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8 Amendments of Isabella DE MONTE related to 2016/0287(COD)

Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Following the Communication setting out a European vision of Internet connectivity for the Digital Single Market and in order to promote digital inclusion, the Union should support the provision of free local wireless connectivity free of charge and free from restrictions in the centres of local public life, including outdoor spaces accessible to the general public, through targeted support. Such support is so far not covered by Regulations (EU) No 1316/201315 and (EU) No 283/201416 . _________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1316/20136 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010, OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2015, OJ L 169, 1.7.2015, p. 1. 16 Regulation (EU) No 283/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 on guidelines for trans- European networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC, OJ L 86, 21.3.2014, p. 14.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Following the Communication setting out a European vision of Internet connectivity for the Digital Single Market and in order to promote digital inclusion, the Union should support the provision of free local wireless connectivity in the centres of local public life, not least in remote areas, including outdoor spaces accessible to the general public, through targeted support. Such support is so far not covered by Regulations (EU) No 1316/201315 and (EU) No 283/201416 . _________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1316/20136 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010, OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2015, OJ L 169, 1.7.2015, p. 1. 16 Regulation (EU) No 283/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 on guidelines for trans- European networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC, OJ L 86, 21.3.2014, p. 14.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Support of this kind should encourage entities with a public mission such as public authorities and providers of public services to offer free local wireless connectivity as an ancillary service to their public mission so as to ensure that local communities can experience the benefits of very high-speed broadband in the centres of public life, not least in remote areas. Such entities could include municipalities and other local public authorities, libraries and hospitals, hospitals, tourist sites and transport services, including within the ambit of cross-border cooperation.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Support of this kind should encourage entities with a public mission such as public authorities and providers of public services to offer free local wireless connectivity free of charge and free from restrictions as an ancillary service to their public mission so as to ensure that local communities can experience the benefits of very high-speed broadband in the centres of public life. Such entities could include municipalities and other local public authorities, libraries and hospitals.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Local wireless connectivity should only qualify as freebe considered to be free of charge and free from restrictions where it is provided without corresponding remuneration, whether by direct payment or other types of consideration, including, but not limited to, advertising and the provision of personal data.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Given Internet connectivity needs within the Union and the urgency of promoting access networks that can deliver, throughout the EU, an Internet experience of high quality based on very high-speed broadband services, financial assistance should seek to attain a geographically balanced distribution, including in remote and cross-border areas, which often suffer from a lack of private network coverage.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Given Internet connectivity needs within the Union and the urgency of promoting access networks that can deliver, throughout the EU, an Internet experience of high quality based on very high-speed broadband services, financial assistance should seek to attain a geographically balanced distribution, promoting the principle of universal access for citizens to the benefits of the information society.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) actions in the field of providing free local wireless connectivity free of charge and free from restrictions in local communities shall be financed through grants or forms of financial assistance other than financial instruments.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN