Activities of Paolo BORCHIA related to 2021/0045(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (recast)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Therefore an obligation to meet reasonable requests for wholesale access to public mobile communications networks for the purpose of providing roaming services should be laid down . Such access should be in line with the needs of those seeking access. End-users of services requiring modern technologies and retail roaming services should be able to enjoy the same quality of service when roaming as domestically, if the same generation of mobile communication networks, conditions, and technologies are available on the visited network. A wholesale roaming access obligation should therefore ensure that access seekers can replicate the retail services offered domestically, unless mobile network operators requested to provide access can prove that it is technically unfeasible to do so. Access should be refused only on the basis of objective criteria, such as technical feasibility and the need to maintain network integrity. Where access is refused, the aggrieved party should be able to submit the case for dispute resolution in accordance with the procedure set out in this Regulation. In order to ensure a level playing field, wholesale access for the purpose of providing roaming services should be granted in accordance with the regulatory obligations laid down in this Regulation applicable at the wholesale level and should take into account the different cost elements necessary for the provision of such access. A consistent regulatory approach to the wholesale access for the provision of roaming services should contribute to avoiding distortions between Member States. BEREC should, in coordination with the Commission and in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders, issue guidelines for wholesale access for the purpose of providing roaming services.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Roaming customers should, to the greatest extent possible, be able to use the retail services that they subscribe to and benefit from the same level of quality of service as at home, when roaming in the Union, if the same generation of mobile communication networks, conditions, and technologies are available on the visited network. To that end, roaming providers should take the necessary measures to ensure that regulated retail roaming services are provided under the same conditions as if such services were consumed domestically. In particular, the same quality of service should be offered to customers when roaming, if technically feasible.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Mobile network operators shall meet all reasonable requests for wholesale roaming access , in particular allowing the roaming provider to replicate the retail mobile services offered domestically, when technically feasible . Within the boundaries of the roaming agreement and without to Article 5(2) the mobile network operator shall not deliberately offer degraded conditions to the roaming customers compared to the conditions offered to its domestic customers.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Wholesale roaming access shall cover access to all network elements and associated facilities, relevant services, software and information systems, necessary for the provision of regulated roaming services to customers , on any network technology and generation available .
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Roaming providers shall ensure, when technically feasible, that regulated retail roaming services are provided under the same conditions as if such services were consumed domestically, in particular in terms of quality of servicenot deliberately offer regulated retail roaming services under degraded conditions than offered domestically, if the same generation of mobile communication networks, conditions, and technologies are available on the visited network.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The average wholesale charge that the visited network operator may levy on the roaming provider for the provision of regulated data roaming services by means of that visited network shall not exceed a safeguard limit of EUR 2,050 per gigabyte of data transmitted. That maximum wholesale charge shall decrease to EUR 1,52,00 per gigabyte of data transmitted on 1 January 2025 and shall, without prejudice to Articles 21, 22 and 23 remain at EUR 1,52,00 per gigabyte of data transmitted until 30 June 2032 .