17 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2016/2305(INI)
Amendment 3 #
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; voices its concern at the fact that, as evidenced by the data currently available, none of the 28 Member States have achieved the Digital Agenda target of 100% high- and ultra-high-speed coverage; points out that average next- generation-access coverage currently stands at below 25% in some Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Criticises the fact that free wireless provision is currently rather patchy and not properly tailored to needs; points out, in particular, that there is no overall strategy for promoting Wi-Fi access throughout the EU, including in rural and sparsely populated areas; believes that concerted efforts need to be made to establish a Digital Union in which 4G coverage is guaranteed throughout the EU, alongside the development of 5G;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees that deployment of 5G networks is a necessary condition for the development of existing and new business models in the transport sector; underlines that effective use of the potential of very high-capacity internet networks without interruption from one state to another is key to the process of digitisation of transport services, the deployment of integrated ticketing and the wide use of innovative means of transport for people and goods, such as increasingly connected and autonomous vehicles or drones;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes it important also to guarantee all EU households access to download speeds of at least 100 Mbps and the prospect of joined-up 5G provision in all urban areas and on all main roads and railway lines; points out, however, that there is no binding requirement for these objectives to be met by the Member States;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Expresses concern that the EU is lagging behind North America and parts of the Asia-Pacific region when it comes to 5G uptake; voices its concern at the fact that, as evidenced by the data currently available, none of the 28 EU Member States have achieved the Digital Agenda target of 100% high- and ultra-high-speed coverage; points out that average next- generation-access coverage currently stands at below 25% in some EU Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Criticises the fact that free wireless provision is currently rather patchy and not properly tailored to needs; points out, in particular, that there is no overall strategy for promoting wi-fi access throughout the EU, including in rural and sparsely populated areas; believes that concerted efforts need to be made to establish a Digital Union in which development of 5G is guaranteed throughout the EU, rather than continuing to invest in projects using 4G such as the Commission's Wifi4EU proposal;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that progress in the building of the European Gigabit Society can only be made with appropriate high levels of investment in network infrastructure in all the Member States; doubts whether financing models based only or primarily on investment funds will help fill existing gaps in the level of development of network infrastructure, and even out differences in the availability of high-capacity internet connections in border and outlying areas, as well as in non-urban areas; calls therefore for greater use to be made of cohesion policy funds to ensure greater uniformity in connections between EU regions; points out however that Member States are not bound by any measures on achieving connectivity and network development goals;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States, local authorities and other partners are able to engage with the complex range of grants, low-risk 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 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission to pay more attention, in the development of the European Gigabit Society, to the issues of data privacy, cybersecurity and cybercrime; notes that any progress in this area cannot be made without giving adequate priority to the security of users of digitised transport systems and at the same time drawing up rules to manage these technologies so as to prevent disputes over competitiveness on the market;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that each Member State maps its network so as to be able to identify the digital exclusion zones, with a view to ensuring blanket 4G coverage alongside the development of 5G;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to provide support for new networks and innovative services, including 5G, and to tailor spectrum management arrangements to a highly technological environment and offer efficient means of providing a high-quality service and a secure user environment;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission to consider adjusting the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, and on the basis of state-aid rules, in order to facilitate construction of high-speed internet networks;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that each Member State maps its network so as to be able to identify the digital exclusion zones, with a view to ensuring blanket 5G coverage;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recommends that the Commission should do all in its power to secure a gigabit society in the EU that is in keeping with the principle of economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the benefits of combining projects and plans to build new network infrastructure in the 5G standard with the already planned construction and modernisation of road and rail routes within the EU; agrees that such rational combining of construction works will help to save resources, make these works more tenable and speed up the building of the necessary high-speed infrastructure;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly supports efforts towards ensuring access to the 5G network in public transport facilities and vehicles, in transport hubs and on all major transport routes by 2025; notes the important role of internet technology and the so-called 'Internet of things' for the development of multimodal, user-friendly and safe infrastructure and transport services for people and goods;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends that the Commission should do all in its power to secure a gigabit society in the EU that is in keeping with the principle of economic, social and territorial cohesion;