7 Amendments of Andor DELI related to 2016/2305(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the Commission Communication "5G for Europe: An Action Plan", which aims at boosting Europe's digital economy and competitiveness towards the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses concern that the EU is lagging behind North America and parts of the Asia-Pacific region when it comes to 4G access and projections for 5G uptake, as these would constitute important elements of investment into crucial, future-oriented infrastructure; welcomes therefore the recently reached political agreement on the use of the 700 MHz brand for mobile broadband which will provide a good regulatory basis for the development of mobile broadband and 5G services;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that the digital divide between certain regions, particularly between rural and urban areas, is still on high level; underlines that the 5G and high-capacity broadband could reduce the digital gap and ensure that European citizens in rural and remote regions have access to the digital services under the same conditions as in urban areas, thus fostering further territorial and social cohesion in the EU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States, regional and local authorities and other partners are able to engage with the complex range of grants, financial instruments and public-private partnerships that are available for connectivity projects; acknowledges the establishment of the Broadband Fund but urges the EIB and the Commission to focus efforts on improving existing programmes that support the IT sector, such as Horizon 2020, rather than creating new ones;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the ambitious goals published by the Commission in September 2016 will not be achieved without empowering Member States, national regulatory authorities, regional and local governments; is deeply concernedcalls on the Commission to take into account the specific geographical, social and economic circumstances of all regions during the creation of new regulatory framework and its implementation in order to achieve comprehensive 5G deployment and maximize its economic impact across all Member States ; points out that the opinion of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) on the new electronic communications framework highlights the potentialssibility for increased EU-level interference, additional bureaucracy and an undermining of its independence;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that there is a need for country-specific, tailor-made strategic plans; calls therefore on the Member States to revise their National Broadband Plans and develop national 5G deployment roadmaps as a part of NBPs in accordance with the common objectives, as well as taking into account the regional development dimension;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the certainty that 25- year licences for radio spectrum will bring to investors; calls on the Commission to review its approach to harmonisation given that one third of the spectrum that can be used for wireless mobile broadband remains unassigned; believes that there is little evidence to justify further centralisation of spectrum policy, for example through implementing actsin order to avoid fragmentation and promote cross-border usage encourages the Commission to seek international cooperation with the aim to achieve harmonized global standards for 5G.