Activities of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2011/0187(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. With effect from 1 July 2014, home providers shall inform all their roaming customers of the possibility to unsubscribe from their existing roaming services and to opt for roaming services from an alternative roaming provider. The roaming customers shall be given a period of two months within which to make their choice known to their home provider. Roaming customers who have not expressed their choice within that periodRoaming customers shall have the right to opt for an alternative roaming provider at any moment, in line with paragraphs 3 and 4.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Any switch to or from an alternative roaming provider shall be free of charge and shall not entail conditions or restrictions pertaining to elements of the subscription other than roaming, and shall be carried out within five working days, save that where a roaming customer who has subscribed to a domestic package which includes roaming prices other than the Eurotariff, Euro-SMS tariff or Euro- data tariff, the home provider may delay the switch from the old to the new subscription concerning roaming services for a specified period not exceeding threone months.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The average wholesale charge referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply between any pair of operators and shall be calculated over a twelve-month period or any such shorter period as may remain before the end of the period of application of a maximum average wholesale charge as provided for in this paragraph or the expiry of this Regulation. The maximum average wholesale charge shall decrease to EUR 0,10 and EUR 0,06 , on 1 July 2013 and on 1 July 2014 respectively. Without prejudice to Article 13, the maximum average wholesale charge shall remain at EUR 0,06 for the duration of this Regulation.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Eurotariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for the provision of a regulated roaming call may vary for any roaming call but shall not exceed EUR 0,32 per minute for any call made or EUR 0,11 per minute for any call received as of 1 July 2012. The price ceiling for calls made shall decrease to EUR 0,28 and EUR 0,24 on 1 July 2013 and on 1 July 2014 respectively, and for calls received to EUR 0,10 on 1 July 2013. Without prejudice to Articles 13 and 19 these regulated maximum retail charges for the Eurotariff shall remain valid until 30 June 2016.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Any roaming customer may request to switch to or from a Eurotariff. Any switch must be made within one working day of receipt of the request and free of charge and shall not entail conditions or restrictions pertaining to other elements of the subscription, save that where a roaming customer who has subscribed to a special roaming package which includes more than one roaming service (namely, voice, SMS and/or data) wishes to switch to a Eurotariff, the home provider may require the switching customer to forego the benefits of the other elements of that package. A home provider may delay a switch until the previous roaming tariff has been effective for a minimum specified period not exceeding threone months.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) By 30 June 2012, providers shall set the performance criteria for the provision of roaming SMS messaging services which they publicise. The performance criteria shall be included in any offers and in the invoices of roaming customers. Under no circumstances may a roaming SMS message reach the recipient later than five minutes after it is been sent. Providers in the country of origin shall not perceive any fee from their roaming customers for roaming SMS messages which reach the recipient later than five minutes after having been sent.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. With effect from 1 July 2012, the retail charge (excluding VAT) of a Euro-data tariff which a home provider may levy from its roaming customer for the provision of a regulated roaming data shall not exceed EUR 0,9045 per megabyte. The price ceiling for data used shall decrease to EUR 0,7035 and EUR 0,250, per megabyte used on 1 July 2013 and on 1 July 2014 respectively. Without prejudice to Articles 13 and 19, the regulated maximum retail charge shall remain at EUR 0,50, per megabyte used until 30 June 2016.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Every roaming provider shall charge its roaming customers for the provision of any regulated roaming data service to which a Euro-data tariff applies on a per kilomegabyte basis.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The relevant maximum charges shall cease to apply as from the first day of the month following the publication of the data proving that the conditions of paragraphs 2 or 3 respectively are satisfiedould be lifted when-and only when-there can be confidence that market forces are sufficient to limit prices to the extent considered appropriate by the legislators, across the EU and for mass market travellers as well as frequent roamers.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2