4 Amendments of Deirdre CLUNE related to 2016/0287(COD)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) EU policies that seek to promote internet infrastructure and the efficient use of the wireless spectrum and seek to increase the connectivity of European citizens by allowing for easier access to the internet should promote the concept of the 'internet of things' (IoT), having particular regard for it´s potential for growth innovation, improved applications and services related to public transport systems.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Support of this kind should encourage entities with a public mission such as public authorities and, especially, local and regional 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. Such entities could include municipalities and other local public authorities, libraries and hospitalproviders of public transport and public transport infrastructure, such as stations or terminals, libraries, universities, schools, hospitals and healthcare centers.
Amendment 42 #
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 geographically balanced distribution. In doing so, particular attention should be paid to the special characteristics and constraints of rural and isolated regions.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Annex - Section 4 - paragraph 1
Annex - Section 4 - paragraph 1
Actions aiming at the provision of free local wireless connectivity in the centres of local public life, including outdoor spaces accessible to the general public that play a major role in the local public transport systems and the wider public life of local communities, shall be eligible for financial assistance.