4 Amendments of Matt CARTHY related to 2016/0287(COD)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Due to the limited reach of any single local wireless access point and the small value of individual projects covered,, it is not expected that access points benefitting from financial assistance under this Regulation are not expected to challenge commercial offers. In order to further ensure that such financial assistance does not unduly distort competition, crowd out private investments or create disincentives for private operators to invest, the intervention should be limited to projects that do not duplicate already existing private or public offers of similar characteristics in the same area. This should not exclude additional support to deployments under this initiative from public or private sources of fundingwill challenge commercial offers.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
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 geographicregionally balanced distribution.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) In recognition of the fact that rural areas experience lower levels of internet connectivity in comparison to urban areas, priority should be given to projects in peripheral and rural areas.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11 b) The need for internet connectivity in peripheral regions is a crucial factor for attracting tourism into rural areas. In acknowledgement of the fact that rural areas depend on internet connectivity to sustain their tourism businesses and to promote themselves, it is necessary to establish a basis on which projects from peripheral regions can be prioritised.