Activities of Catherine TRAUTMANN related to 2007/0247(COD)
Plenary speeches (3)
Electronic communications networks and services (A6-0272/2009, Catherine Trautmann)
Electronic communication networks and services (debate)
Electronic communication networks and services (debate)
Reports (3)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive 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 services PDF (489 KB) DOC (427 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, Directive 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and Directive 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services PDF (1 MB) DOC (2 MB)
REPORT Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive 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 services PDF (162 KB) DOC (99 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 d (new)
Recital 3 d (new)
(3d) Investment in R&D is of vital importance for the development of next generation fibre optics networks and for achieving flexible and efficient radio access thereby favouring enhanced competition and innovative applications and services to the benefit of consumers. The challenge is to deliver the next generation of ubiquitous and converged network and service infrastructures for electronic communications, computing and media.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 e (new)
Recital 3 e (new)
(3e) Public policy should play a role in complementing the effective functioning of the electronic communications market, addressing both the supply and demand side to stimulate the virtuous circle where development of better content and services depends on infrastructure deployment and vice-versa. Public intervention should be proportionate and should neither distort competition nor inhibit private investment and should increase incentives to invest and lower entry barriers. In this respect, public authorities may support the rollout of future-proof high-capacity infrastructure. In so doing, public support should be attributed through open, transparent and competitive procedures, should not favour a priori any given technology and provide access to infrastructure on a non-discriminatory basis.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to safeguard sustainable competition and to ensure that end-users derive the maximum benefits, national regulatory authorities should apply ex- ante regulatory obligations proportionately and in line with the real and specific competitive conditions that exist in each geographical area. If a market is competitive in a given geographical area, national regulatory authorities should encourage the deployment of competing infrastructures and allow for accessing the network of the undertaking(s) with significant market power at the deepest possible level. Where a market is not effectively competitive in a given geographical area, third parties should be able to access the network of the undertaking(s) with significant market power in a way that makes the provision by them of competitive services technically and economically viable.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Without prejudice to Directive 1999/5/CE 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, it is necessary to clarify the application of certain aspects of terminal equipments concerning access for disabled end-users to ensure interoperability between terminal equipments and electronic communications networks and services.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) It is necessary to strengthen the powers of the Member States vis-à-vis holders of rights of way to ensure the entry or roll out of new network in an fair efficient and environmentally responsible way and independently of any obligation on an operator with significant market power to grant access to its electronic communications network., National regulatory authorities should be able to impose, on a case-by-case basis, the sharing of network elements and associated facilities such as ducts, masts, and antennas, the entry into buildings and a better coordination of civil works. Improving facility sharing can significantly improve competition and lower the overall financial and environmental cost of deploying electronic communications infrastructure for undertakings, notably the deployment of new fibre optic access networks. In particular, national regulatory authorities should be able to impose on the operators obligations to provide a reference offer for granting access to their ducts in a fair and non- discriminatory way.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) In order to ensure equal treatment, no spectrum users should be exemptedAny exemption, full or partial, from the obligation to pay normalthe fees or charges set for the use of the spectrum should be objective and transparent and based on the existence of other general interest obligations set out in national law.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is added: "2a. Appeal bodies shall be entitled to request the opinion of BERT before taking a decision in the course of an appeal proceeding."
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directives 2002/21/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4a (new) – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 4a (new) – point c
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall promote the harmonisation of use of radio frequencies across the Community, consistent with the need to ensure effective and efficient use thereof and in accordance with Decision No 676/2002/EC (Radio Spectrum Decision).
