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9 Amendments of Britta THOMSEN related to 2009/2225(INI)

Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that every EU household should have access to broadband Internet at a competitive price by 2013; believes that this result could be reached using a combination of different technologies to provide cost-effective and environmentally friendly broadband connectivity in a given area based on constant, high quality performance; urges the Commission therefore to carry out a review of the universal service obligations and calls on Member States to impart new impetus to the European high-speed broadband strategy, notably by updating national targets for broadband and high- speed coverage;
2010/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the most appropriate solution to the inclusion of millions of EU citizens located in insular, mountainous and sparsely populated regions within an acceptable timeframe and at reasonable cost, may be through wireless technologies which enable an immediate ubiquitous connectivity to the internet backbone;
2010/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, as Internet access rates are increasing, 50% of EU households should be connected to high-speed networks by 2015 enabling a reliable and improved end-user experience in line with consumer expectations and needs;
2010/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that one aim of the new electronic communications regulatory framework is progressively to reduce ex ante sector-specific rules as competition in the markets develops and, ultimately, for electronic communications to be governed by competition law only;
2010/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that all primary and secondary schools must have reliable, quality Internet connections by 2013 and high- speed Internet connections by 2015;
2010/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Proposes that action plans be implemented to ensure that ICT is integrated into teaching and is used by teachers as a natural tool in learning processes;
2010/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of broadband for European citizens’ health enabling the use of efficient health information technologies, enhancing the quality of care, extending the geographic reach of healthcare to rural insular, mountainous and sparsely populated areas, facilitating in-home care especially for seniors and people with disabilities and reducing unnecessary treatments and costly patient transfers;
2010/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that Broadband can help protect European citizens by facilitating and promoting public safety information, procedures, disaster response and recovery;
2010/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises that the great potential of the digital agenda is not only linked to the challenges ahead concerning the ICT sector, but is much broader and directly linked to EU targets for achieving a high- productivity knowledge economy, boosting the European economy's competitiveness through innovating industries, promoting social and territorial cohesion and universal access to public services, enhancing job creation within the European labour market and therefore promoting altogether a new sustainable EU growth model;
2010/02/25
Committee: ITRE