadband access at a speed of at least 100 Mbps, is important for fostering economic growth and global competitiveness, thereby achieving the sustainable economic and social benefits of a digital single market. It should also support and promote other Union sectoral policies such as a sustainable environment and economic and social inclusion for all Union citizens. Given the importance of wireless applications for innovation, this programme is also a key initiative in support of Union policies on innovation. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 66 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 66 +
+Recital 5 +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. While spectrum management is still largely a national competence, it should be exercised in compliance with existing Union law and allow for action to pursue Union policies. +|width="50%"| +(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. Spectrum management is a national competence. It should be carried out in a manner consistent with existing Union law and should allow for action to pursue a Union spectrum policy. Pursuant to Article 8a(1) of the Framework Directive, Member States are required only to cooperate with one another and with the Commission in connection with the strategic planning, coordination and harmonisation of spectrum use. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 67 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 67 +
+Recital 5 +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. While spectrum management is still largely a national competence, it should be exercised in compliance with existing Union law and allow for action to pursue Union policies. +|width="50%"| +(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. Spectrum management is a national competence. It should be carried out in a manner consistent with existing Union law and should allow for action to pursue a Union spectrum policy. Pursuant to Article 8a(1) of the Framework Directive, Member States are required only to cooperate with one another and with the Commission in connection with the strategic planning, coordination and harmonisation of spectrum use. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 68 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 68 +
+Recital 5 +
+Jens Rohde +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(5) The first programme should specify guiding principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. While spectrum management is still largely a national competence, it should be exercised in compliance with existing Union law and allow for action to pursue Union policies. +|width="50%"| +(5) The first programme should set the principles and objectives up to 2015 for Member States and Union institutions, and set out specific implementation initiatives. While spectrum management is still largely a national competence, it should be exercised in compliance with existing Union law and allow for action to pursue Union policies. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 69 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 69 +
+Recital 6 +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(6) The programme should also take into account Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision)5 and the technical expertise of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) so that Union policies which rely on spectrum and were agreed by Parliament and Council can be implemented by technical implementing measures, noting that such measures can be taken whenever necessary to implement already existing Union policies. +|width="50%"| +(6) The programme should also take into account Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) and the technical expertise of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT). Union policies which rely on spectrum and were agreed by Parliament and Council can be implemented by technical implementing provisions. Such provisions should be based on the guidelines of and objectives for EU spectrum policy laid down in Article 8a of the Framework Directive. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 70 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 70 +
+Recital 6 +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(6) The programme should also take into account Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision)5 and the technical expertise of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) so that Union policies which rely on spectrum and were agreed by Parliament and Council can be implemented by technical implementing measures, noting that such measures can be taken whenever necessary to implement already existing Union policies. +|width="50%"| +(6) The programme should also take into account Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) and the technical expertise of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT). Union policies which rely on spectrum and were agreed by Parliament and Council can be implemented by technical implementing provisions. Such provisions should be based on the guidelines of and objectives for EU spectrum policy laid down in Article 8a of the Framework Directive. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 71 – 80 == +=== Amendment 71 -- === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | +Amendement 71 +
+Recital 7 +
+Hella Ranner +
+-- +|- +|width="50%"| +(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +|width="50%"| +(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require the Commission and Member States to put in place mechanisms to facilitate co-existence between new and existing services and devices to the benefit of end-users and consumers. Such measures may include, but are not limited to the establishment of stakeholder dialogues to ensure optimization of end-user experience; setting up compensation mechanisms to cover migration and co-existence costs; and organizing consumer awareness campaigns. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 72 +? === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 72 +
+Recital 7 +
+Catherine Trautmann +
++? +|- +|width="50%"| +(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +|width="50%"| +(7) Ensuring the optimal and productive use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by identifying best practices and encouraging information sharing, as well as the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest, and most appropriate in accordance with Article 5 of Directive2002/20/EC. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 73 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 73 +
+Recital 7 +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +|width="50%"| +(7) Ensuring the optimal and productive use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations, auctions or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by identifying best practices and encouraging information sharing, as well as the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 74 ++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 74 +
+Recital 7 +
+Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
+++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +|width="50%"| +(7) Ensuring the optimal use of spectrum as a public good may require innovative authorisation solutions such as collective use of spectrum, general authorisations or infrastructure sharing. The application of such principles in the Union might be facilitated by the definition of certain common or converging conditions for spectrum usage. General authorisations, which are the least onerous authorisation system, are of particular interest where interference does not risk hampering the development of other services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 75 ++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 75 +
+Recital 7 a (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+++ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(7a) While technologically still in development, so-called "cognitive technologies" could already be further explored and even implemented through geolocalised information of spectrum usage, which could ideally be mapped in the inventory. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 76 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 76 +
+Recital 7 a (new) +
+Patrizia Toia +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(7a) In order to guarantee optimum spectrum use, not least as regards production, public auctions should be organised with a view to generating revenue for the public coffers and encouraging fair and transparent spectrum allocation procedures. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 77 +? === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 77 +
+Recital 8 +
+Hella Ranner +
++? +|- +|width="50%"| +(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +|width="50%"| +(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 78 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 78 +
+Recital 8 +
+Petra Kammerevert +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +|width="50%"| +(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 79 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 79 +
+Recital 8 +
+Hermann Winkler +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +|width="50%"| +(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. In addition, with a view to achieving the objectives of the ‘Digital Agenda for Europe’ part of the proceeds from the auctioning of spectrum rights (‘digital dividend’) should be used to speed up the expansion of broadband coverage. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 80 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 80 +
+Recital 8 +
+Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights as well as common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum, would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +|width="50%"| +(8) Spectrum rights trading combined with flexible usage conditions should substantially benefit economic growth. Therefore, bands where flexible use has already been introduced by Union law should be immediately made tradable pursuant to the Framework Directive. In addition, common principles for the format and content of such tradable rights, common measures to prevent accumulation of spectrum which may create dominant positions as well as undue failure to use acquired spectrum and common standards for the removal of these licensed rights would facilitate the coordinated introduction by all Member States of these measures and facilitate acquisition of such rights anywhere in the Union. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 81 – 90 == +=== Amendment 81 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 81 +
+Recital 9 +
+Paul Rübig +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Therefore, the award conditions shall ensure fair competition to ensure broadband communications in regions while new entrants shall not be prevented from the market entry. Also, new technologies should not be discriminated just because they are later available on the market. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 82 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 82 +
+Recital 9 +
+Gunnar Hökmark +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, a pan-European level playing field, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). Member States may also take steps to achieve a more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 83 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 83 +
+Recital 9 +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, a pan-European level playing field, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). Member States may also take steps to achieve more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 84 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 84 +
+Recital 9 +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition and a pan-European level playing field, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore conduct a thorough analysis of competition effects prior to new spectrum allocations as well as take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 85 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 85 +
+Recital 9 +
+Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +|width="50%"| +(9) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, wireless broadband is an important means to boost competition, a pan-European level playing field, consumer choice and access in rural and other areas where deployment of wired broadband is difficult or economically unviable. However, spectrum management may affect competition by changing the role and power of market players, for example if existing users receive undue competitive advantages. Limited spectrum access, in particular when appropriate spectrum becomes scarcer, can create a barrier to entry for new services or applications and hamper innovation and competition. Acquisition of new usage rights, including through spectrum trading or other transactions between users, and the introduction of new flexible criteria for spectrum use can have an impact on the existing competitive situation. Member States should therefore take appropriate ex ante or ex post regulatory measures (such as action to amend existing rights, to prohibit certain acquisitions of spectrum rights, to impose conditions on spectrum hoarding and efficient use such as those referred to in Article 9 paragraph 7 of the Framework Directive, to limit the amount of spectrum for each operator, or to avoid excessive accumulation of spectrum) to avoid distortions of competition in line with the principles underpinning Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the ‘Authorisation’ Directive) and Article 1(2) of Directive 87/372/EEC (the ‘GSM’ Directive). +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 86 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 86 +
+Recital 10 +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +|width="50%"| +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use and the efficiency thereof, following a common review and assessment methodology, is necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. The inventory should be sufficiently detailed to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 87 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 87 +
+Recital 10 +
+Pilar del Castillo Vera +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +|width="50%"| +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. In addition, taking into account the continuous growth of the number of applications using wireless data, Member States should promote the efficient use of spectrum for user applications. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 88 ++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 88 +
+Recital 10 +
+Philippe Lamberts +
+++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +|width="50%"| +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 6 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 89 ++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 89 +
+Recital 10 +
+Henri Weber +
+++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +|width="50%"| +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 6 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 90 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 90 +
+Recital 10 +
+Jens RohdePhilippe Lamberts
|- |width="50%"| (10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. |width="50%"| -(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use and the efficiency thereof, following a common review and assessment methodology, is necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. The inventory should be sufficiently detailed to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 6 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 91 – 100 == +=== Amendment 91 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 91 +
+Recital 10 a (new) +
+Patrizia Toia +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(10a) Efficient and coordinated spectrum use and the fair and transparent management of spectrum allocation should make it possible for all media and telecommunications operators to guarantee communications pluralism, increase content production and improve the quality of the services provided to users, thereby encouraging all actors to innovate and offer better products at affordable prices. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 92 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 92 +
+Recital 11 +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms, with the aim of avoiding harmful interference or disturbance to existing and future spectrum use. Moreover, the direct cost of resolving interference issues and migration costs to enable the Digital Dividend should not be borne by the broadcasting industry nor by the EU citizens or should be adequately compensated. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 93 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 93 +
+Recital 11 +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 and future EU standardization for non-radio electronic networks and equipment are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should facilitate co-existence between new and existing devices. Future European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms such as improving immunity levels of receivers and setting appropriate power levels for new emitting radio equipment. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 94 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 94 +
+Recital 11 +
+Giles Chichester +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms, with the aim of avoiding harmful interference or disturbance to the existing and future spectrum users. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 95 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 95 +
+Recital 11 +
+Patrizia Toia +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms, with the aim of avoiding harmful interference or disturbance to existing and future spectrum users. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 96 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 96 +
+Recital 11 +
+Henri Weber +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +|width="50%"| +(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated mechanisms to avoid any interference or nuisance that might disturb current and future spectrum users. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 97 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 97 +
+Recital 11 a (new) +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(11a) New Long-Term Evolution (LTE) broadband mobile communications networks are being rolled out in various Member States. Those networks use the 790-862 MHz frequency band. Some radio microphones currently operate in that band, possibly causing interference. This may also concern devices operated in schools, theatres and conference venues or by other commercial, public or private users. The requisite technical retrofitting will be achievable only with considerable financial outlay, and it is imperative to clarify where responsibility lies in this connection. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 98 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 98 +
+Recital 12 a (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(12a) According to multiple converging studies, mobile data traffic is increasing rapidly and is currently being doubled every year. With this pace, which is likely to continue in the next coming years, mobile data traffic will have increased nearly 40 times from 2009 to 2014. In order to manage this exponential growth, a number of actions will be required by regulators and market players including increased spectrum efficiency across the board, possible further harmonised spectrum allocations for wireless broadband, and traffic offload onto other networks via multi-mode devices. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 99 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 99 +
+Recital 12 a (new) +
+Patrizia Toia +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(12a) More flexible arrangements governing spectrum use should be introduced in order to foster innovation and high-speed broadband connections which enable firms to reduce their costs and increase their competitiveness and make it possible to develop new interactive online services, for example in the fields of education and health and services of general interest. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 100 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 100 +
+Recital 13 +
+Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +deleted +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 101 – 110 == +=== Amendment 101 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 101 +
+Recital 13 +
+Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technical and service neutrality should be attached to rights. Further spectrum harmonisation in the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492 MHz), a band already shared between satellite and terrestrial use, and the freeing up of the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) in support of the increasing demand for mobile broadband services should ensure a level playing field between different technological solutions and support the emergence of pan-European operators within the Union. Further mobile service spectrum allocations, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz), should be evaluated depending on future capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and terrestrial TV. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 102 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 102 +
+Recital 13 +
+Jens Rohde, Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations could be attached to rights if necessary and in compliance with the principles of service and technology neutrality. Additional spectrum for wireless broadband and other new services in the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492MHz), 2.3GHz band (2300-2400MHz) and 3.4-3.8GHz should be freed up to meet the increasing demand for new mobile services. Allocations below 790 MHz should also be envisaged for mobile services by 2015 following a closer assessment of growth in demand and capacity requirements. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 103 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 103 +
+Recital 13 +
+Gunnar Hökmark +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technical and service neutrality should be attached to rights. Additional spectrum for wireless broadband services in the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) should be freed up to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. Further mobile service spectrum allocations, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz), should be evaluated depending on future capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and terrestrial TV. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 104 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 104 +
+Recital 13 +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band can be used optimally for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. The efficient use of the 900 MHz band and the freeing up of the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for mobile services shall contribute to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 105 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 105 +
+Recital 13 +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band can be used for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. The efficient use of the 900 MHz band and the freeing up of the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for mobile services shall contribute to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 106 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 106 +
+Recital 13 +
+Angelika Niebler +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 107 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 107 +
+Recital 13 +
+Hermann Winkler +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In that connection, prompt implementation would forestall technical problems, in particular in regions bordering on two or more Member States. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 108 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 108 +
+Recital 13 +
+Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) In addition to a timely and pro-competitive opening up of the 900 MHz band in accordance with the revised GSM directive 2009/114/EC, the 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 109 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 109 +
+Recital 13 +
+Silvana Koch-Mehrin +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) In addition to a timely and pro-competitive opening up the 900 MHz band in accordance with the Revised GSM Directive, the 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 110 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 110 +
+Recital 13 +
+Matthias Groote +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) In accordance with the amended mobile telephony directive, the 900 MHz band is to be freed in the near future. In addition, the 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 111 – 120 == +=== Amendment 111 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 111 +
+Recital 13 +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by, for example, wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 112 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 112 +
+Recital 13 +
+Teresa Riera Madurell +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 113 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 113 +
+Recital 13 +
+Peter Skinner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band can be used for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2015. In the longer term, additional spectrum in the UHF band could also be envisaged, depending on actual market demands, social and cultural objectives, experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 114 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 114 +
+Recital 13 +
+Henri Weber +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. + +1 OJ L 35, 6.2.2010, p. 23. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band may be used for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Commission Decision 2010/267/EU of 5 February 2010 setting up the GMES Partners Board1, and on the Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 facilitating the release of the digital dividend in the European Union2, calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2015. In the longer term, additional spectrum in the UHF band could also be envisaged, depending on actual market demand, social and cultural objectives, experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. + +_________ + +2 OJ L 308, 24.11.2009, p. 24. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 115 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 115 +
+Recital 13 +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technical and service neutrality should be attached to rights. The feasibility of freeing up of additional spectrum for wireless broadband services shall be assessed to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. Further mobile service spectrum allocations should be evaluated in relation with the inventory lead in article 8 and depending on future capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and use of spectrum for other usages. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 116 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 116 +
+Recital 13 +
+Lara Comi, Amalia Sartori +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +|width="50%"| +(13) The 800 MHz band can be used, for example, for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union as soon as feasible. In the longer term, the use of the entire radio spectrum range could be reviewed, depending on actual market demands plus social and cultural objectives. Furthermore, consumers and the broadcasting industry are now making substantial efforts and investments in clearing the 800 MHz band. Consequently, no additional change of use should be considered for the remaining broadcast spectrum. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 117 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 117 +
+Recital 13 a (new) +
+Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(13a) Commission Decision 2010/267/EU designated the 800 MHz band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communication services leaving the Member States to decide individually whether and at what point in time to designate or make available the 800 MHz band for such systems. Nevertheless, with a view to achieving the targets for broadband coverage set up by the Europe 2020 Strategy, the introduction of a deadline for making available the 800 MHz band for systems capable of providing electronic communication services may be needed. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 118 -- === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | +Amendement 118 +
+Recital 13 a (new) +
+Hella Ranner +
+-- +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(13a) Increased mobile broadband opportunities may provide the cultural sector with new distribution platforms, thereby paving the way for a future development of the sector. It is essential that terrestrial broadcasting services and other actors be able to develop their services when additional part of the spectrum is freed up for wireless services. Member States should grant appropriate compensation to existing users for migration costs, resulting from the opening up of additional spectrum. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 119 -- === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | +Amendement 119 +
+Recital 13 a (new) +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+-- +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(13a) Increased mobile broadband opportunities may provide the cultural sector with new distribution platforms, thereby paving the way for a future development of the sector. It is essential that terrestrial broadcasting services and other actors be able to develop their services when additional part of the spectrum is freed up for wireless services. Member States should grant appropriate compensation to existing users for migration costs, resulting from the opening up of additional spectrum. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 120 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 120 +
+Recital 13 a (new) +
+Adina-Ioana Vălean +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(13a) Increased mobile broadband opportunities are crucial to provide the cultural sector with new distribution platforms, thereby paving the way for a future thriving development of the sector. It is essential that terrestrial TV services and other actors can maintain or develop new services when part of the spectrum is freed up for wireless services. Migration costs, resulting from the opening up of spectrum may be covered through licence fees. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 121 – 130 == +=== Amendment 121 -? === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 121 +
+Recital 13 a (new) +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+-? +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(13a) Wireless access systems, including radio local access networks, are outgrowing their current allocations on an unlicensed basis at 2.4GHz and 5GHz. The feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems, including radio local area networks, established by Decision 2005/513/EC should be assessed in relation with the inventory of existing uses of and emerging needs for spectrum and depending on use of spectrum for other usages. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 122 ++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 122 +
+Recital 13 a (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+++ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(13a) Wireless access systems operating under general authorisations, including radio local area networks, are outgrowing their current allocations on a licence-exempt basis at 2.4GHz and 5GHz. In order to accommodate the next generation of such wireless technologies, for example, wider channels are required to enable speeds in excess of 1Gbps that need access to additional spectrum bands, to be identified through the inventory of existing uses of and emerging needs for spectrum. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 123 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 123 +
+Recital 13 a (new) +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(13a) While broadcast will remain an important distribution platform for content, as it is still the most economical platform for mass-distribution, broadband, fixed as mobile, and other new services provide new opportunities for the cultural sector to diversify its range of distribution platforms, to deliver on-demand services and to tap into the economic potential of the major increase in data traffic. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 124 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 124 +
+Recital 13 b (new) +
+Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(13b) It has to be acknowledged that fixing of any obligatory deadline for making available the 800 Mhz band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communication services could have direct implications on the organisation of the use of the band for general interest objectives or public security and defence purposes in some Member States. Furthermore, the optimal use of 800 MHz band may be impeded in cases where third countries have decided on different uses that cause harmful interference in some Member States and prevent them from efficient use of the 800 MHz band for systems capable of providing electronic communication services on their whole territory or on a part of it. In such cases the deadline to be set up in the present Decision for implementation of Commission Decision 2010/267/EU may need to be postponed in some Member States. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 125 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 125 +
+Recital 14 +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +|width="50%"| +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions should be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions should primarily ensure new entrants' access to lower bands through auctions or other competition procedures; conditions could also include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum, facilitating the emergence of new pan-European services and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 126 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 126 +
+Recital 14 +
+Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +|width="50%"| +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), the duration of rights of use and the conditions by which rights can be withdrawn or transferred. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 127 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 127 +
+Recital 14 +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +|width="50%"| +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum, facilitating the emergence of new pan-European operators and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 128 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 128 +
+Recital 14 +
+Gunnar Hökmark +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +|width="50%"| +(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum, facilitating the emergence of pan-European services and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 129 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 129 +
+Recital 15 +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. +|width="50%"| +(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, e-health, e-inclusion and public protection and disaster relief, the latter in view of its increased use of video and data transmission for quick and more efficient service. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 130 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 130 +
+Recital 15 +
+Ioan Enciu +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. +|width="50%"| +(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies and direct links between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 131 – 140 == +=== Amendment 131 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 131 +
+Recital 17 +
+Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. +|width="50%"| +(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. While achieving appropriate public safety, Member States should ensure protective measures are technology and service neutral. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 132 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 132 +
+Recital 17 +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. +|width="50%"| +(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types; while achieving appropriate public safety, Member States should ensure protective measures are technology and service neutral. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 133 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 133 +
+Recital 17 +
+Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. +|width="50%"| +(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens' wellbeing and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to attain a better understanding of the responses of living organisms to electromagnetic fields and to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 134 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 134 +
+Recital 18 +
+Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(18) Essential public interest objectives such as safety of life call for coordinated technical solutions for the interworking of safety and emergency services between Member States. Sufficient spectrum should be made available on a coherent basis for the development and free circulation of safety services and devices and innovative pan-European or interoperable safety and emergency solutions. Studies have already shown the need for additional harmonised spectrum below 1 GHz to deliver mobile broadband services for public protection and disaster relief, across the Union in the next 5 to 10 years. +|width="50%"| +(18) Essential public interest objectives such as safety of life call for coordinated technical solutions for the interworking of safety and emergency services between Member States. Sufficient spectrum should be made available on a coherent basis for the development and free circulation of safety services and devices and innovative pan-European or interoperable safety and emergency solutions. Studies have already shown the need for additional harmonised spectrum below 1 GHz to deliver mobile broadband services for public protection and disaster relief, across the Union in the next 5 to 10 years. Satellite will also play an essential role in the delivery of a world class internal and external disaster response capability, a policy goal that has been foreseen in the recent Communication from DG ECHO, which will entail the use of satellite spectrum to contribute to European capabilities both within and beyond Europe’s borders. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 135 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 135 +
+Recital 18 +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(18) Essential public interest objectives such as safety of life call for coordinated technical solutions for the interworking of safety and emergency services between Member States. Sufficient spectrum should be made available on a coherent basis for the development and free circulation of safety services and devices and innovative pan-European or interoperable safety and emergency solutions. Studies have already shown the need for additional harmonised spectrum below 1 GHz to deliver mobile broadband services for public protection and disaster relief, across the Union in the next 5 to 10 years. +|width="50%"| +(18) Essential public interest objectives such as safety of life call for coordinated technical solutions for the interworking of safety and emergency services between Member States. Sufficient spectrum should be made available in a coordinated pan-European block of radio spectrum for the development and free circulation of safety services and devices and innovative pan-European or interoperable safety and emergency solutions. Studies have already shown the need for additional harmonised spectrum below 1 GHz to deliver mobile broadband services for public protection and disaster relief, across the Union in the next 5 to 10 years. Any additional harmonised allocation of spectrum for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) below 1GHz should also include a review of potential to free up or share other PPDR-held spectrum. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 136 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 136 +
+Recital 19 +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(19) Spectrum regulation has strong cross-border or international dimensions, due to propagation characteristics, the international nature of markets dependent on radio-based services, and the need to avoid harmful interference between countries. Moreover, the references to international agreements in Directives 2002/21/EC and 2002/20/EC as amended8 means that Member States shall not enter into international obligations that prevent or constrain the fulfilment of their Union obligations. Member States should, in accordance with the case-law, undertake all necessary efforts to enable appropriate representation of the Union in matters under its competence in international bodies in charge of spectrum coordination. Moreover, where Union policy or competence is at stake, the Union should politically drive the preparation of negotiations and play a role in multilateral negotiations, including in the International Telecommunications Union that corresponds to its level of responsibility for spectrum matters under Union law. +|width="50%"| +(19) Spectrum regulation has strong cross-border or international dimensions, due to propagation characteristics, the international nature of markets dependent on radio-based services, and the need to avoid harmful interference between countries. Moreover, the references to international agreements in Directives 2002/21/EC and 2002/20/EC as amended8 means that Member States shall not enter into international obligations that prevent or constrain the fulfilment of their Union obligations. Member States should, in accordance with the case-law, undertake all necessary efforts to enable appropriate representation of the Union in matters under its competence in international bodies in charge of spectrum coordination. Moreover, where Union policy or competence is at stake, the Union should politically drive the preparation of negotiations and ensure the Union speaks with one voice in multilateral negotiations to create global synergies and economies of scale in the use of spectrum, including in the International Telecommunications Union that corresponds to its level of responsibility for spectrum matters under Union law. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 137 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 137 +
+Recital 20 +
+Gaston Franco +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations, in addition to the long-term objective of becoming a member of the International Telecommunications Union alongside the Member States; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC. +|width="50%"| +(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 138 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 138 +
+Recital 20 +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations, in addition to the long-term objective of becoming a member of the International Telecommunications Union alongside the Member States; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC . +|width="50%"| +(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC . +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 139 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 139 +
+Recital 20 +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations, in addition to the long-term objective of becoming a member of the International Telecommunications Union alongside the Member States; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC. +|width="50%"| +(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations, in addition to the objective of becoming a member of the International Telecommunications Union alongside the Member States; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 140 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 140 +
+Recital 21 +
+Edit Herczog +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(21) The 2012 WRC includes specific issues of Union relevance such as the digital dividend, scientific and meteorological services, sustainable development and climate change, satellite communications and the use of spectrum for GALILEO (established by Council Regulation (EC) No 876/20029 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking and Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/200410 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes), as well as the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security European programme11 for the improved use of Earth observation data. +|width="50%"| +(21) To avoid the growing pressure on frequency band reserved for satellite navigation and satellite communication their bandwidth must be secured in the new planning of spectrum use; the 2012 WRC includes specific issues of Union relevance such as the digital dividend, scientific and meteorological services, sustainable development and climate change, satellite communications and the use of spectrum for GALILEO (established by Council Regulation (EC) No 876/20029 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking and Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/200410 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes), as well as the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security European programme11 for the improved use of Earth observation data. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 141 – 150 == +=== Amendment 141 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 141 +
+Recital 25 a (new) +
+Gaston Franco +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +1 OJ L 337, 18.12. 2009, p. 37. +|width="50%"| +(25a) The provisions of this Decision should be implemented in accordance with the guarantees provided by the procedures under Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services1. + +_________ +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 142 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 142 +
+Recital 25 a (new) +
+Amalia Sartori, Lara Comi, Tiziano Motti +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(25a) Nothing in this Decision is intended to detract from the protection afforded to economic operators by the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communication networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 143 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 143 +
+Recital 25 a (new) +
+Patrizia Toia, Mario Pirillo, Teresa Riera Madurell, Niki Tzavela, Francesco De Angelis +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(25a) Nothing in this Decision is intended to detract from the protection afforded to economic operators by the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 144 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 144 +
+Recital 25 a (new) +
+Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(25a) Nothing in this Decision is intended to detract from the protection afforded to economic operators by the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 145 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 145 +
+Article 1 – title +
+Angelika Niebler +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +Aim +|width="50%"| +Aim and scope +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 146 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 146 +
+Article 1 – title +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +Aim +|width="50%"| +Aim and scope +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 147 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 147 +
+Article 1 – title +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +Aim +|width="50%"| +Aim and scope +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 148 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 148 +
+Article 1 – title +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +Aim +|width="50%"| +Scope +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 149 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 149 +
+Article 1 – title +
+Henri Weber +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +Aim +|width="50%"| +Aim and scope +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 150 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 150 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 +
+Angelika Niebler +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes, in accordance with Directives 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC and Decision No 67/2002/EC, a spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 151 – 160 == +=== Amendment 151 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 151 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes, in accordance with Directives 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC and Decision No 67/2002/EC, a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 152 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 152 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes, in accordance with Directives 2002/21/EC, 2002/20/EC and 2002/19/EC, Directive 2002/22/EC and Decision No 67/2002/EC, a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 153 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 153 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes, in accordance with Directives 2002/21/EC, 2002/20/EC and 2002/19/EC, Directive 2002/22/EC, and Decision No 67/2002/EC, a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 154 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 154 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a multi-annual radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 155 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 155 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a multi-annual radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 156 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 156 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|width="50%"| +This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning, harmonisation and rationalisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 157 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 157 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +
+Henri Weber +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(1a) This decision applies without prejudice to existing European law or to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio-visual policy and without prejudice to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 158 -- === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | +Amendement 158 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+-- +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +This decision shall be without prejudice to existing EU law and to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy, and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 159 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 159 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +This decision shall be without prejudice to existing EU law and to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy, and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 160 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 160 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +This decision shall be without prejudice to existing EU law and to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy, and to the right of Member States to organize and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 161 – 170 == +=== Amendment 161 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 161 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +This Decision is without prejudice to existing EU law and to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, and in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 162 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 162 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +This Decision covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as but not limited to electronic communications, research and development, transport, energy and audiovisual. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 163 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 163 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +This Decision covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport, energy and audio-visual. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 164 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 164 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +This Decision is in accordance with existing EU law, in particular Directives 2002/20/EC and 2002/21/EC, as well as Decision No 676/2002/EC and Directive 1999/5/EC, and also with measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law and respecting relevant international agreements, including the ITU Radio Regulations. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 165 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 165 +
+Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +This Decision is without prejudice to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 166 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 166 +
+Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +Member States shall cooperate with each other and with the Commission in a transparent manner, in order to ensure the consistent application of the following general regulatory principles across the Union: +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall cooperate with each other and with the Commission in a transparent manner, in order to ensure the consistent application of the following general regulatory principles across the Union: +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 167 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 167 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +deleted +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 168 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 168 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Paul Rübig +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies. Therefore the principles of flexibility and use of spectrum that is market oriented and effective, as a result of ensuring fair competition by involving existing business models on national level are of utmost importance; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 169 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 169 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) (a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, whilst taking account of the social, cultural and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 170 -- === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | +Amendement 170 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+András Gyürk +
+-- +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies in such a way that the interference-free operation of existing electronic communication networks are guaranteed; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 171 – 180 == +=== Amendment 171 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 171 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Patrizia Toia +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 172 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 172 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 173 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 173 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, at the same time taking account of spectrum’s great social, cultural and economic value; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 174 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 174 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Henri Weber +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, whilst taking account of its social, cultural and economic implications; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 175 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 175 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, at the same time taking account of the social, cultural and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 176 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 176 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; at the same time taking account of the social, educational, cultural and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 177 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 177 +
+Article 2 – point a +
+Catherine Trautmann +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +|width="50%"| +(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum, also reflecting its important social, cultural and economic value; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 178 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 178 +
+Article 2 – point a a (new) +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(aa) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the consumer demand for use of frequencies, respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 179 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 179 +
+Article 2 – point b +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; +|width="50%"| +deleted +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 180 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 180 +
+Article 2 – point b +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; +|width="50%"| +deleted +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 181 – 190 == +=== Amendment 181 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 181 +
+Article 2 – point b +
+Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; +|width="50%"| +(b) applying technology and service neutrality for the harmonised use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use and facilitate increased mobile data traffic and broadband services, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation, taking account of the need to avoid harmful interference and ensure technical quality of service; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 182 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 182 +
+Article 2 – point b +
+Robert Goebbels, Catherine Trautmann +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; +|width="50%"| +(b) applying technology and service neutrality for the harmonised use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use and facilitate increased mobile data traffic and broadband services, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation, taking account of the need to avoid harmful interference and ensure technical quality of service; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 183 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 183 +
+Article 2 – point c +
+Matthias Groote +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|width="50%"| +(c) applying in a non-discriminatory manner the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 184 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 184 +
+Article 2 – point c +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the most appropriate, transparent and flexible authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise accessibility, flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 185 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 185 +
+Article 2 – point c +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the most appropriate, non-discriminatory and least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 186 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 186 +
+Article 2 – point c +
+Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the most appropriate, non-discriminatory and least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 187 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 187 +
+Article 2 – point c +
+Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the most appropriate, least onerous and non-discriminatory authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 188 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 188 +
+Article 2 – point c +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the most appropriate authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 189 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 189 +
+Article 2 – point c +
+Silvana Koch-Mehrin +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|width="50%"| +(c) applying the least onerous non-discriminatory authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 190 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 190 +
+Article 2 – point d +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition, so as to foster cultural diversity and media pluralism in accordance with Directive 2002/21/EC as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC, as well as social and territorial cohesion. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 191 – 200 == +=== Amendment 191 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 191 +
+Article 2 – point d +
+Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, a level playing field and by promoting the emergence of new pan-European operators. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 192 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 192 +
+Article 2 – point d +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, a level playing field and by promoting the emergence of new pan-European operators. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 193 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 193 +
+Article 2 – point d +
+Gunnar Hökmark +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, a level playing field and by promoting the emergence of pan-European services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 194 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 194 +
+Article 2 – point d +
+Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, and a level playing field. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 195 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 195 +
+Article 2 – point d +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the development and functioning of the internal digital market, in particular by ensuring effective competition and a pan-European level playing field. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 196 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 196 +
+Article 2 – point d +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 197 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 197 +
+Article 2 – point d +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|width="50%"| +(d) promoting the functioning of the internal market, in particular by fostering effective competition. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 198 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 198 +
+Article 2 – point d +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +|width="50%"| +(d) promoting the functioning of the internal market, in particular by fostering effective competition. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 199 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 199 +
+Article 2 – point d a (new) +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(da) guaranteeing the efficient use of spectrum by including in access rights the obligation to choose the most efficient and most appropriate compression, transmission and deployment technology while respecting the principle of service and technology neutrality; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 200 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 200 +
+Article 2 – point d a (new) +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(da) avoiding harmful forms of interference or disruptions; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 201 – 210 == +=== Amendment 201 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 201 +
+Article 2 – point d a (new) +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(da) promoting innovation; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 202 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 202 +
+Article 2 – point d a (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(da) promoting innovation; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 203 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 203 +
+Article 2 – point d b (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(db) in defining the technical conditions of the use of spectrum, take full account of the relevant EU law on human health regarding electromagnetic field emissions; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 204 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 204 +
+Article 2 – point d b (new) +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(db) in defining the technical conditions of the use of spectrum, take full account of the relevant EU law on human health of electromagnetic field emissions. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 205 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 205 +
+Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +For electronic communications the following specific principles apply: + +(a) applying technology and service neutrality in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and where possible the transfer or lease of individual rights to use radio frequencies in accordance with Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; + +(b) promoting in accordance with Article 9 and 8a of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and with the Decision 676/2002/EC (Radio Spectrum Decision) the harmonisation of use of radio frequencies across the Community, consistent with the need to ensure effective and efficient use; + +c) maintaining and developing effective competition by preventing through ex ante or ex post measures, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 206 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 206 +
+Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +For electronic communications the following specific principles apply: + +(a) applying technology and service neutrality in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and where possible the transfer or lease of individual rights to use radio frequencies in accordance with Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; + +(b) promoting in accordance with Article 9 and 8a of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and with the Decision 676/2002/EC (Radio Spectrum Decision) the harmonisation of use of radio frequencies across the Community, consistent with the need to ensure effective and efficient use; + +c) maintaining and developing effective competition by preventing through ex ante or ex post measures, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 207 ++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 207 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +
+++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) ensure that sufficient and appropriate spectrum is allocated for wireless services, considering all technological solutions, amounting to at least 1200 Mhz by 2015, unless specified otherwise in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, in order to meet a rapidly growing demand for mobile data traffic, thereby allowing the development of commercial and public services; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 208 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 208 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Hella Ranner +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union spectrum policy objectives and in order to meet a rapidly growing demand for mobile data traffic whilst at the same time ensuring the development of other spectrum users such as broadcasting; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 209 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 209 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Patrizia Toia +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking into account important general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of various radio spectrum users; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 210 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 210 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking into account general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of various radio spectrum users. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 211 – 220 == +=== Amendment 211 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 211 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking account of major general interest objectives, such as cultural diversity and media pluralism , and the interests of the various spectrum users; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 212 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 212 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Henri Weber +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, and take account of the major general interest objectives of cultural diversity and media pluralism, and the interests of the various spectrum users; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 213 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 213 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking into account important general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of various radio spectrum users; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 214 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 214 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Paul Rübig +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; + +_____________________ +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner in particular to support policy objectives such as the prioritisation of broadband and safeguarding competition in particular through a timely implementation of Directive 2009/114/EC (revised GSM Directive)*; + +* OJ L 274, 20.10.2009, p. 25. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 215 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 215 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union spectrum policy objectives and in order to meet a rapidly growing demand for mobile data traffic whilst at the same time ensuring the development of other spectrum users such as broadcasting; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 216 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 216 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Angelika Niebler +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives whilst taking account of the social, cultural and economic significance of spectrum as a whole; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 217 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 217 +
+Article 3 – point a +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives; +|width="50%"| +(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support the objectives of Union spectrum policy, whilst taking account of the scope for the development of radio broadcasting; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 218 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 218 +
+Article 3 – point a a (new) +
+Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(aa) bridge the digital divide and realise the objectives of the Digital Agenda, ensuring that all Union citizens have access to broadband services, not less than 30 Mbps by 2020, taking into account the audiovisual nature of the expected demand, and making it possible for the Union to have the highest possible broadband speed and capacity; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 219 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 219 +
+Article 3 – point a a (new) +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(aa) bridge the digital divide and achieve the objectives of the Digital Agenda, ensuring that all Union citizens have access to broadband services, at not less than 30 Mbps by 2020, clearing the way for the provision of broadband services at the highest possible speed and capacity throughout the EU; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 220 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 220 +
+Article 3 – point a a (new) +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(aa) ensure that sufficient and appropriate spectrum is allocated for wireless services, in order to meet the rapidly growing demand for mobile data transfer, thereby fostering the development of commercial and public services; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 221 – 230 == +=== Amendment 221 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 221 +
+Article 3 – point a a (new) +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(aa) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, at the same time taking account of the social, cultural, educational and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 222 ? === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 222 +
+Article 3 – point a a (new) +
+Hella Ranner +
+? +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(aa) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, at the same time taking account of the social, cultural and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 223 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 223 +
+Article 3 – point a b (new) +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(ab) providing opportunities for both the business and services sectors through the provision of increased broadband capacity; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 224 ? === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 224 +
+Article 3 – point b +
+Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +
+? +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|width="50%"| +(b) enhance flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through a consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality applied in a consistent manner across the Union so as to ensure a level playing field between the technological solutions that may be adopted and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights, thereby creating opportunities for pan-European structures to be established; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 225 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 225 +
+Article 3 – point b +
+Petra Kammerevert +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; in that connection, Member States may take measures which depart from this principle if the measures in question serve the objectives referred to in Article 9(4), letters a to d, of the Framework Directive; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 226 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 226 +
+Article 3 – point b +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; in that connection, Member States may take measures which depart from this principle if the measures in question serve the objectives referred to in Article 9(4), letters a to d, of the Framework Directive; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 227 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 227 +
+Article 3 – point b +
+Robert Goebbels, Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|width="50%"| +(b) enhance the efficient use of spectrum by fostering, where appropriate, flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 228 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 228 +
+Article 3 – point b +
+Ioan Enciu +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services and SMEs, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 229 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 229 +
+Article 3 – point b +
+Gunnar Hökmark +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening up of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services and the possibility to trade spectrum rights, thereby creating opportunities for pan-European services to be developed; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 230 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 230 +
+Article 3 – point b +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through a consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; thereby opening up for pan-European services; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 231 – 240 == +=== Amendment 231 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 231 +
+Article 3 – point b +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through the application of the principles of technology and service neutrality, the opening of spectrum to new services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights; +|width="50%"| +(b) maximise flexibility in the use of spectrum, to promote innovation and investment, through a consistent application of the principles of technology and service neutrality and through adequate regulatory predictability, the opening of harmonised spectrum to new advanced services, and the possibility to trade spectrum rights in accordance with the existent regulatory framework; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 232 -- === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | +Amendement 232 +
+Article 3 – point b a (new) +
+Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +
+-- +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(ba) make more efficient use of spectrum by favouring technologies which take up little spectrum and combining this with the use of technologies, such as hot spots, Wifi, etc., which do not need any spectrum at all; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 233 +++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 233 +
+Article 3 – point c +
+Catherine Trautmann +
++++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(c) enhance the efficient use of spectrum by harnessing the benefits of general authorisations and increasing the use of such types of authorisation; +|width="50%"| +(c) enhance the efficient use of spectrum by harnessing the benefits of general authorisations and increasing the use of such types of authorisation, as well as the development of license-exempt spectrum for innovation. Such uses could be envisaged in particular in white spaces through cognitive technologies, provided that a proper impact assessment is made; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 234 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 234 +
+Article 3 – point c a (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(ca) encourage passive infrastructure sharing where this would be proportionate and non-discriminatory, as envisaged in Article 12 of Directive 2002/21/EC; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 235 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 235 +
+Article 3 – point d +
+Silvana Koch-Mehrin +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; +|width="50%"| +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which is likely to distort competition (e.g. when implementing Directive 2009/114/EC (revised GSM Directive)); +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 236 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 236 +
+Article 3 – point d +
+Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; +|width="50%"| +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition by means of withdrawal of frequency rights or other measures; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 237 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 237 +
+Article 3 – point d +
+Ioan Enciu +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; +|width="50%"| +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition and distortion in the market; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 238 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 238 +
+Article 3 – point d +
+Matthias Groote +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition; +|width="50%"| +(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which is highly likely to distort competition; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 239 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 239 +
+Article 3 – point e +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(e) reduce the fragmentation of the internal market by enhancing coordination and harmonisation of technical conditions for the use and availability of spectrum, as appropriate, including the development of transnational services, and by promoting economies of scope and scale at Union level; +|width="50%"| +(e) reduce the fragmentation of the internal market in order to establish a pan-European level playing field, by enhancing coordination and harmonisation of technical conditions for the use and availability of spectrum, as appropriate, including the development of transnational services, and by promoting economies of scope and scale at Union level; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 240 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 240 +
+Article 3 – point f +
+Hella Ranner +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(f) avoid harmful interference or disturbance by other radio or non-radio devices by facilitating the development of standards allowing for flexible and efficient use of spectrum, and increasing immunity of receivers to interference, taking particular account of the cumulative impact of the increasing volumes and density of radio devices and applications; +|width="50%"| +(f) avoid harmful interference or disturbance between other radio or non-radio devices by facilitating the development of standards allowing for flexible and efficient use of spectrum, such as increasing immunity of receivers to interference and setting appropriate power levels for emitting radio equipment, taking particular account of the cumulative impact of the increasing volumes and density of radio devices and applications; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 241 – 250 == +=== Amendment 241 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 241 +
+Article 3 – point g +
+Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(g) in defining the technical conditions for the allocation of spectrum, take full account of the results of research certified by the relevant international organisations into the potential effects on human health of electromagnetic field emissions. +|width="50%"| +(g) in defining the technical conditions for the allocation of spectrum, take full account of the results of research certified by the relevant international organisations into the potential effects on human health of electromagnetic field emissions and apply them in a technology and service neutral way. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 242 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 242 +
+Article 3 – point g +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(g) in defining the technical conditions for the allocation of spectrum, take full account of the results of research certified by the relevant international organisations into the potential effects on human health of electromagnetic field emissions. +|width="50%"| +(g) in defining the technical conditions for the allocation of spectrum, take full account of the results of research certified by the relevant international organisations into the potential effects on human health of electromagnetic field emissions and apply them in a technology and service neutral way. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 243 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 243 +
+Article 3 – point g a (new) +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(ga) ensuring the accessibility of new consumer products and technologies so as to secure consumer endorsement for the transition to digital technology and efficient use of the digital dividend; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 244 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 244 +
+Article 3 – point g a (new) +
+Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(ga) in defining those areas of the spectrum which should be made open for use without licensed rights and/or reserved to scientific research; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 245 +++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 245 +
+Article 3 – point g a (new) +
+Philippe Lamberts +
++++ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(ga) promote reuse of existing internet protocols and technologies for digital spectrum services; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 246 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 246 +
+Article 3 – point g b (new) +
+Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(gb) reduce the Union's carbon footprint by enhancing the technical efficiency of wireless communication networks and applications; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 247 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 247 +
+Article 3 – point g b (new) +
+Paul Rübig +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(gb) reduce the Union's carbon footprint by enhancing the technical efficiency of wireless communication networks and applications; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 248 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 248 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 1 +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive). +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 249 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 249 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 1 +
+Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive)12 , such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures that are similar to each other and appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive)12 , such as allowing relevant terrestrial operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz, thereby allowing the highest possible capacity and broadband speeds to be achieved, as well as making effective competition possible. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 250 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 250 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 1 +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing relevant operators, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall adopt by 1 January 2013 authorisation and allocation measures appropriate for the development of broadband services, in conformity with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive), such as allowing, where possible and on the basis of consultations in accordance with Article 11, direct or indirect access to contiguous blocks of spectrum of at least 10 MHz. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 251 – 260 == +=== Amendment 251 +++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 251 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 2 +
+Catherine Trautmann +
++++ +|- +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared and license-exempt use of spectrum, for example in white spaces after proper impact assessment is made. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 252 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 252 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 2 +
+Leonidas Donskis +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall foster, where appropriate, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum by enabling new technologies, such as cognitive radio, to develop. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 253 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 253 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 2 +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum through the application of new technologies such as cognitive radio. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 254 +++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 254 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 2 +
+Philippe Lamberts +
++++ +|- +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared and unlicensed use of spectrum. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 255 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 255 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 3 +
+Philippe LambertsHenri Weber +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +3. Member States and the Commission shall cooperate to develop and harmonise standards for radio equipment and telecommunications terminals as well as for electric and electronic equipment and networks based where necessary upon standardisation mandates from the Commission to the relevant standardisation bodies +|width="50%"| +3. Member States and the Commission shall cooperate to develop and harmonise standards for radio equipment and telecommunications terminals as well as for electric and electronic equipment and networks based where necessary upon standardisation mandates from the Commission to the relevant standardisation bodies. Special attention shall also be given to standards for equipment to be used by disabled people, without depriving them of the right to use non-standardised equipment if that is their preference. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 256 ++ === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 256 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+++ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +3a. Member States shall intensify R&D on new technologies such as cognitive technologies as their development could represent an added-value in the future in terms of efficiency of spectrum use. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 257 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 257 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 4 +
+Hella Ranner +
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum and co-existence between new and existing services and devices to the benefit of end users and consumers, and by establishing measures such as stakeholder dialogues and compensation mechanisms. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 258 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 258 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 4 +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. In addition, Member States shall promote the ongoing efficient use of spectrum for both networks and user applications. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 259 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 259 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 4 +
+Paul Rübig +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. In addition, Member States shall introduce incentives for the efficient use of spectrum for both networks and applications. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 260 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 260 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 4 +
+Henri Weber, Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum, in addition, incentives to make wireless hardware and software equipment more spectrum efficient shall be introduced. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 261 – 270 == +=== Amendment 261 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 261 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 4 +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum as well as co-existence between new and existing services and devices. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 262 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 262 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 4 +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote competition and a pan-European level playing field, investment and efficient use of spectrum. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 263 + === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 263 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 4 +
+Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
++ +|- +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum. +|width="50%"| +4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum as a public good. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 264 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 264 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) +
+Catherine Trautmann +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +4a. Member States shall promote the ongoing efficient use of spectrum for both networks and user applications and devices. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 265 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 265 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 5 +
+Jens Rohde +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, in particular on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions; +|width="50%"| +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands to ensure a pan-European level playing field; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 266 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 266 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 5 +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, in particular on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions. +|width="50%"| +5. In order to avoid possible fragmentation of the internal market due to divergent selection conditions and procedures for harmonised spectrum bands allocated to electronic communication services and made tradable in all Member States pursuant to Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with Member States and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, shall develop guidelines on authorisation conditions and procedures for such bands, in particular on infrastructure sharing and coverage conditions. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 267 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 267 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new) +
+Matthias Groote +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +6a. The measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be additional to the prompt freeing of the 900 Mhz band in keeping with the amended mobile telephony directive. These measures must not give rise to any form of discrimination and must rule out distortions of competition to the benefit of operators with a dominant market position. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 268 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 268 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new) +
+Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +6a. In order to limit excessive electromagnetic field emissions and increase efficiency in transmission networks, Member States shall foster greater cooperation between spectrum rights license holders towards the sharing of transmission infrastructures, with a special focus on densely populated areas. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 269 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 269 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new) +
+Silvana Koch-Mehrin +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +6a. The measures according to paragraph 1 shall be undertaken in addition to a timely and pro-competitive opening up the 900 MHz band in accordance with the Directive 2009/114/EC (revised GSM Directive) , shall be non-discriminatory and shall not distort competition to the benefit of incumbent operators. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 270 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 270 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new) +
+Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +6a. The measures in paragraph 1 stall be undertaken in addition to a timely and pro-competitive opening up of the 900 MHz band in accordance with Directive 2009/114/EC (revised GSM Directive), shall be non-discriminatory and shall not distort competition. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 271 – 280 == +=== Amendment 271 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 271 +
+Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new) +
+Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +6a. Member States and the Commission shall propose steps to reduce legal friction and liabilities in the context of wireless mesh network and radio spectrum use for internet service provision. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 272 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 272 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 1 +
+Jean-Pierre Audy +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall maintain and promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market for electronic communications services in accordance with article 9(7) of Directive 2002/21/EC and 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 273 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 273 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 1 +
+Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall maintain and promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. +|width="50%"| +1. Member States shall maintain and promote effective competition and avoid distortions of competition in both the internal market and specific national markets. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 274 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 274 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part +
+Giles Chichester +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +2. In order to implement fully the obligations of paragraph 1, and in particular to ensure that competition is not distorted by any accumulation, transfer or modification of rights of use for radio frequencies, Member States may adopt inter alia the following measures, which are without prejudice to the application of competition rules: +|width="50%"| +2. In order to implement fully the obligations of paragraph 1, and in particular to ensure that competition is not distorted by any accumulation, transfer or modification of rights of use for radio frequencies, Member States shall, when planning to assign spectrum, carefully examine whether the planned spectrum assignment - taking into account the existing spectrum assignments to the competing mobile operators in their territory - is likely to reduce or distort competition in the mobile markets concerned. Where the planned spectrum assignment - taking into account existing spectrum assignments - is likely to result in the reduction or distortion of competition, Member States shall address such reduction or distortion by adopting at least one of the following measures, which are without prejudice to the application of competition rules: +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 275 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 275 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +2. In order to implement fully the obligations of paragraph 1, and in particular to ensure that competition is not distorted by any accumulation, transfer or modification of rights of use for radio frequencies, Member States may adopt inter alia the following measures, which are without prejudice to the application of competition rules: +|width="50%"| +2. In order to fully implement the obligations of paragraph 1, and in particular to ensure that competition is not distorted by any assignment, accumulation, transfer or modification of rights of use for radio frequencies, Member States shall, prior to a planned spectrum assignment, conduct a thorough market analysis examining whether the assignment is likely to distort or reduce competition in the mobile markets concerned, taking into account existing spectrum rights held by relevant market operators. If the spectrum assignment is likely to distort or reduce competition, Member States shall adopt the most appropriate measures to promote effective competition, and at least one of the following measures, which are without prejudice to the application of competition rules: +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 276 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 276 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a +
+Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; +|width="50%"| +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 87 == +=== Amendment 277 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 87 +Amendement 277
-Recital 10 +Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
-Pilar del Castillo Vera +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Philippe Lamberts
|- |width="50%"| -(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; |width="50%"| -(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. In addition, taking into account the continuous growth of the number of applications using wireless data, Member States should promote the efficient use of spectrum for user applications. +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, national or regional roaming, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 88 ++ == +=== Amendment 278 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | -Amendement 88 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 278
-Recital 10 +Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
-Philippe Lamberts +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska
-++ + |- |width="50%"| -(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any economic operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; |width="50%"| -(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 6 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +(a) Member States may limit the amount of spectrum for which rights of use are granted to any operator or may attach conditions to such rights of use, such as the provision of wholesale access, in certain bands or in certain groups of bands with similar characteristics, for instance the bands below 1 GHz allocated to electronic communication services; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 279 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 279 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) +
+Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts +
+ +|- +|width="50%"| + +|width="50%"| +(aa) Member States may reserve a certain part of a spectrum band or group of bands to be assigned to new entrants that have not previously been assigned any spectrum or that have been assigned considerably less spectrum to ensure a level playing field between early entrants to the mobile market and new entrants by securing access to lower spectrum bands on equal terms; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 89 ++ == +=== Amendment 280 ++ === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | -Amendement 89 +Amendement 280
-Recital 10 +Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
-Henri Weber +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska
++ |- |width="50%"| -(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. + |width="50%"| -(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 6 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +(aa) Member States may take steps to achieve a more even spectrum allocation between economic operators by reserving spectrum for new entrants to a frequency band or group of bands with similar characteristics or by reserving spectrum for unlicensed usage in those bands; |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 90 == + +== Amendments 281 – 290 == +=== Amendment 281 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 90 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 281
-Recital 10 +Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
-Jens RohdePhilippe Lamberts +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +(b) Member States may refuse to grant new rights of use or to allow new spectrum usages in certain bands, or may attach conditions to the grant of new rights of use or to the authorisation of new spectrum usages, when this would lead to an accumulation of spectrum frequencies by certain economic operators which is likely to result in significant harm to competition; +|width="50%"| +(b) Member States may refuse to grant new rights of use or to allow new spectrum usages in certain bands, or may attach conditions to the grant of new rights of use or to the authorisation of new spectrum usages, when this would lead to an accumulation of spectrum frequencies by certain economic operators, in cases where such accumulation is likely to result in significant harm to competition; +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} +=== Amendment 282 - === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 282 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d +
+Silvana Koch-Mehrin +
+- |- |width="50%"| -(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 3 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +(d) Member States may amend the existing rights in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2002/20/EC when this is necessary to remedy ex-post excessive accumulation of spectrum frequencies within certain economic operators which significantly harms competition. |width="50%"| -(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community6 requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 6 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs. +(d) Member States may amend the existing rights in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2002/20/EC when this is necessary to remedy ex-post excessive accumulation of spectrum frequencies within certain economic operators which is likely to distort competition (e.g. when implementing the Directive 2009/114/EC (Revised GSM Directive) . |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 91 == +=== Amendment 283 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 91 +Amendement 283
-Recital 10 a (new) +Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
-Patrizia Toia +Catherine Trautmann
|- |width="50%"| |width="50%"| -(10a) Efficient and coordinated spectrum use and the fair and transparent management of spectrum allocation should make it possible for all media and telecommunications operators to guarantee communications pluralism, increase content production and improve the quality of the services provided to users, thereby encouraging all actors to innovate and offer better products at affordable prices. +2a. When applying measures as mentioned in paragraph 2, Member States shall do so in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 92 == +=== Amendment 284 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 92 +Amendement 284
-Recital 11 +Article 5 – paragraph 3
Catherine Trautmann
|- |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms, with the aim of avoiding harmful interference or disturbance to existing and future spectrum use. Moreover, the direct cost of resolving interference issues and migration costs to enable the Digital Dividend should not be borne by the broadcasting industry nor by the EU citizens or should be adequately compensated. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. To that extent and to avoid lengthy discussions impeding roll-out, to the detriment of the customers, Member States should consider the opportunity to set-up deadlines to the negotiations with landlords in relation to passive infrastructure deployment. After this time, it should be considered that no agreement has been made and give the possibility to start a new negotiation. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 93 == +=== Amendment 285 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 93 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 285
-Recital 11 +Article 5 – paragraph 3
Hella Ranner
+- +|- +|width="50%"| +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +|width="50%"| +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition and promote the end user experience through co-existence between new and existing services and devices, by establishing measures such as stakeholder dialogues and compensation mechanisms. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 286 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 286 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 3 +
+Philippe Lamberts +
|- |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 and future EU standardization for non-radio electronic networks and equipment are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should facilitate co-existence between new and existing devices. Future European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms such as improving immunity levels of receivers and setting appropriate power levels for new emitting radio equipment. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, are non-discriminatory and promote effective competition by preventing any potential anti-competitive outcomes for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 94 - == +=== Amendment 287 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 94 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 287
-Recital 11 +Article 5 – paragraph 3
-Giles Chichester +Gunnar Hökmark
-- + |- |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms, with the aim of avoiding harmful interference or disturbance to the existing and future spectrum users. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition by preventing any potential anti-competitive outcomes for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 95 - == +=== Amendment 288 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 95 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 288
-Recital 11 +Article 5 – paragraph 3
-Patrizia Toia +Giles Chichester
-- + |- |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms, with the aim of avoiding harmful interference or disturbance to existing and future spectrum users. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition by preventing any potential anti-competitive outcomes for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 96 - == +=== Amendment 289 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 96 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 289
-Recital 11 +Article 5 – paragraph 3
-Henri Weber +Jean-Pierre Audy
-- + |- |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. |width="50%"| -(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated mechanisms to avoid any interference or nuisance that might disturb current and future spectrum users. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures for electronic communications services avoid undue delays and promote effective competition for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 97 == +=== Amendment 290 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 97 +Amendement 290
-Recital 11 a (new) +Article 5 – paragraph 3
-Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău
|- |width="50%"| +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +|width="50%"| +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, ensure predictable outcomes and promote investment and effective competition. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + + +== Amendments 291 – 300 == +=== Amendment 291 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 291 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 3 +
+Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +
+|- |width="50%"| -(11a) New Long-Term Evolution (LTE) broadband mobile communications networks are being rolled out in various Member States. Those networks use the 790-862 MHz frequency band. Some radio microphones currently operate in that band, possibly causing interference. This may also concern devices operated in schools, theatres and conference venues or by other commercial, public or private users. The requisite technical retrofitting will be achievable only with considerable financial outlay, and it is imperative to clarify where responsibility lies in this connection. +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +|width="50%"| +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, are non-discriminatory and promote effective competition. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 98 == +=== Amendment 292 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 98 +Amendement 292
-Recital 12 a (new) +Article 5 – paragraph 3
-Catherine Trautmann +Silvana Koch-Mehrin
|- |width="50%"| +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. +|width="50%"| +3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays, are non-discriminatory and promote effective competition. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 293 === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 293 +
+Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new) +
+Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +
+|- |width="50%"| -(12a) According to multiple converging studies, mobile data traffic is increasing rapidly and is currently being doubled every year. With this pace, which is likely to continue in the next coming years, mobile data traffic will have increased nearly 40 times from 2009 to 2014. In order to manage this exponential growth, a number of actions will be required by regulators and market players including increased spectrum efficiency across the board, possible further harmonised spectrum allocations for wireless broadband, and traffic offload onto other networks via multi-mode devices. +______________________ +|width="50%"| +3a. Where Member States wish to adopt any such measures as are contemplated by paragraph 2, they shall do so by the imposition of conditions pursuant to Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive, in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC*, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. + +* OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p.37. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 99 == +=== Amendment 294 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 99 +Amendement 294
-Recital 12 a (new) +Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Patrizia Toia +Maria Da Graça Carvalho
|- |width="50%"| |width="50%"| -(12a) More flexible arrangements governing spectrum use should be introduced in order to foster innovation and high-speed broadband connections which enable firms to reduce their costs and increase their competitiveness and make it possible to develop new interactive online services, for example in the fields of education and health and services of general interest. +3a. Where Member States wish to adopt any such measures as are contemplated by paragraph 2, they shall do so by the imposition of conditions pursuant to Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive, in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 100 == +=== Amendment 295 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 100 +Amendement 295
-Recital 13 +Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš +Amalia Sartori, Lara Comi, Tiziano Motti
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. + |width="50%"| -deleted +3a. Where Members States wish to adopt any such measures as are contemplated by paragraph 2, they shall do so by the imposition of conditions pursuant to Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive, in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 101 == +=== Amendment 296 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 101 +Amendement 296
-Recital 13 +Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Patrizia Toia, Teresa Riera Madurell, Mario Pirillo, Niki Tzavela, Francesco De Angelis
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. + |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technical and service neutrality should be attached to rights. Further spectrum harmonisation in the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492 MHz), a band already shared between satellite and terrestrial use, and the freeing up of the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) in support of the increasing demand for mobile broadband services should ensure a level playing field between different technological solutions and support the emergence of pan-European operators within the Union. Further mobile service spectrum allocations, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz), should be evaluated depending on future capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and terrestrial TV. +3a. Where Member States wish to adopt any such measures as are contemplated by paragraph 2, they shall do so by the imposition of conditions pursuant to Article 6 of the Authorisation Directive, in conformity with the procedures for the imposition or variation of such conditions laid down in the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 102 == +=== Amendment 297 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 102 +Amendement 297
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 1
-Jens Rohde, Philippe Lamberts +András Gyürk
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations could be attached to rights if necessary and in compliance with the principles of service and technology neutrality. Additional spectrum for wireless broadband and other new services in the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492MHz), 2.3GHz band (2300-2400MHz) and 3.4-3.8GHz should be freed up to meet the increasing demand for new mobile services. Allocations below 790 MHz should also be envisaged for mobile services by 2015 following a closer assessment of growth in demand and capacity requirements. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes (including the backhaul network) is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 103 == +=== Amendment 298 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 103 +Amendement 298
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 1
-Gunnar Hökmark +Leonidas Donskis
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technical and service neutrality should be attached to rights. Additional spectrum for wireless broadband services in the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) should be freed up to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. Further mobile service spectrum allocations, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz), should be evaluated depending on future capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and terrestrial TV. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient harmonised spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is available within the Union, enabling the Union to have the fastest broadband speed in the world in order to ensure that wireless applications and European leadership in new services contribute effectively to economic growth achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of speeds of not less than 30 Mbps by 2020. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 104 == +=== Amendment 299 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 104 +Amendement 299
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 1
-Hella Ranner +Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band can be used optimally for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. The efficient use of the 900 MHz band and the freeing up of the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for mobile services shall contribute to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. +1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocated within the Union, in order to ensure that wireless applications contribute effectively to achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband network capable of a speed of at least 30 Mbps by 2020. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 105 == +=== Amendment 300 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 105 +Amendement 300
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 2
-Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Leonidas Donskis
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band can be used for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. The efficient use of the 900 MHz band and the freeing up of the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for mobile services shall contribute to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, make the bands designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), available, in order to promote wider availability of wireless broadband services for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers, without prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in those Commission Decisions. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 106 == + +== Amendments 301 – 310 == +=== Amendment 301 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 106 +Amendement 301
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 2
-Angelika Niebler +Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services, without prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in Commission Decision 2008/411/EC. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 107 == +=== Amendment 302 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 107 +Amendement 302
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 2
-Hermann Winkler +Jean-Pierre Audy
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In that connection, prompt implementation would forestall technical problems, in particular in regions bordering on two or more Member States. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services; in order to ensure harmonisation, the use of the 3.4-3.8 GHz band should be based on the outcome of the ongoing work of standardisation bodies. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 108 == +=== Amendment 303 +? === +{| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" +|- +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 303 +
+Article 6 – paragraph 2 +
+Philippe Lamberts +
++? +|- +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with easy access to wireless broadband services. +|width="50%"| +2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrum designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provide consumers with unlicensed and non-discriminatory access to wireless broadband services. +|- +| colspan="2" | +Comments: +|} + +=== Amendment 304 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 108 +Amendement 304
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
-Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +Catherine Trautmann
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. + |width="50%"| -(13) In addition to a timely and pro-competitive opening up of the 900 MHz band in accordance with the revised GSM directive 2009/114/EC, the 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +2a. Member States shall promote the ongoing upgrade by providers of electronic communications of their networks to the latest, most efficient technology, in order to create their own dividends. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 109 == +=== Amendment 305 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 109 +Amendement 305
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Silvana Koch-Mehrin +Leonidas Donskis
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13) In addition to a timely and pro-competitive opening up the 900 MHz band in accordance with the Revised GSM Directive, the 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances, including cross-border frequency coordination problems, would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission should authorise specific derogations until the end of 2015 in response to application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission authorises exceptional derogations on an annual basis until the aforementioned obstacles are removed. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available in order to meet an increasing demand for wireless broadband. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 110 == +=== Amendment 306 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 110 +Amendement 306
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Matthias Groote +Vladimir Urutchev
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13) In accordance with the amended mobile telephony directive, the 900 MHz band is to be freed in the near future. In addition, the 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision 2010/267/EU. In Member States where specific national or local circumstances or cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries would prevent the availability of the band, the implementation of Commission Decision 2010/267/EU may be postponed until such obstacles are removed. The relevant Member States shall notify the Commission confirming their intention to make use of the implementation delay set out in this paragraph not later than 6 months following the entry into force of the present Decision. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 111 == +=== Amendment 307 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 111 +Amendement 307
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Petra Kammerevert +Lara Comi, Amalia Sartori
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circums + +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission shall authorise specific derogations until the end of 2015 in response to a duly motivated application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise exceptional derogations on an annual basis until such obstacles are removed. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the entire radio spectrum and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. This will include, for example, the use of WiFi and DVB based technologies as a complementary platform for services to mobile devices. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by, for example, wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +tances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 112 == +=== Amendment 308 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 112 +Amendement 308
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Teresa Riera Madurell +Jean-Pierre Audy
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission should authorise specific derogations until the end of 2015 in response to a duly motivated application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise exceptional derogations on an annual basis until such obstacles are removed. + +In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications, in relation with the inventory lead in article 8. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 113 == +=== Amendment 309 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 113 +Amendement 309
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Peter Skinner +Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band can be used for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2015. In the longer term, additional spectrum in the UHF band could also be envisaged, depending on actual market demands, social and cultural objectives, experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission should authorise specific derogations until the end of 2015 in response to a duly motivated application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise exceptional derogations on an annual basis until such obstacles are removed. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 114 == +=== Amendment 310 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 114 +Amendement 310
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Henri Weber +Peter Skinner
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. - -1 OJ L 35, 6.2.2010, p. 23. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band may be used for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Commission Decision 2010/267/EU of 5 February 2010 setting up the GMES Partners Board1, and on the Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 facilitating the release of the digital dividend in the European Union2, calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2015. In the longer term, additional spectrum in the UHF band could also be envisaged, depending on actual market demand, social and cultural objectives, experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. - -_________ - -2 OJ L 308, 24.11.2009, p. 24. +3. Member States shall, by 17 June 2015 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where the digital switchover process is already well advanced or completed and where the migration of incumbent services can be managed on time the Commission recommends to make the band available by 1 January 2013. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the UHF band (i.e. spectrum between 300 MHz and 3GHz) and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 115 == + +== Amendments 311 – 320 == +=== Amendment 311 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 115 +Amendement 311
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Jens Rohde
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations achieved through the principles of technical and service neutrality should be attached to rights. The feasibility of freeing up of additional spectrum for wireless broadband services shall be assessed to meet the increasing demand for mobile traffic. Further mobile service spectrum allocations should be evaluated in relation with the inventory lead in article 8 and depending on future capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and use of spectrum for other usages. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for spectrum assignments for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. Only in exceptional cases and where duly justifiable historical reasons prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015 |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 116 == +=== Amendment 312 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 116 +Amendement 312
-Recital 13 +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Lara Comi, Amalia Sartori +Henri Weber
|- |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13) The 800 MHz band can be used, for example, for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union as soon as feasible. In the longer term, the use of the entire radio spectrum range could be reviewed, depending on actual market demands plus social and cultural objectives. Furthermore, consumers and the broadcasting industry are now making substantial efforts and investments in clearing the 800 MHz band. Consequently, no additional change of use should be considered for the remaining broadcast spectrum. +3. Member States shall, by 17 June 2015 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where the digital switchover process is already well advanced or has been completed and where the migration of incumbent services can be managed on time, the Commission recommends making the band available by 1 January 2013. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum between 300 MHz and 6 GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 117 == +=== Amendment 313 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 117 +Amendement 313
-Recital 13 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš +Paul Rübig
