Activities of Paul RÜBIG related to 2013/0309(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
European single market for electronic communications (debate) DE
European single market for electronic communications (debate) DE
Amendments (7)
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. to construct a common legal framework for both electronic communication service providers and information service providers;
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
(3) The information referquired to in paragraphs 1 and 2of suppliers under Services Directive 2002/22/EC, as amended by Directive 2009/136/EG, shall be provided in a clear, comprehensive and easily accessible manner and in an official language of the end-user's Member State of residence, and shall be updated regularly. A standard layout shall be established for the whole of Europe to ensure that the information is provided in a transferable and consumer-friendly form. It shall form an integral part of the contract and shall not be altered unless the contracting parties expressly agree otherwise. The end-user shall receive a copy of the contract in writing.
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
(2) Consumers and other end-users unless they have otherwise agreed, shall have the right to terminate a contract with a one- month notice period, where six months or more have elapsed since conclusion of the contract after expiry of the minimum contract duration. No compensation shall be due other than for the residual value of subsidised equipment bundled with the contract at the moment of the contract conclusion and a pro rata temporis reimbursement for any other promotional advantages marked as such at the moment of the contract conclusion. Any restriction on the usage of terminal equipment on other networks shall be lifted, free of charge, by the provider at the latest upon payment of such compensation.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
(4) End-users shall have the right to terminate their contract without incurring any costs upon notice of changes in the contractual conditions unilaterally proposed by the provider of electronic communications to the public unlessif the proposed changes are exclusively to the benefito the detriment of the end-user. Providers shall give end-users adequate notice, not shorter than one month, of any such change, and shall inform them at the same time of their right to terminate their contract without incurring any costs if they do not accept the new conditions. Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 6
Article 30 – paragraph 6
(6) Providers of electronic communications to the public which delay or abuse switching, including by not making available information necessary for porting in a timely manner, shall be obliged to compensate end-users who are exposed to such delay or abuse to the extent of the damage suffered. In this connection, portability transfer shall take account of any payments outstanding and may under reasonable circumstances be delayed accordingly.
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30a Application of general principles and legal provisions to information service providers also The national regulatory authority shall ensure that information service providers comply with the same principles of transparency, non-discrimination and platform openness, including measures to facilitate the switching of providers, interoperability, 'any-to-any' communication, application and data portability and digital content search neutrality.
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 531/2012
Article 4 – paragraph 6a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6a (new)
The Commission shall submit reports on the evaluation and review of this Regulation to the European Parliament and the Council at regular intervals. The first report shall be submitted no later than 1In any event, the Commission shall, by 30 Julyne 2018. Subsequent reports shall be submitted every four years thereafter. The Commission shall, if necessary, submit appropriate proposals with a view to amending this Regulation, and aligning other legal instruments, taking account in particular of developments in information technology and of t5, conduct a review and evaluation of the overall legal framework for the electronic communications sector and submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report containing appropriate proposals with a view to amending this Regulation, and aligning other legal instruments. The evaluation shall include the following aspects in particular: - assessment of whether significant market price asymmetry and access rules may be otherwise regulated; - assessment of the need for further regulation in this area and applicability thereof to all market participants across the entire value chain; - ensuring user control of digital services and guaranteed portability when state of progress in the informwitching between different operating systems; - ensuring equal operating conditions for all market participants, including providers of 'over-the-top' online services and providers of telecommunications society. The reports shall be made publicervices; ensuring that users of 'over-the- top' online services are also protected by principles such as transparency, non- discrimination, openness, portability, interoperability and measures to facilitate the switching of providers, which are already applicable in the case of telecommunications service providers.