9 Amendments of Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS related to 2008/2099(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is expected that the switchover from analogue to digital terrestrial television by the end of 2012 will as a result of the superior transmission efficiency of digital technology free up an unprecedented significant amount of spectrum in the European Union, thus offering the possibility of reallocating spectrum and presenting new opportunities for market growth,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas spectrum shortage has been an obstacle to the deployment of new services,remains a scarce natural resource and its efficient use is critical in ensuring access to spectrum for the various interested parties which want to offer services,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas broadcasters have shown commitment to efficient use of spectrum by driving forward the digital switchover with heavy investment in digital radio and television technology and programming,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the main guiding principle in the allocation of the digital dividend should be ensuring the best social, cultural and economic value in terms of an enhanced and geographically wider offer of services and digital content to citizens, and not only maximising public revenues;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the contributionimportance of the ITU Geneva-06 Agreement (Regional Radiocommunication Conference 2006) and of national frequency allocation plans as well as of the decisions of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07) to the reorganisation of the UHF band;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges the right of Member States to determine the use of the digital dividend, but affirms also that a coordinated approach at Community level is the onlya suitable way to avoid harmful interference between Member States and between Member States and third countries;
Amendment 96 #
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 thea coordinationed approach of the Commissionat Community level, based on three different clusters of the UHF spectrum, taking into account the potential for radioharmful interference arising from the co-existence of different types of networks in the same band and the existing authorisations;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to undertake, in cooperation with the Member States, the appropriate technical and socio-economic studies to determine the size and characteristics of the sub-bands that could be coordinated or harmonised at Community level; such studies should take into account that the dividend is not static, but that technological development is ongoing and implementation of new technologies should allow the usage of the UHF band for both broadcast and mobile broadband services in the long term;
Amendment 116 #
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 measures to reserve and coordinate at EU level common sub-bands of the digital dividendproposal for better coordination at Community level of the use of the digital dividend in accordance with internationally agreed frequency plans;