11 Amendments of Herbert REUL related to 2015/2147(INI)
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a high, uniform level of consumer protection and satisfaction necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information and trust in a secure online environment;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a sophisticated network infrastructure is the basis and the prerequisite for a flourishing digital economy, and whereas there is much less investment in the development of digital infrastructure in Europe than in other parts of the world;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to improve the legal protection of consumers as regards intangible digital content; points out that while consumers buying tangible digital content are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buying intangible digital content remain largely unregulated; agrees that consumers should enjoy a comparable level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or offline and of whether they purchase material or non-material goods;
Amendment 549 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2.3
Subheading 2.3
2.3. Preventing unjustified geo-blocking
Amendment 553 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by ending and material and non-material goods which can be acquired on line, in particular by analysing and, if necessary, ending unjustified geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location; notes at the same time that there are major differences in economic strength and price levels between EU Member States;
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Further points out the importance of the ongoing competition sector inquiry into the e-commerce sector in order to investigate, inter alia, whether geo-blocking restrictions infringe the rules of EU competition law; stresses the importance of increasing consumer and business confidence by introducing changes to the Block Exemption Regulation, most importantly Article 4a and Article 4b, in order to limit undesirable re-routing and territorial restrictionsrestrictions of unjustified geo-blocking infringe the rules of EU competition law;
Amendment 620 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that greater scope should be created for the portability of content and services which have been acquired lawfully on the internet and paid for;
Amendment 639 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telalls on the Commission to improve investment conditions in the field of network infrastructure and to revise the recommunicendations market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment inand rules in this field in such a way as to promote investment and expansion of the networks;
Amendment 713 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to more regulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competition; stresses the need for a simplified and harmonised legal framework that embraces, on an equal footing, all service providers and providers of electronic telecommunications services;
Amendment 740 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls as a priorityfor an examination of the need for a harmonised framework for spectrum allocation to boost long-term infrastructure investmentsand for harmonisation to be promoted only in the light of national competences and cultural diversity;
Amendment 763 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22