Activities of Paul RÜBIG related to 2008/2099(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Electronic communications networks and services - European Electronic Communications Market Authority - Common approach to the use of the spectrum released by the digital switchover - Electronic communications networks and services, protection of privacy and consumer protection (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the benefits of the use of radio spectrum will be maximised through coordinated action at EU level in order to ensure optimal use in terms of efficiency,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas in Europe the (re-)allocation of broadcast frequencies to digital broadcasters is currently under way in many Member States with the consequence of these frequencies being allocated and thereby locked away for many years,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the importance of the i2010 initiative as part of the renewed Lisbon Strategy, and emphasises the importance of efficient access to and use of spectrum in achieving the Lisbon goals; stresses in this context the need for access to broadband services in order to overcome the "digital divide";
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the potential benefits of a coordinated usage of spectrum in the EU in terms of economies of scale, as well as the need to make the best use of the digital dividend in order to avoid fragmentation, which leads to a sub-optimal use of this scarce resource; and that this potential benefit is especially important for mobile services;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages Member States to take into account the appropriateness of allowing unlicensed users access to the dividend, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and the not-for-profit sector, and to increase the overall efficiency of spectrum usage by focussing such unlicensed uses on the unused spectrum in the broadcast cluster ("white spaces");
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages the Member States to assess in detail the social and economic value of any spectrum freed up in the upcoming years by the switchover from analogue to digital broadcast;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. In order to achieve a more efficient use of spectrum and to facilitate the emergence of innovative and successful national, cross-border and pan-European services, supports the coordination approach of the Commission, based on three different clusters of the UHF spectrum, taking into account the potential for radio interference arising from the co-existence of different types of networks in the same band and the existing authorisations;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recognises that the increased spectrum efficiency of digital terrestrial television should allow for around 100 MHz of digital dividend to be re-allocated to mobile broadband and other services (e.g. public safety services, RFID, road safety applications etc.) whilst ensuring that broadcasting services can continue to flourish;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recognises that the minimum harmonised spectrum requirement for mobile broadband services in the UHF band is at least 72 MHz at the top of the band (790-862 MHz), but that extra spectrum should be made available below this for mobile broadband services on at least a national basis where possible and where demand requires it;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to submit, as soon as these studies have been completed and having consulted both the Radio Spectrum Policy Group and the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations and taking due account of national specificities, a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council for the adoption of binding measures to reserve and coordinate at EU level common sub- bands of the digital dividend; underlines that one sub-band for mobile broadband services should be planned from 790-862 MHz as a starting point;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that clustering within the UHF-band should be based on a bottom- up approach according to the specifics of the national markets while ensuring that harmonisation at community level takes places wherever this creates a clear added value;