9 Amendments of Bronis ROPĖ related to 2016/2305(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses deep concern that the EU is lagging behind North America and parts of the Asia-Pacific region when it comes to 4G access, andverage data connection speed connection as well as projections for 5G uptake;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the considerable amount of investment needed to secure a gigabit society and the challenges this poses for investors, operators and service providers; points out that in the next decade an additional EUR 155 billion is required to deliver gigabit connectivity for the Digital Single Market; acknowledges the critical importance of further investment to lower unit prices for consumers and increase the quality and coverage area of the services;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring the provision of and universal access to connectivity for economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Considers that gigabit connectivity plays a key role for the sustainable development, in particular in regions lagging behind, remote areas and sparsely populated regions, including for facilitation of public services and business opportunities;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Recalls that investment in ICT, in particular in enhancing access to, and use and quality of ICT, under the ERDF is an important priority and can be considered in order to comply with thematic concentration requirements; Calls on the Member States to make use of available investment opportunities and to strike for increasing efforts to achieve full territorial coverage of latest network standards;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States, regional and local authorities and other partners are able to engage with the complex range of grants, 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 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the ambitious goals published by the Commission in September 2016 will not be achieved without empowering Member States, national regulatory authorities, regional and local authorities and governments; is deeply concerned that the opinion of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) on the new electronic communications framework highlights the potential for increased EU- level interference, additional bureaucracy and an undermining of its independence;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomAcknowledges the certainty that 25- year licences for radio spectrum will bring to investormay foster investments, however is deeply concerned that in the long run such provision may hinder competition among service providers and would not foster further increase in quality of services; calls on the Commission to review its approach to harmonisation given that one third of the spectrum that can be used for wireless mobile broadband remains unassigned; believes that there is little evidence to justify further centralisation of spectrum policy, for example through implementing acts.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission and the Council to fully exploit the potential that the development of 5G technologies, information society, ICT and the internet have to promote women's empowerment, women's rights and freedoms and gender equality, irrespective of age, disability, genetic features, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, social or ethnic origin, religion or belief or economic status;