|- |width="50%"| - +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13a) Commission Decision 2010/267/EU designated the 800 MHz band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communication services leaving the Member States to decide individually whether and at what point in time to designate or make available the 800 MHz band for such systems. Nevertheless, with a view to achieving the targets for broadband coverage set up by the Europe 2020 Strategy, the introduction of a deadline for making available the 800 MHz band for systems capable of providing electronic communication services may be needed. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the UHF band (i.e. spectrum between 300 MHz and 3GHz) and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 118 -- == +=== Amendment 314 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | -Amendement 118 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 314
-Recital 13 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Hella Ranner +Giles Chichester
--- + |- |width="50%"| - +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13a) Increased mobile broadband opportunities may provide the cultural sector with new distribution platforms, thereby paving the way for a future development of the sector. It is essential that terrestrial broadcasting services and other actors be able to develop their services when additional part of the spectrum is freed up for wireless services. Member States should grant appropriate compensation to existing users for migration costs, resulting from the opening up of additional spectrum. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. Only in cases duly justified for technical reasons the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available in order to meet an increasing demand for wireless broadband and new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 119 -- == +=== Amendment 315 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | -Amendement 119 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 315
-Recital 13 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 3
Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul
--- + |- |width="50%"| - +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13a) Increased mobile broadband opportunities may provide the cultural sector with new distribution platforms, thereby paving the way for a future development of the sector. It is essential that terrestrial broadcasting services and other actors be able to develop their services when additional part of the spectrum is freed up for wireless services. Member States should grant appropriate compensation to existing users for migration costs, resulting from the opening up of additional spectrum. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess on the basis of the market experience with new services made in the 800 MHz band whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 120 == +=== Amendment 316 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 120 +Amendement 316
-Recital 13 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Adina-Ioana Vălean +Hella Ranner
|- |width="50%"| - +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13a) Increased mobile broadband opportunities are crucial to provide the cultural sector with new distribution platforms, thereby paving the way for a future thriving development of the sector. It is essential that terrestrial TV services and other actors can maintain or develop new services when part of the spectrum is freed up for wireless services. Migration costs, resulting from the opening up of spectrum may be covered through licence fees. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess on the basis of the market experience with new services made in the 800 MHz band whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 121 -? == +=== Amendment 317 + === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 121 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 317
-Recital 13 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Philippe Lamberts
--? ++ |- |width="50%"| - +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13a) Wireless access systems, including radio local access networks, are outgrowing their current allocations on an unlicensed basis at 2.4GHz and 5GHz. The feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems, including radio local area networks, established by Decision 2005/513/EC should be assessed in relation with the inventory of existing uses of and emerging needs for spectrum and depending on use of spectrum for other usages. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz, between 300 MHz and 6GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 122 ++ == +=== Amendment 318 + === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | -Amendement 122 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 318
-Recital 13 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 3
-Catherine Trautmann +Angelika Niebler
-++ ++ |- |width="50%"| - +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |width="50%"| -(13a) Wireless access systems operating under general authorisations, including radio local area networks, are outgrowing their current allocations on a licence-exempt basis at 2.4GHz and 5GHz. In order to accommodate the next generation of such wireless technologies, for example, wider channels are required to enable speeds in excess of 1Gbps that need access to additional spectrum bands, to be identified through the inventory of existing uses of and emerging needs for spectrum. +3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations until 2015. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the entire spectrum and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 123 == +=== Amendment 319 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 123 +Amendement 319
-Recital 13 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros
|- |width="50%"| |width="50%"| -(13a) While broadcast will remain an important distribution platform for content, as it is still the most economical platform for mass-distribution, broadband, fixed as mobile, and other new services provide new opportunities for the cultural sector to diversify its range of distribution platforms, to deliver on-demand services and to tap into the economic potential of the major increase in data traffic. +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the further harmonisation and more efficient use across the Union of the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492 MHz), a band already shared between satellite and terrestrial use, and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz) in support of the increasing demand for mobile broadband services due primarily to audiovisual content. Such further harmonisation shall be without prejudice to the technological solutions that may be adopted across the Union and shall ensure a level playing field between different technological solutions and support the emergence of pan-European operators within the Union. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 124 == +=== Amendment 320 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 124 +Amendement 320
-Recital 13 b (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš +Gunnar Hökmark
|- |width="50%"| |width="50%"| -(13b) It has to be acknowledged that fixing of any obligatory deadline for making available the 800 Mhz band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communication services could have direct implications on the organisation of the use of the band for general interest objectives or public security and defence purposes in some Member States. Furthermore, the optimal use of 800 MHz band may be impeded in cases where third countries have decided on different uses that cause harmful interference in some Member States and prevent them from efficient use of the 800 MHz band for systems capable of providing electronic communication services on their whole territory or on a part of it. In such cases the deadline to be set up in the present Decision for implementation of Commission Decision 2010/267/EU may need to be postponed in some Member States. +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and use of the 1.5 GHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz). Member States shall ensure that, where appropriate, the cost of migration or reallocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 125 == + +== Amendments 321 – 330 == +=== Amendment 321 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 125 +Amendement 321
-Recital 14 +Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Leonidas Donskis
|- |width="50%"| -(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. + |width="50%"| -(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions should be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions should primarily ensure new entrants' access to lower bands through auctions or other competition procedures; conditions could also include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum, facilitating the emergence of new pan-European services and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and use of the 1.5 MHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz). + +Member States shall ensure that, where appropriate, the cost of migration or re-allocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 126 == +=== Amendment 322 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 126 +Amendement 322
-Recital 14 +Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Lena Kolarska-Bobińska +Jean-Pierre Audy
|- |width="50%"| -(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. + |width="50%"| -(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), the duration of rights of use and the conditions by which rights can be withdrawn or transferred. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to evaluate the need for and the feasibility of the harmonisation and use of additional spectrum bands for wireless broadband services in relation with the inventory lead in article 8 and in accordance with the existent regulatory framework . The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands. + +Member States shall ensure that, where appropriate, the cost of migration or re-allocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 127 == +=== Amendment 323 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 127 +Amendement 323
-Recital 14 +Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Giles Chichester +Hella Ranner
|- |width="50%"| -(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. + |width="50%"| -(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum, facilitating the emergence of new pan-European operators and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and efficient use of the 900 MHz band and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services. Member States shall ensure that the cost of migration of re-allocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 128 == +=== Amendment 324 + === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 128 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 324
-Recital 14 +Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Gunnar Hökmark +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts
- ++ |- |width="50%"| -(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. + |width="50%"| -(14) Since a common approach and economies of scale are key to developing broadband communications throughout the Union and preventing competition distortion and market fragmentation among Member States, certain authorisation and procedural conditions could be defined in concerted action among Member States and with the Commission. Conditions could include coverage obligations, spectrum block size, the timing of granting rights, access to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the duration of rights of use. Reflecting the importance of spectrum trading for increasing efficient use of spectrum, facilitating the emergence of pan-European services and developing the internal market for wireless equipment and services, these conditions should apply to spectrum bands that are allocated to wireless communications, and for which rights of use may be transferred or leased. +3a. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, take the appropriate action to harmonise any further spectrum needed to meet the increased demand by consumers for mobile broadband and other new wireless communication services, including the harmonisation of the 1.5GHz and the 2.3GHz bands and review of the use of the spectrum below 1GHz, including the possible harmonisation of the 700MHz band for which the Commission shall present on 1 January 2014 at the latest its proposals for potential further action. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 129 == +=== Amendment 325 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 129 +Amendement 325
-Recital 15 +Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul
|- |width="50%"| -(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. + |width="50%"| -(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, e-health, e-inclusion and public protection and disaster relief, the latter in view of its increased use of video and data transmission for quick and more efficient service. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and efficient use of the 900 MHz band and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services. Member States shall ensure that the cost of migration or re-allocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 130 == +=== Amendment 326 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 130 +Amendement 326
-Recital 15 +Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Ioan Enciu +Paul Rübig
|- |width="50%"| -(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. + |width="50%"| -(15) Additional spectrum may be needed by other sectors such as transport (for safety, information and management systems), R&D, public protection and disaster relief, e-health and e-inclusion. Optimising synergies and direct links between spectrum policy and R&D activities and carrying out studies of radio compatibility between different spectrum users should help innovation. The Commission's Joint Research Centre should help in developing the technical aspects of spectrum regulation, notably by providing testing facilities to verify interference models relevant to Union legislation. Moreover, results of research under the Seventh Framework Programme require the examination of the spectrum needs of projects that may have a large economic or investment potential, in particular for SMEs, e.g. cognitive radio or e-health. Adequate protection against harmful interference should also be ensured to sustain R&D and scientific activities. +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and use of the 1.5 MHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband and in addition take action to promote a second Digital Dividend (698 – 790 MHz) and consider the longer-term convergence of services for 470 – 698 MHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 131 == +=== Amendment 327 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 131 +Amendement 327
-Recital 17 +Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +Pilar del Castillo Vera
|- |width="50%"| -(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. + |width="50%"| -(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. While achieving appropriate public safety, Member States should ensure protective measures are technology and service neutral. +3a. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall assess whether additional spectrum such as the 700 MHz band could also be freed and made available. This assessment shall take into account: the evolution of spectrum technologies; the possible future needs of radio and television broadcasting; and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for wireless broadband coverage. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 132 == +=== Amendment 328 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 132 +Amendement 328
-Recital 17 +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Hella Ranner
|- |width="50%"| -(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types; while achieving appropriate public safety, Member States should ensure protective measures are technology and service neutral. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and other existing users of the 800 MHz band. Member States shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the re-allocation of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect the ability of end-users to operate non-radio devices and equipment that conform to existing standards, and which make use of the same spectrum band. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 133 == +=== Amendment 329 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 133 +Amendement 329
-Recital 17 +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Philippe Lamberts +Catherine Trautmann
|- |width="50%"| -(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens‘ well-being and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(17) Protection of public health against electromagnetic fields is essential for citizens' wellbeing and for a coherent approach to spectrum authorisation in the Union; while subject to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields, it is essential to attain a better understanding of the responses of living organisms to electromagnetic fields and to ensure constant monitoring of the ionising and non-ionising effects of spectrum use on health, including the real-life cumulative effects of spectrum use in various frequencies by an increasing number of equipment types. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; + +Member-States in cooperation with the Commission shall examine ways and, where appropriate, take technical and regulatory measures to ensure that sufficient spectrum is available for programme making and special events (PMSE) users. The Commission should encourage Member States to ensure the timely availability of sufficient funds to cover the direct migration costs and the direct costs associated with the protection of PMSE and broadcasting services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 134 == +=== Amendment 330 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 134 +Amendement 330
-Recital 18 +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Teresa Riera Madurell
|- |width="50%"| -(18) Essential public interest objectives such as safety of life call for coordinated technical solutions for the interworking of safety and emergency services between Member States. Sufficient spectrum should be made available on a coherent basis for the development and free circulation of safety services and devices and innovative pan-European or interoperable safety and emergency solutions. Studies have already shown the need for additional harmonised spectrum below 1 GHz to deliver mobile broadband services for public protection and disaster relief, across the Union in the next 5 to 10 years. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(18) Essential public interest objectives such as safety of life call for coordinated technical solutions for the interworking of safety and emergency services between Member States. Sufficient spectrum should be made available on a coherent basis for the development and free circulation of safety services and devices and innovative pan-European or interoperable safety and emergency solutions. Studies have already shown the need for additional harmonised spectrum below 1 GHz to deliver mobile broadband services for public protection and disaster relief, across the Union in the next 5 to 10 years. Satellite will also play an essential role in the delivery of a world class internal and external disaster response capability, a policy goal that has been foreseen in the recent Communication from DG ECHO, which will entail the use of satellite spectrum to contribute to European capabilities both within and beyond Europe’s borders. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and that in the case of DTT channels currently using this band which have to be reallocated below 790 MHz, the costs incurred by broadcasters and users due to a simulcast period or to the adaptation of emission or reception equipment to the new channels is adequately compensated for. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 135 == + +== Amendments 331 – 340 == +=== Amendment 331 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 135 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 331
-Recital 18 +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Angelika Niebler
- +- |- |width="50%"| -(18) Essential public interest objectives such as safety of life call for coordinated technical solutions for the interworking of safety and emergency services between Member States. Sufficient spectrum should be made available on a coherent basis for the development and free circulation of safety services and devices and innovative pan-European or interoperable safety and emergency solutions. Studies have already shown the need for additional harmonised spectrum below 1 GHz to deliver mobile broadband services for public protection and disaster relief, across the Union in the next 5 to 10 years. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(18) Essential public interest objectives such as safety of life call for coordinated technical solutions for the interworking of safety and emergency services between Member States. Sufficient spectrum should be made available in a coordinated pan-European block of radio spectrum for the development and free circulation of safety services and devices and innovative pan-European or interoperable safety and emergency solutions. Studies have already shown the need for additional harmonised spectrum below 1 GHz to deliver mobile broadband services for public protection and disaster relief, across the Union in the next 5 to 10 years. Any additional harmonised allocation of spectrum for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) below 1GHz should also include a review of potential to free up or share other PPDR-held spectrum. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and current and future radio broadcasting activities and shall make appropriate arrangements to compensate existing users for any migration costs they incur. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 136 == +=== Amendment 332 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 136 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 332
-Recital 19 +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Petra Kammerevert
- +- |- |width="50%"| -(19) Spectrum regulation has strong cross-border or international dimensions, due to propagation characteristics, the international nature of markets dependent on radio-based services, and the need to avoid harmful interference between countries. Moreover, the references to international agreements in Directives 2002/21/EC and 2002/20/EC as amended8 means that Member States shall not enter into international obligations that prevent or constrain the fulfilment of their Union obligations. Member States should, in accordance with the case-law, undertake all necessary efforts to enable appropriate representation of the Union in matters under its competence in international bodies in charge of spectrum coordination. Moreover, where Union policy or competence is at stake, the Union should politically drive the preparation of negotiations and play a role in multilateral negotiations, including in the International Telecommunications Union that corresponds to its level of responsibility for spectrum matters under Union law. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(19) Spectrum regulation has strong cross-border or international dimensions, due to propagation characteristics, the international nature of markets dependent on radio-based services, and the need to avoid harmful interference between countries. Moreover, the references to international agreements in Directives 2002/21/EC and 2002/20/EC as amended8 means that Member States shall not enter into international obligations that prevent or constrain the fulfilment of their Union obligations. Member States should, in accordance with the case-law, undertake all necessary efforts to enable appropriate representation of the Union in matters under its competence in international bodies in charge of spectrum coordination. Moreover, where Union policy or competence is at stake, the Union should politically drive the preparation of negotiations and ensure the Union speaks with one voice in multilateral negotiations to create global synergies and economies of scale in the use of spectrum, including in the International Telecommunications Union that corresponds to its level of responsibility for spectrum matters under Union law. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and current and future radio broadcasting activities and shall make appropriate arrangements to compensate existing users for any migration costs they incur. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 137 == +=== Amendment 333 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 137 +Amendement 333
-Recital 20 +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Gaston Franco +Jean-Pierre Audy
|- |width="50%"| -(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations, in addition to the long-term objective of becoming a member of the International Telecommunications Union alongside the Member States; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; + +Member States and the Commission shall examine ways and, where appropriate, take measures to ensure that sufficient spectrum is available for programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 138 == +=== Amendment 334 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 138 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 334
-Recital 20 +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Giles Chichester +Sabine Verheyen
- +- |- |width="50%"| -(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations, in addition to the long-term objective of becoming a member of the International Telecommunications Union alongside the Member States; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC . +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC . +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and existing and future broadcasting services. This includes measures to avoid interference. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 139 == +=== Amendment 335 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 139 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 335
-Recital 20 +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Henri Weber
- +- |- |width="50%"| -(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations, in addition to the long-term objective of becoming a member of the International Telecommunications Union alongside the Member States; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(20) To evolve from current practice and building on the principles defined in the Council Conclusions of 3 February 1992 on procedures to be followed at the World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992, and where the World Radio communications Conferences (WRC) and other multilateral negotiations touch upon principles and policy issues with an important Union dimension, the Union should be able to establish new procedures to defend its interests in multilateral negotiations, in addition to the objective of becoming a member of the International Telecommunications Union alongside the Member States; to this end, the Commission, taking into account the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), may also propose common policy objectives to the European Parliament and the Council, as set out in Directive 2002/21/EC. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and take all necessary measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and does not disrupt existing broadcasting services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 140 == +=== Amendment 336 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 140 +Amendement 336
-Recital 21 +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Edit Herczog +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău
|- |width="50%"| -(21) The 2012 WRC includes specific issues of Union relevance such as the digital dividend, scientific and meteorological services, sustainable development and climate change, satellite communications and the use of spectrum for GALILEO (established by Council Regulation (EC) No 876/20029 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking and Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/200410 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes), as well as the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security European programme11 for the improved use of Earth observation data. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(21) To avoid the growing pressure on frequency band reserved for satellite navigation and satellite communication their bandwidth must be secured in the new planning of spectrum use; the 2012 WRC includes specific issues of Union relevance such as the digital dividend, scientific and meteorological services, sustainable development and climate change, satellite communications and the use of spectrum for GALILEO (established by Council Regulation (EC) No 876/20029 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking and Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/200410 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes), as well as the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security European programme11 for the improved use of Earth observation data. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services, for example using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) bands, is guaranteed in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 141 == +=== Amendment 337 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 141 +Amendement 337
-Recital 25 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Gaston Franco +Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler
|- |width="50%"| -1 OJ L 337, 18.12. 2009, p. 37. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(25a) The provisions of this Decision should be implemented in accordance with the guarantees provided by the procedures under Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services1. - -_________ +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and other existing users of the 800 MHz band. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 142 == +=== Amendment 338 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 142 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 338
-Recital 25 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Amalia Sartori, Lara Comi, Tiziano Motti +Patrizia Toia
- +- |- |width="50%"| - +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(25a) Nothing in this Decision is intended to detract from the protection afforded to economic operators by the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communication networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users, nor lead to disruption of the existing broadcasting services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 143 == +=== Amendment 339 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 143 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 339
-Recital 25 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 4
-Patrizia Toia, Mario Pirillo, Teresa Riera Madurell, Niki Tzavela, Francesco De Angelis +Giles Chichester
- +- |- |width="50%"| - +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users. |width="50%"| -(25a) Nothing in this Decision is intended to detract from the protection afforded to economic operators by the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users nor lead to disruption of the existing broadcasting services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 144 == +=== Amendment 340 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 144 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 340
-Recital 25 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
-Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz +Henri Weber
- +- |- |width="50%"| |width="50%"| -(25a) Nothing in this Decision is intended to detract from the protection afforded to economic operators by the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. +4a. Member States, together with the Commission, shall take the technical and regulatory measures needed to avoid interference between electronic communications services in the 800 MHz frequency band for broadcasting services, and PMSE users at below 790 MHz. + +The Commission shall encourage the Member States to ensure that sufficient financial resources are made available in good time to cover the costs of the migration and the costs linked to the measures to limit interference with broadcasting services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 145 == + +== Amendments 341 – 350 == +=== Amendment 341 ++ === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 145 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 341
-Article 1 – title +Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
-Angelika Niebler +Catherine Trautmann
- +++ |- |width="50%"| -Aim + |width="50%"| -Aim and scope +4a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member-States, shall assess the feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems, including radio local area networks, established by Decision 2005/513/EC to a significantly bigger part of the 5 GHz band identified through the inventory lead in Article 8, so as to accommodate the requirements of incoming standards in this field. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 146 == +=== Amendment 342 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 146 +Amendement 342
-Article 1 – title +Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
-Petra Kammerevert +Jean-Pierre Audy
|- |width="50%"| -Aim + |width="50%"| -Aim and scope +4a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall assess the feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems, including radio local area networks, established by Decision 2005/513/EC in relation with the inventory lead in article 8 and depending on use of spectrum for other usages. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 147 == +=== Amendment 343 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 147 +Amendement 343
-Article 1 – title +Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
-Hella Ranner +Giles Chichester
|- |width="50%"| -Aim + |width="50%"| -Aim and scope +4a. The Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall implement necessary technical and regulatory measures in order to avoid harmful interference from electronic communications services in the 800 MHz band to broadcasting and PMSE services below 790 MHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 148 == +=== Amendment 344 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 148 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 344
-Article 1 – title +Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
-Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Angelika Niebler
- +- |- |width="50%"| -Aim + |width="50%"| -Scope +4a. In cooperation with the Commission, Member States shall take the necessary technical and regulatory measures to ensure that interference does not adversely affect radio broadcasting service providers and PMSE users. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 149 == +=== Amendment 345 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 149 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 345
-Article 1 – title +Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
-Henri Weber +Patrizia Toia
- +- |- |width="50%"| -Aim + |width="50%"| -Aim and scope +4a. The Commission should encourage Member States to ensure the timely availability of sufficient funds to cover the migration costs and the costs associated with the measures to limit interferences to broadcasting services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 150 == +=== Amendment 346 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 150 +Amendement 346
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 +Article 6 – paragraph 5
-Angelika Niebler +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros
|- |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes, in accordance with Directives 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC and Decision No 67/2002/EC, a spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the "800 MHz band"), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz and other additional part of the spectrum being freed up for mobile services, without prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in the Commission Decisions. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 151 == +=== Amendment 347 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 151 +Amendement 347
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 +Article 6 – paragraph 5
-Petra Kammerevert +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall
|- |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes, in accordance with Directives 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC and Decision No 67/2002/EC, a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz and any other bands which may be freed up and harmonised for mobile broadband and other new wireless communication services. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 152 == +=== Amendment 348 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 152 +Amendement 348
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 +Article 6 – paragraph 5
-Hella Ranner +Leonidas Donskis
|- |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +5. The Commission is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow trading within the Union of spectrum usage rights in the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes, in accordance with Directives 2002/21/EC, 2002/20/EC and 2002/19/EC, Directive 2002/22/EC and Decision No 67/2002/EC, a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +5. The Commission in close cooperation with Member States, is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow transferring or leasing within the Union of spectrum usage rights in one or more of the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805–1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 153 == +=== Amendment 349 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 153 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 349
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 +Article 6 – paragraph 6
-Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Robert Goebbels
- +- |- |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes, in accordance with Directives 2002/21/EC, 2002/20/EC and 2002/19/EC, Directive 2002/22/EC, and Decision No 67/2002/EC, a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in rural, remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of satellite services enabling Internet access and the delivery of audiovisual content. Taking into account the appropriate compatibility studies, technical harmonisation of additional frequency bands may be considered in accordance with Decision 676/2002/EC. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 154 == +=== Amendment 350 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 154 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 350
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 +Article 6 – paragraph 6
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros
- +- |- |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a multi-annual radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in rural, remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of satellite services enabling Internet access and the delivery of audiovisual content. Taking into account the appropriate compatibility studies, technical harmonisation of additional frequency bands may be considered in accordance with Decision 676/2002/EC. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 155 == + +== Amendments 351 – 360 == +=== Amendment 351 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 155 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 351
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 +Article 6 – paragraph 6
-Catherine Trautmann +Leonidas Donskis
- +- |- |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a multi-annual radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission may explore the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of broadband satellite services enabling Internet access. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 156 == +=== Amendment 352 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 156 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 352
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 +Article 6 – paragraph 6
-Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig
- +- |- |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning and harmonisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |width="50%"| -This Decision establishes a radio spectrum policy programme for the strategic planning, harmonisation and rationalisation of the use of spectrum to ensure the functioning of the internal market. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens and businesses have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of harmonised broadband satellite services enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 157 - == +=== Amendment 353 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 157 +Amendement 353
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 6
-Henri Weber +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska
- |- |width="50%"| - +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |width="50%"| -(1a) This decision applies without prejudice to existing European law or to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio-visual policy and without prejudice to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +6. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of broadband satellite services enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 158 -- == +=== Amendment 354 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | -Amendement 158 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 354
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 6
-Petra Kammerevert +Amalia Sartori, Lara Comi, Tiziano Motti
--- + |- |width="50%"| - +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |width="50%"| -This decision shall be without prejudice to existing EU law and to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy, and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 159 - == +=== Amendment 355 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 159 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 355
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 6
-Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Patrizia Toia, Teresa Riera Madurell, Mario Pirillo, Niki Tzavela, Francesco De Angelis
-- + |- |width="50%"| - +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |width="50%"| -This decision shall be without prejudice to existing EU law and to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy, and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 160 == +=== Amendment 356 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 160 +Amendement 356
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 6
-Hella Ranner +Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
|- |width="50%"| - +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |width="50%"| -This decision shall be without prejudice to existing EU law and to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy, and to the right of Member States to organize and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of sufficient spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 161 == +=== Amendment 357 ++ === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 161 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 357
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
-Giles Chichester +Catherine Trautmann
- +++ |- |width="50%"| |width="50%"| -This Decision is without prejudice to existing EU law and to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, and in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy and to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence. +6a. Member-States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall examine the possibility to spread the availability and use of picocells and femtocells. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 162 == +=== Amendment 358 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 162 +Amendement 358
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +Article 7 – paragraph 2
-Catherine Trautmann +Ioan Enciu
|- |width="50%"| - +2. In cooperation with the Member States, the Commission shall conduct studies and examine the possibility to design authorisation schemes which would contribute to a low-carbon policy, by saving energy in the use of spectrum as well as by making spectrum available for wireless technologies with a potential for improving energy saving, including smart energy grids and smart metering systems. |width="50%"| -This Decision covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as but not limited to electronic communications, research and development, transport, energy and audiovisual. +2. In cooperation with the Member States, the Commission shall conduct studies and examine the possibility to design authorisation schemes which would contribute to a low-carbon policy, by saving energy in the use of spectrum as well as by making spectrum available for wireless technologies with a potential for improving energy savings and efficiency, including smart energy grids and smart metering systems. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 163 == +=== Amendment 359 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 163 +Amendement 359
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) +Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Catherine Trautmann
|- |width="50%"| |width="50%"| -This Decision covers the internal market in all Union policy areas involving the use of spectrum such as electronic communications, research and development, transport, energy and audio-visual. +2a. In cooperation with the Member-States, the Commission shall extend such studies mentioned in paragraph 2 to enhance the efficiency of other distribution networks such as water supply networks. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 164 == +=== Amendment 360 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 164 +Amendement 360
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new) +Article 7 – paragraph 3
-Catherine Trautmann +Gunnar Hökmark
|- |width="50%"| - +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |width="50%"| -This Decision is in accordance with existing EU law, in particular Directives 2002/20/EC and 2002/21/EC, as well as Decision No 676/2002/EC and Directive 1999/5/EC, and also with measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law and respecting relevant international agreements, including the ITU Radio Regulations. +3. The Commission shall study the demand for PPRD (Public Protection & Disaster Relief )spectrum, the possibilities to share spectrum with military use and to use commercial networks for PPDR to ensure that sufficient capacity is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 165 == + +== Amendments 361 – 370 == +=== Amendment 361 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 165 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 361
-Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new) +Article 7 – paragraph 3
-Catherine Trautmann +Petra Kammerevert
- +- |- |width="50%"| - +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |width="50%"| -This Decision is without prejudice to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audiovisual policy. +3. In cooperation with the Commission, Member States shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. The spectrum used for radio broadcasting shall not be affected. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 166 == +=== Amendment 362 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 166 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 362
-Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part +Article 7 – paragraph 3
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Hella Ranner
- +- |- |width="50%"| -Member States shall cooperate with each other and with the Commission in a transparent manner, in order to ensure the consistent application of the following general regulatory principles across the Union: +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |width="50%"| -1. Member States shall cooperate with each other and with the Commission in a transparent manner, in order to ensure the consistent application of the following general regulatory principles across the Union: +3. In cooperation with the Commission, Member States shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. The spectrum used for radio broadcasting shall not be affected. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 167 == +=== Amendment 363 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 167 +Amendement 363
-Article 2 – point a +Article 7 – paragraph 3
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Catherine Trautmann
|- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |width="50%"| -deleted +3. The Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions and in harmonised bands to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 168 - == +=== Amendment 364 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 168 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 364
-Article 2 – point a +Article 7 – paragraph 3
-Paul Rübig +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall
-- + |- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies. Therefore the principles of flexibility and use of spectrum that is market oriented and effective, as a result of ensuring fair competition by involving existing business models on national level are of utmost importance; +3. The Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 169 == +=== Amendment 365 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 169 +Amendement 365
-Article 2 – point a +Article 7 – paragraph 3
-Petra Kammerevert +Philippe Lamberts
|- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |width="50%"| -(a) (a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, whilst taking account of the social, cultural and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +3. The Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 170 -- == +=== Amendment 366 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: red;" | -Amendement 170 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 366
-Article 2 – point a +Article 7 – paragraph 3
-András Gyürk +Paul Rübig, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hella Ranner
--- + |- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +3. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies in such a way that the interference-free operation of existing electronic communication networks are guaranteed; +3. The Commission shall ensure that sufficient spectrum is made available under harmonised conditions to support the development of safety services and the free circulation of related devices as well as the development of innovative interoperable solutions for public safety and protection, civil protection and disaster relief. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 171 == +=== Amendment 367 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 171 +Amendement 367
-Article 2 – point a +Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
-Patrizia Toia +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska
|- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; + |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum; +4a. Member States and the Commission shall ensure spectrum availability for RFID and other Internet of Things (IOT) wireless communication technologies and shall work towards standardisation of spectrum allocation for IOT communication across Member States. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 172 == +=== Amendment 368 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 172 +Amendement 368
-Article 2 – point a +Article 7 - paragraph 4 a (new)
-Giles Chichester +Vladimir Urutchev
|- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; + |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum; +4a. Measures affecting radio frequency bands used by a Member State exclusively and directly for its public security and defence purposes. + +Where a particular measure will affect radio frequency bands used by a Member State exclusively and directly for its public security and defence purposes and where the release of those frequency bands would represent an excessive burden, the Member State may continue to use those bands for public security and defence purposes until the systems existing in that band at the date of the notification of the harmonization measure are phased out. That Member State shall duly notify the Commission of its decision. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 173 == +=== Amendment 369 + === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 173 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 369
-Article 2 – point a +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall, Philippe Lamberts
- ++ |- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, at the same time taking account of spectrum’s great social, cultural and economic value; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all necessary information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use. The provided information shall be sufficiently detailed to allow for the inventory to assess the efficiency of the spectrum use as well as identify possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. If necessary the Member States shall supply information on a licence-specific basis both including commercial and public sector users without prejudice to the withholding of business sensitive and confidential information. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 174 == +=== Amendment 370 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 174 +Amendement 370
-Article 2 – point a +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Henri Weber +Jean-Pierre Audy
|- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, whilst taking account of its social, cultural and economic implications; +1. The Member States shall provide the Commission with all appropriate information on spectrum bands that could be subject to future reallocation, e.g., due to inefficient or no use or technological development. The resulting inventory shall help the Commission in identifying spectrum bands that could be suitable for harmonisation in order to support Union policies set out in this decision. It should also promote innovation and enhance competition in the internal market, to the benefit of both private and public users, while taking into account the potential positive and negative impact on existing users of such bands. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 175 == + +== Amendments 371 – 380 == +=== Amendment 371 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 175 +Amendement 371
-Article 2 – point a +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Hella Ranner +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros
|- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, at the same time taking account of the social, cultural and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and identify future demand for spectrum in the Union. As an initial step such inventory shall include frequencies in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 176 == +=== Amendment 372 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 176 +Amendement 372
-Article 2 – point a +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul +Giles Chichester
|- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; at the same time taking account of the social, educational, cultural and economic value of spectrum as a whole; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of the entire existing radio spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 177 + == +=== Amendment 373 ++ === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | -Amendement 177 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 373
-Article 2 – point a +Article 8 – paragraph 1
Catherine Trautmann
-+ +++ |- |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum, also reflecting its important social, cultural and economic value; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of geo-localised existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 178 == +=== Amendment 374 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 178 +Amendement 374
-Article 2 – point a a (new) +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Jens Rohde +Philippe Lamberts
|- |width="50%"| - +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(aa) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the consumer demand for use of frequencies, respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 6 GHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 179 == +=== Amendment 375 + === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 179 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 375
-Article 2 – point b +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Catherine Trautmann +Henri Weber
- ++ |- |width="50%"| -(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -deleted +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 6 GHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 180 == +=== Amendment 376 + === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 180 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 376
-Article 2 – point b +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Pilar del Castillo Vera
- ++ |- |width="50%"| -(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -deleted +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 6 GHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 181 - == +=== Amendment 377 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 181 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 377
-Article 2 – point b +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros +Maria Da Graça Carvalho
-- + |- |width="50%"| -(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(b) applying technology and service neutrality for the harmonised use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use and facilitate increased mobile data traffic and broadband services, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation, taking account of the need to avoid harmful interference and ensure technical quality of service; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 5 GHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 182 - == +=== Amendment 378 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | -Amendement 182 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 378
-Article 2 – point b +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Robert Goebbels, Catherine Trautmann +Amalia Sartori, Lara Comi, Tiziano Motti
-- + |- |width="50%"| -(b) applying technology and service neutrality in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(b) applying technology and service neutrality for the harmonised use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), and where possible for other sectors and applications, in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use and facilitate increased mobile data traffic and broadband services, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation, taking account of the need to avoid harmful interference and ensure technical quality of service; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 5 GHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 183 == +=== Amendment 379 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 183 +Amendement 379
-Article 2 – point c +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Matthias Groote +Paul Rübig
|- |width="50%"| -(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(c) applying in a non-discriminatory manner the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 5 GHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 184 == +=== Amendment 380 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 184 +Amendement 380
-Article 2 – point c +Article 8 – paragraph 1
-Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Patrizia Toia, Mario Pirillo, Niki Tzavela, Francesco De Angelis
|- |width="50%"| -(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. |width="50%"| -(c) applying the most appropriate, transparent and flexible authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise accessibility, flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 5 GHz. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 185 == + +== Amendments 381 – 390 == +=== Amendment 381 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 185 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 381
-Article 2 – point c +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Jean-Pierre Audy
- +- |- |width="50%"| -(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(c) applying the most appropriate, non-discriminatory and least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +deleted |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 186 == +=== Amendment 382 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 186 +Amendement 382
-Article 2 – point c +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Philippe Lamberts +Sabine Verheyen, Herbert Reul
|- |width="50%"| -(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(c) applying the most appropriate, non-discriminatory and least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall also ensure that, where spectrum use is not optimal, the necessary measures are taken in order to maximise efficiency. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 187 == +=== Amendment 383 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 187 +Amendement 383
-Article 2 – point c +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +Catherine Trautmann
|- |width="50%"| -(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(c) applying the most appropriate, least onerous and non-discriminatory authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on transparent, clear and jointly defined assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 188 == +=== Amendment 384 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 188 +Amendement 384
-Article 2 – point c +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Patrizia Toia
|- |width="50%"| -(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(c) applying the most appropriate authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on clearly defined and transparent assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 189 == +=== Amendment 385 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 189 +Amendement 385
-Article 2 – point c +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Silvana Koch-Mehrin +Pilar del Castillo Vera
|- |width="50%"| -(c) applying the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(c) applying the least onerous non-discriminatory authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage; +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on clearly defined and transparent assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 190 == +=== Amendment 386 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 190 +Amendement 386
-Article 2 – point d +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Petra Kammerevert +Giles Chichester
|- |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition, so as to foster cultural diversity and media pluralism in accordance with Directive 2002/21/EC as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC, as well as social and territorial cohesion. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on clearly defined and transparent assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 191 == +=== Amendment 387 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 191 +Amendement 387
-Article 2 – point d +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Philippe Lamberts +Henri Weber
|- |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, a level playing field and by promoting the emergence of new pan-European operators. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow, on the basis of clearly defined and transparent criteria and methodologies, the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 192 == +=== Amendment 388 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 192 +Amendement 388
-Article 2 – point d +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Giles Chichester +Gaston Franco
|- |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, a level playing field and by promoting the emergence of new pan-European operators. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, on the basis of clearly defined and transparent criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 193 == +=== Amendment 389 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 193 +Amendement 389
-Article 2 – point d +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Gunnar Hökmark +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros
|- |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, a level playing field and by promoting the emergence of pan-European services. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs, including long-term needs, for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 194 == +=== Amendment 390 + === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 194 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | +Amendement 390
-Article 2 – point d +Article 8 – paragraph 2
-Lambert van Nistelrooij, Hermann Winkler, Paul Rübig +Philippe Lamberts
- ++ |- |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services by ensuring effective competition, and a level playing field. +2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’, communities’, businesses’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 195 == + +== Amendments 391 – 400 == +=== Amendment 391 - === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 195 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: IndianRed;" | +Amendement 391
-Article 2 – point d +Article 8 – paragraph 3
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Jean-Pierre Audy
- +- |- |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +3. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall review the various types of spectrum usage by both private and public users, and help identify spectrum bands that could be assigned or re-allocated in order to increase their efficient use, promote innovation and enhance competition in the internal market, to the benefit of both private and public users, while taking into account the potential positive and negative impact on existing users of such bands. |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the development and functioning of the internal digital market, in particular by ensuring effective competition and a pan-European level playing field. +deleted |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 196 == +=== Amendment 392 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 196 +Amendement 392
-Article 2 – point d +Article 8 – paragraph 3
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Jan Březina, Alajos Mészáros
|- |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +3. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall review the various types of spectrum usage by both private and public users, and help identify spectrum bands that could be assigned or re-allocated in order to increase their efficient use, promote innovation and enhance competition in the internal market, to the benefit of both private and public users, while taking into account the potential positive and negative impact on existing users of such bands. |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the development of the internal market and digital services, in particular by ensuring effective competition. +3. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall review the various types of spectrum usage by public users, and help identify spectrum bands that could be assigned or re-allocated in order to increase their efficient use, promote innovation and enhance competition in the internal market, to the benefit of both private and public users, while taking into account the potential positive and negative impact on existing users of such bands, including impacts beyond the borders of the European Union. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 197 == +=== Amendment 393 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 197 +Amendement 393
-Article 2 – point d +Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Catherine Trautmann +Lena Kolarska-Bobińska
|- |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. + |width="50%"| -(d) promoting the functioning of the internal market, in particular by fostering effective competition. +3a. Where possible, the Commission shall also include in the inventory referred to in paragraph (1), information on spectrum use by third countries neighbouring a Member State that could have a direct or indirect effect on spectrum use within the Union. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 198 == +=== Amendment 394 ++ === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 198 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 394
-Article 2 – point d +Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Philippe Lamberts
- +++ |- |width="50%"| -(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition. + |width="50%"| -(d) promoting the functioning of the internal market, in particular by fostering effective competition. +3a. The Commission shall explore the potential of mesh network technologies for enhancing the efficient use of spectrum through pilot applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 199 == +=== Amendment 395 ++ === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 199 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: green;" | +Amendement 395
-Article 2 – point d a (new) +Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
-Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall +Catherine Trautmann
- +++ |- |width="50%"| |width="50%"| -(da) guaranteeing the efficient use of spectrum by including in access rights the obligation to choose the most efficient and most appropriate compression, transmission and deployment technology while respecting the principle of service and technology neutrality; +3a. The Commission shall explore the potential of wireless mesh network (WMN) technologies through pilot applications. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 200 == +=== Amendment 396 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 200 +Amendement 396
-Article 2 – point d a (new) +Article 9 – paragraph 1
-Silvia-Adriana Ţicău +Giles Chichester
|- |width="50%"| - +1. The Union shall participate in international negotiations relating to spectrum matters to defend its interests, acting in accordance with Union law concerning, among other things, the principles of internal and external competences of the Union. |width="50%"| -(da) avoiding harmful forms of interference or disruptions; +deleted |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 201 == +=== Amendment 397 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 201 +Amendement 397
-Article 2 – point d a (new) +Article 9 – paragraph 1
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Gaston Franco
|- |width="50%"| - +1. The Union shall participate in international negotiations relating to spectrum matters to defend its interests, acting in accordance with Union law concerning, among other things, the principles of internal and external competences of the Union. |width="50%"| -(da) promoting innovation; +deleted |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 202 == +=== Amendment 398 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 202 +Amendement 398
-Article 2 – point d a (new) +Article 9 – paragraph 1
-Catherine Trautmann +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall
|- |width="50%"| - +1. The Union shall participate in international negotiations relating to spectrum matters to defend its interests, acting in accordance with Union law concerning, among other things, the principles of internal and external competences of the Union. |width="50%"| -(da) promoting innovation; +1. The Union shall participate in international negotiations relating to spectrum matters to defend its interests and to ensure the Union has a joint position, acting in accordance with Union law concerning, among other things, the principles of internal and external competences of the Union. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 203 == +=== Amendment 399 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 203 +Amendement 399
-Article 2 – point d b (new) +Article 9 – paragraph 3
-Catherine Trautmann +Ioan Enciu
|- |width="50%"| - +3. Member States shall ensure that international regulations allow the full use of frequency bands for the purposes for which they are designated under Union law, and that a sufficient amount of appropriately protected spectrum is available for Union sectoral policies. |width="50%"| -(db) in defining the technical conditions of the use of spectrum, take full account of the relevant EU law on human health regarding electromagnetic field emissions; +3. Member States shall ensure that international regulations allow the full use of frequency bands for the purposes for which they are designated under Union law, and that a sufficient amount of appropriately protected spectrum is available for the implementation of Union sectoral policies. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 204 == +=== Amendment 400 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | -Amendement 204 +Amendement 400
-Article 2 – point d b (new) +Article 9 – paragraph 4
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Jens Rohde, Fiona Hall
|- |width="50%"| - +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. |width="50%"| -(db) in defining the technical conditions of the use of spectrum, take full account of the relevant EU law on human health of electromagnetic field emissions. +4. In order to resolve spectrum coordination issues that would otherwise prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management, the Union shall provide political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 205 + == + +== Amendments 401 – 402 == +=== Amendment 401 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | -Amendement 205 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 401
-Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) +Article 9 – paragraph 4
-Jean-Pierre Audy +Silvia-Adriana Ţicău
-+ + |- |width="50%"| - +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. |width="50%"| -For electronic communications the following specific principles apply: - -(a) applying technology and service neutrality in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and where possible the transfer or lease of individual rights to use radio frequencies in accordance with Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; - -(b) promoting in accordance with Article 9 and 8a of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and with the Decision 676/2002/EC (Radio Spectrum Decision) the harmonisation of use of radio frequencies across the Community, consistent with the need to ensure effective and efficient use; - -c) maintaining and developing effective competition by preventing through ex ante or ex post measures, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition. +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to eliminate harmful interferences and disturbances and resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -== Amendement 206 + == +=== Amendment 402 === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- -! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen;" | -Amendement 206 +! colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgrey;" | +Amendement 402
-Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) +Article 9 – paragraph 4
-Catherine Trautmann +Jean-Pierre Audy
-+ + |- |width="50%"| - +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral negotiations with non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. |width="50%"| -For electronic communications the following specific principles apply: - -(a) applying technology and service neutrality in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and where possible the transfer or lease of individual rights to use radio frequencies in accordance with Article 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC in the use of spectrum for electronic communications networks and services in such a way as to promote efficiency of spectrum use, in particular by fostering flexibility, and to promote innovation; - -(b) promoting in accordance with Article 9 and 8a of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and with the Decision 676/2002/EC (Radio Spectrum Decision) the harmonisation of use of radio frequencies across the Community, consistent with the need to ensure effective and efficient use; - -c) maintaining and developing effective competition by preventing through ex ante or ex post measures, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition. +4. The Union shall provide, upon request, political and technical support to Member States in their bilateral and multilateral negotiations with third countries, in particular non-Union neighbouring countries including candidate and acceding countries, to resolve spectrum coordination issues that prevent Member States from implementing their obligations under Union law regarding spectrum policy and management. The Union shall also support efforts by third countries to implement spectrum management that is compatible with that of the Union, so as to safeguard Union spectrum policy objectives. |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} + diff --git a/template.erb b/template.erb index c77d175..ad073ea 100644 --- a/template.erb +++ b/template.erb @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -== Amendement <%= num %><%= " " + note if note %> == +=== Amendment <%= num %><%= " " + note if note %> === {| border="1" style="border-spacing:0;" cellpadding="3" |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: <%= color %>;" | @@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ Amendement <%= num %> <%= amendement_rows.join("\n\n") %> |- | colspan="2" | - +Comments: |} -- GitLab