13 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2010/0252(COD)
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In order to guarantee optimum spectrum use, not least as regards production, public auctions should be organised with a view to generating revenue for the public coffers and encouraging fair and transparent spectrum allocation procedures.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Efficient and coordinated spectrum use and the fair and transparent management of spectrum allocation should make it possible for all media and telecommunications operators to guarantee communications pluralism, increase content production and improve the quality of the services provided to users, thereby encouraging all actors to innovate and offer better products at affordable prices.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity7 are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanisms, with the aim of avoiding harmful interference or disturbance to existing and future spectrum users.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) More flexible arrangements governing spectrum use should be introduced in order to foster innovation and high-speed broadband connections which enable firms to reduce their costs and increase their competitiveness and make it possible to develop new interactive online services, for example in the fields of education and health and services of general interest.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Nothing in this Decision is intended to detract from the protection afforded to economic operators by the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, while at the same time respecting the important social, cultural and economic value of spectrum;
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point a
Article 3 – point a
(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, while taking into account important general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of various radio spectrum users;
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users, nor lead to disruption of the existing broadcasting services.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 35 GHz.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities, based on clearly defined and transparent assessment criteria and methodologies. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers’ and operators’ demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs.