Activities of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2010/2304(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European Broadband: investing in digitally driven growth
Amendments (4)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that cable connections should, without exception, be the priority solution for all new telecommunications networks, and that existing WiFi, WiMAX and LTE (long-term evolution) hotspots should be replaced with broadband cable connections wherever possible;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that local people should be consulted on the installation of all new WiFi, WiMAX and LTE networks and that wireless-free zones should be maintained around sites used by sensitive population groups, such as schools and hospitals;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that European law on aid, as it currently stands, frequently leads in practice to legal uncertainty, hampering planned investment; calls, therefore, on the Commission to examine to what extent the rules could be simplified and made more investment-friendly; calls on the Commission and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), in consultation with public authorities, to facilitate public-private partnerships and employ other European sources of financing, not least ERDF, EIB, and EBRD funds;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the definition of basic provision will have to be adjusted in future in line with changed requirements; calls, therefore, on the Commission, in view of the likely failure of the market to supply rural areas with NGA networks, to incorporate new organisational models, including citizens’ networks and publicly run networks or those acquired using public funds, for the provision and financing of high-speed and ultra-high- speed networks, as an option into the broadband guidelines in order to ensure that urban and rural areas will be treated equally and coverage can extend to thinly populated areas and to guarantee the same standards as regards quality, access, and pricing;