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Unless otherwise provided in the second subparagraph or in the measures adopted pursuant to Article 9c, Member States shall ensure that all types of electronic communications services may be provided in the radio frequency bands open toavailable for electronic communication services in accordance with their national frequency allocation tables and the ITU Radio Regulations. The Member States may, however, provide for proportionate and non-discriminatory restrictions to the types of electronic communications services to be provided.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 2
Article 9 a – paragraph 2
2. Where the right holder mentioned in paragraph 1 is a provider of radio or television broadcast content services, and the right to use radio frequencies has been granted for the fulfilment of a specific general interest objective, an application for reassessment can only be made in respect ofincluding the provision of broadcasting services, the right to use the part of the radio frequencies which is necessary for the fulfilment of suchthat objective shall remain unchanged until its expiry. The part of the radio frequencies which becomes unnecessary forose usage departs from the fulfilment of that objective as a result of application of Article 9(3) and (4) shall be subject to a new assignment procedure in conformity with Article 7(2) of shall be subject to a new assignment procedure in accordance with Article 9(3) and (4) of this Directive and Article 7(2) of Directive 2002/20/EC (the Authorisation Directive).
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 9b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that undertakings may transfer or lease to other undertakings individual rights to use radio frequencies in the bands for which this is provided in the implementing measures adopted pursuant to Article 9c without the prior consent of the national regulatory authority, provided that such transfer or lease is in accordance with national procedures and does not result in a change either in the service provided over that radio frequency band or in the obligations attached to the rights of use.
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 – point b
Article 1 – point 17 – point b
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) within twohree years ofrom a previous notification of a draftentry into force of a measure relating to that market or before the expiry of any obligation set out in that measure, whichever is later;
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 20
Article 1 – point 20
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Consistent implementation of regulatory approaches, including regulatory treatment of new services, including global telecommunications services, and the definition of sub- national markets resulting from different competitive conditions;
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 3 - point -a (new)
Article 2 – point 3 - point -a (new)
Directive 2002/19/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(-a) Point (a) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "(a) to the extent that is necessary to ensure end-to-end connectivity or fair and reasonable access to third-party services, obligations on undertakings that control access to end-users, including in justified cases the obligation to interconnect their networks or to do so in a non-discriminatory way, where this is not already the case;"
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 3 – point -a a (new)
Article 2 – point 3 – point -a a (new)
Directive 2002/19/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ba (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ba (new)
(-aa) In the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the following point is added: "(ba) ensure the efficient use of spectrum."
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Directive 2002/19/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point fa (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point fa (new)
(aa) In the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the following point is inserted: "(fa) to provide third parties with a reference offer for the granting of access to ducts;"
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) avoid a seriousthe risk of harmful interference; or
Amendment 751 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to specific criteria defined in advanceand procedures adopted by Member States to grant rights of use of radio frequencies to providers of radio or television broadcast content services with a view to pursuing general interest objectives in conformity with Community law, such rights of use shall be granted through objective, transparent, non-discriminatory and proportionate procedures, and, in the case of radio frequencies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive). The procedures shall also be [open], except in cases where the granting of individual rights of use for radio frequencies to the providers of radio or television broadcast content services can be shown to be essential to meet a particular obligation defined in advance by the Member State which is necessary to achieve a general interest objective in conformity with Community law.
Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Any individual right to use radio frequencies that is granted for ten years or more and that may not be transferred or leased between undertakings as a allowed by Article 9b of the Framework Directive shallmay, every five years and for the first time five years after its issuance, be subject to a review in the light of the criteria in paragraph 1. If the criteria to grant individual rights of use are no longer applicableindividual right does not meet any of those criteria, the individual right of use shall be changed into a general authorisation for the use of radio frequencies, subject to prior notice of not more than five years from the conclusion of the review, or shall be made freely transferable or leaseable between undertakings. In taking such a decision, due account shall be taken of the need to allow for an appropriate period for amortization of investment.
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Where it has been decided, after consultation with interested parties in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), that rights for use of numbers of exceptional economic value are to be granted through competitive or comparative selection procedures, Member States may extend the maximum period of three weeks by up to a further three weeks.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I – point 3 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – point a
Directive 2002/20/EC
Annex I – part A – point 4
Annex I – part A – point 4
4. Accessibility of numbers from the national numbering plans of Member States to end- users, numbers from ETNS and UIFN, and conditions in conformity with Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive).