14 Amendments of Anni PODIMATA related to 2008/2099(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the switchover from analogue to digital terrestrial television by the end of 2012 willis expected as a result of the superior transmission efficiency of digital technology to free up an unprecedented considerable amount of spectrum in the European Union, thus offering the possibility of reallocating spectrum and presenting new opportunities for market growth,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas spectrum shortage has been an obstacle to the deployment of new servicesis both a scarce natural resource and a public asset, and its efficient use is critical in ensuring access to spectrum for the various interested parties which want to offer services,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas broadcasters have shown good faith in the efficient use of spectrum by driving forward the digital switchover with significant investment in digital radio and television technology and programming,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the digital dividend opens up sufficient spectrum for, offering broadcasters a significant opportunity to significantly develop and expand their services and at the same time to take into account other potential social, cultural and economic applications, such as broadband applications designed to overcome the so-called “digital divide”, in keeping with public interest objectives;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the contribution that the digital dividend can make to the provision of enhanced social services, such as e-government, e-health, e-vocational training and e-education, to citizens, in particular those living in underprivilegless favoured, isolated areas, such as e-government, e-health and e-education; rural and less developed areas and islands;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that the main priority of the policy on reaping the full benefits of the digital dividend in Europe is to ensure that consumers' rights are fully respected whilst enabling them to enjoy a very broad range of high-quality services, taking account of the need to make effective use of the spectrum released by the switchover to digital;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the digital dividend is also an important instrument in audiovisual and media policies which cshould be used effectively to promote and protect freedom of expression and cultural and media pluralism;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the contributionimportance of the ITU Geneva-06 Agreement (Regional Radiocommunication Conference 2006) and of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07) to the reorganisation of the UHF band;
Amendment 82 #
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 onlyone way to avoid harmful interference between Member States and between Member States and third countries;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports a common and balanced approach to the use of digital dividend, allowing both broadcasters to continue offering and expanding their services and electronic communications operators to use this resource to deploy new services addressing other important social and economic uses, but stresses that in any case the digital dividend should be allocated on a technology-neutral basis, whilst taking account of national restrictions justified on public interest grounds;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that spectrum policy has to be dynamic, aiming to promote future use of new technology and develop new services in order to achieve cultural and media policy objectives, meeting the evolving expectations of the public;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the potential benefits in terms of economies of scale, innovation, interoperability and the provision of potential pan-European services of following a coordinated approach and, wherever possible, of harmonising at Community level to common spectrum sub- bands of the digital dividend for different application clusters on a technology- neutral basis; encourages Member States to work together and with the Commission to identify such sub-bands;
Amendment 93 #
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 the coordination approach of the Commission, based on three different clusters of the UHF spectrumat Community level, in close cooperation with the Member States and national regulatory authorities, taking into account the potential for harmful radio interference arising from the co-existence of different types of networks in the same band and the existing authorisations;
Amendment 118 #
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, to submit the completed studies to the European Parliament and to the Council, taking due account of national specificities, with a view to the more effective coordinateion at EU level common sub-bandsof the use of the digital dividend;