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9 Amendments of Nikolaos VAKALIS related to 2008/0187(COD)

Nikolaos VAKALIS

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 – point a

Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

~~By way of derogation from the second subparagraph~~In order to ensure the effectiveness of the regulation, the home provider ~~may~~shall not apply an initial minimum charging period ~~not exceeding 30 seconds~~ to calls made which are subject to a Eurotariff.

2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE

Nikolaos VAKALIS

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6 a – paragraph 1

1. Home providers shall ensure that their roaming customers are kept adequately informed of the charges which apply to their use of regulated data roaming services, in ~~ways~~a clear, concise and intelligible manner which facilitates the customers' understanding of the financial consequences of such use and permit them to monitor and control their expenditure on regulated data roaming services in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3.

2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE

Nikolaos VAKALIS

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Such personalised tariff information shall be delivered to the roaming customer's mobile telephone or other device, whenever the roaming customer enters a Member State or initiates a regulated data roaming service in a particular Member State other than that of his home network ~~for the first time after having entered that Member State~~. It shall be provided without undue delay and free of charge, by an appropriate means adapted to facilitate its receipt and easy comprehension.

2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE

Nikolaos VAKALIS

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

3. By ~~1 July~~31st December 20109 at the latest, the home providers shall ~~provide a 'Cut-Off Limit' facility whereby they offer and keep available to all their roaming customers, free of charge, the possibility to specif~~offer to all their roaming customers the opportunity to opt deliberately and free of charge for a ‘cut- off limit’ facility. Each home provider shall define this ‘cut-off limit’ facility by a maximum monthly fin ~~advance a maximum financial limit,~~ancial limit. This maximum monthly financial limit shall not exceed 50 EUR (excluding VAT) and shall be expressed in the currency in which the roaming customer is billed~~, for their outstanding charges~~ for regulated data roaming services.

2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE

Nikolaos VAKALIS

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

In addition, the home provider may offer to its roaming customers other ‘cut-off limits’ with different, namely, higher , lower or maximum monthly financial limits such as flat rates.

2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE

Nikolaos VAKALIS

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)

By 1 March 2010, all roaming customers who did not express their choice shall be automatically placed on a ‘cut-off limit’ of 50 EUR (excluding VAT).

2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE

Nikolaos VAKALIS

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

~~When this~~ If the roaming customer does not request the continued provision of those services, and the ‘Cut-Off Limit‘ is reached, the home provider shall immediately cease to provid~~e the roaming customer with regulated data roaming services, unless and until the roaming customer requests the continued or renewed provision of those~~ing regulated data roaming services.

2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE

Nikolaos VAKALIS

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

The home provider shall also ensure that an appropriate warning message is sent to the roaming customer's mobile telephone or other device before one or more intermediate charge limits, agreed between the customer and the home provider in advance, are reachAs of 1 March 2010, whenever the monthly outstanding charges for regulated data roaming services have reached 80% of the applicable ‘Cut-Off- Limit’, the home provider has to send an appropriate warning message, which must be clear and easily noticeable to the roaming customer, to the device used. This warning message shall inform the roaming customer that the ‘Cut-Ooff -Limit’ is about to be reached and indicate the procedure to be followed by the customer if he or she wishes to request the continued ~~or renewed~~ provision of those services.

2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE

Nikolaos VAKALIS

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 717/2007
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)

From 1 March 2010, whenever a roaming customer requests to opt for or to remove a ‘cut off limit’ facility, the change must be made free of charge within one working day of receipt of the request, and shall not result in the imposition of conditions or restrictions on other elements of the subscription.

2009/02/02
Committee: ITRE