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2 Amendments of Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ related to 2016/2305(INI)

Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the aim of making it possible for all the main socio-economic drivers such as schools, public service providers and digitally intensive businesses to be linked to high- performance telecommunications infrastructure by 2025 and considers that almost universal availability of high- performance internet access services at gigabit level is essential in order to prevent a growing digital divide between urban and rural areas and to promote social, economic and territorial cohesion in its digital dimension;
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that basic broadband access as a universal service, and access to functioning internet services at affordable prices, which facilitate unlimited participation in the digital society and economy, should be regarded as a fundamental right of EU citizens, and considers guaranteeing basic broadband access to be an objective of general interest;
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI