Activities of Catherine TRAUTMANN related to 2013/2080(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Electronic communications - Recent proposals to complete the digital single market (debate)
Electronic communications - Recent proposals to complete the digital single market (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on Implementation report on the regulatory framework for electronic communications PDF (215 KB) DOC (111 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the recent work done by BEREC on net neutrality,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the aims of the framework are to promote a sectoraln ecosystem of competition and investment, benefiting consumers and users, while consolidating the internal market in communications that contributes to the development of the internal market in communications to the benefit of consumers and enterprises – and in particular European enterprises – in that sector;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the rollout of high-speed broadband internet access has been gradual, as 54% of European households have access to speeds of over 30 Mbps but European consumers have been slow to adopt this type of access (only 4.2% of households); whereas the rollout of ultrafast internet access is(over 100 Mbps) has been slow, representing only 3.4 % of all fixed lines, and user demand appears weak, with only about 2 % of households subscribing to such lines1;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas transparency in network traffic management is insufficient in itself to ensure net neutrality;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point i
Paragraph 4 – point i
(i) the overdue review of the universal service obligation, taking into account theincluding the obligation to offer broadband internet access at a fair price in response to the urgent need to reduce the digital divide, and to respond toin doing so to mitigate the constraints imposed by the state aid guidelines;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point vi a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point vi a (new)
(via) the response to functional separation, which should continue to be a last resort in the armoury of the NRAs and which must form part of a strategy that does not undermine enterprises by inducing their fragmentation, as they are also subject to competition from outside the EU that is being exacerbated by buyouts and merger-takeovers;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point vii
Paragraph 4 – point vii
(vii) the impact of services substitutable to those provided by traditional providers but not necessarily covered by the framework: some clarifications regarding the reach of the framework’s technological neutrality would be needed, as would clarifications on the dichotomy between services in the ‘information society’ bracket and those in the ‘electronic communications’ bracket;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point ix
Paragraph 4 – point ix
(ix) the lifting of regulation in case of a satisfactory market analysis and continuwhere a market analysis has shown the market concerned to be truly competitive and that the ways and means exist for extended monitoring obligations;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiii
Paragraph 4 – point xiii
(xiii) pan-European services and operators, taking into account the (unused) provision of Art 15(4) FD allowing the Commission to identify transnational markets; more attention could be awarded, in this respect, to ‘business-to-business’ electronic communications;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiv
Paragraph 4 – point xiv
(xiv) BEREC and its functioning as well as the extension of the scope of its competences;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xv
Paragraph 4 – point xv
(xv) freedom of access to content for all, following Art 1(3a) FD and net neutrality, building on Art 8(4)(g) FD;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
(ia) ensuring that consumers have access to comprehensive and comprehensible information on internet connection speeds to enable them to compare the services offered by different operators;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that in orderthe framework must serve to maintain a consistent frameworkcy and provide regulatory certainty, issues such as a Union passport or one-stop shop for providers, so as to ensure fair and balanced competition in which European players stand every chance; all the provisions proposed by the Commission, such as the single European authorisation, consumer matters and technical arrangements for spectrum auctions, and consumer issues should all must be addrssessed in a comprehensive review of the framework as set out herein, and not piecemealthe light of that objective; the procedure for the review of the framework as called for herein must be a step forward for the EU’s digital economy and hence be addressed in the form of a cohesive and planned approach and not simply through a string of measures;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to initiatelaunch the next review of the entirwhole framework at the very start of the next parliamentary term, in order to allow a proper debate during the next parliamentaryat term;