5 Amendments of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2009/2225(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the importance of equipping EU citizens with digital skills in order to help them fully exploit the benefits of being online and participating in the digital society; emphasises the potential this will have for shopping cross-border and accessing digital services.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines the importance which will attach to a strong digital agenda in the completion of the internal market, both in the removal of administrative and regulatory barriers to cross-border trade and also in improving confidence and trust in online services; notes the fragmentation in the single market for digital services and products; therefore calls on the Commission to address this digital gap, including increasing the effectiveness of cross-border enforcement and redress;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes that the legal framework under which Member States can subsidise universal service is now completely out of date; calls on the Commission to produce its long awaited review of universal service without delay, so that new initiatives to stimulate broadband and mobile access at high data speed are not held back;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Notes that there are some ambiguities in the State Aid rules that may affect community-supported broadband services, particularly in the ability of public authorities to consolidate their own network demands as the basis for new investment; requests the Commission to deal with these problems urgently;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Article 5 e (new)
Article 5 e (new)
5e. Highlights the importance of guaranteeing equivalent access to disabled end-users to the level available to other end-users, as promoted by the European Parliament in its review of the Universal Service and Users' Rights Directive; requests the Commission to take the utmost account of disabled users' needs in the '2015.eu agenda'.