18 Amendments of José BLANCO LÓPEZ related to 2016/0287(COD)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Amongst measures to support the vision of European connectivity, it promotes the deployment of local wireless access points through simplified planning procedures and reduced regulatory obstacles. Such access points, including those ancillary to the provision of other public services or non-commercial in character, can make an important contribution to the improvement of current and the deployment of future generations of wireless communications networks by facilitating more granular coverage in line with evolving needs. Those access points can be integrated into a European network with a single authentication system in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council14a.. _________________ 14a.Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) To guarantee the success of the initiative and to give prominence to Union action in this area, the Commission must ensure that the entities that are pursuing projects through this initiative provide end users with as much information as possible on the availability of the services and make prominent the fact that the EU has granted financing.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Considering its specific purpose and targeted nature toward local needs, especially less developed areas with a greater need for connectivity, the intervention should be identified as a distinct project of common interest in the telecommunications sector within the meaning of Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Amongst measures to support the vision of European connectivity, it promotes the deployment of local wireless access points through simplified planning procedures and reduced regulatory obstacles. Such access points, including those ancillary to the provision of other public services or non-commercial in character, can make an important contribution to the improvement of current and the deployment of future generations of wireless communications networks by facilitating more granular coverage in line with evolving needs. These access points can be integrated into a European network with a single authentication system in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and the European Council of 27 April 2016.
Amendment 35 #
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, 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 funding. In that connection, it is essential to guarantee synergies with other national or Union funds, and in particular with the European Regional Development Fund, with a view to achieving the maximum impact as regards both public access and social and territorial cohesion, and thereby helping to overcome the digital divide in less developed regions.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(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, as defined in the Commission Communication of 14 September 2016 entitled ‘Connectivity for a Digital Single Market - towards a European Gigabit Society’, which sets a target for 2025 of ensuring that all European households have an internet connection speed of at least 100 Mbps, financial assistance should seek to attain a geographically balanced distribution.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Furthermore, beneficiary entities should be required to provide a free WiFi connection for not less than three years.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Similarly, given the non- commercial nature of the intervention, the Commission and the Member States must make sure that the infrastructure developed is not used commercially once the funding period has come to an end.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) To guarantee the success of the initiative and to give prominence to Union action in this area, the Commission must ensure that the entities that are pursuing projects through this initiative provide end users with as much information as possible on the availability of the services and make prominent the fact that the EU has granted financing.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) support the provision of free local wireless connectivity in local communities and guarantee a minimum connection speed of 100 Mbps, or, failing that, the maximum connection speed available on the market.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Considering its specific purpose and targeted nature toward local needs, especially less developed areas with a greater need for connectivity, the intervention should be identified as a distinct project of common interest in the telecommunications sector within the meaning of Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014.
Amendment 69 #
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, 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 funding. In that connection, it is essential to guarantee synergies with other national or Union funds, and in particular with the European Regional development Fund, with a view to achieving the maximum impact, as regards both public access and social and territorial cohesion, and thereby helping to overcome the digital divide in less developed regions.
Amendment 70 #
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 5
Annex – section 4 – paragraph 5
The available budget shall be allocated in a geographically balanced manner in the Member States to projects meeting the above conditions in view of the proposals received, and, in principle, on a 'first come, first served' basis guaranteeing that less developed and transition regions will be integrated, as that will, in turn, improve social and territorial cohesion in the Union and help to address the digital divide.
Amendment 82 #
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, as defined in the Commission Communication entitled ‘Connectivity for a Digital Single Market - towards a European Gigabit Society’, which sets a target for 2025 of ensuring that all European households have an internet connection speed of at least 100 Mbps, financial assistance should seek to attain a geographically balanced distribution.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Furthermore, beneficiary entities should be required to provide a free WiFi connection for not less than three years.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Similarly, given the non- commercial nature of the intervention, the Commission and the Member States must make sure that the infrastructure developed is not used commercially once the funding period has come to an end.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) support the provision of free local wireless connectivity in local communities and guarantee a minimum connection speed of 100 Mbps, or, failing that, the maximum connection speed available on the market.
Amendment 117 #
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 5
Annex – section 4 – paragraph 5
The available budget shall be allocated in a geographically balanced manner in the Member States to projects meeting the above conditions in view of the proposals received and, in principle, on a 'first come, first served' basis.' which guarantee that less developed and transition regions will be integrated, as that will, in turn, improve social and territorial cohesion in the Union and help to address the digital divide.