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Activities of Catherine STIHLER related to 2013/0309(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

European single market for electronic communications (A8-0300/2015 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0309(COD)

Amendments (21)

Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) citizens and businesses have the right and the possibility to access competitive, secure and reliable electronic communications services, irrespective of where they are provided from in the Union, without being hampered by cross-border restrictions or unjustified additional costs and penalties.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) To address the phasing out of unjustified surcharges for roaming.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12
(12) ‘assured service quality (ASQ) connectivity product’ means a product that is made available at the internet protocol (IP) exchange, which enables customers to set up an IP communication link between a point of interconnection and one or several fixed network termination points, and enables defined levels of end to end network performance for the provision of specific services to end users on the basis of the delivery of a specified guaranteed quality of service, based on specified parameters;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) "reasonable network management" means network management that complies with the general principles of relevance, proportionality, efficiency, non-discrimination and transparency;
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘internet access service’ means a publicly available electronic communications service that provides connectivity to the internet, and thereby connectivity between virtually all end points connected to the internet,; irrespective of the network technology used;t enables end-users to send data to and receive data from the entire internet.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘s"Specialised services" means an electronic communications service or any other service that provides the capability to access specific content, applications or services, or a combination thereof, and whose technical characteristics are controlled from end-to-end or provides the capability to s that are provided and operated within closed electronic communications networks using the Internet Protocol, but not being part of the Internet. The expression "closend or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints; and that is not marketed or widely used as a substitute for internet access service;electronic communications networks" refers to networks that rely on strict admission control.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. A Europeany electronic communications provider has the right to provide electronic communications networks and services in the whole Union and to exercise the rights linked to the provision of such networks and services in each Member State where it operates pursuant to a single EU authorisation which is subject only to the notification requirements provided in Article 4.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
1. Any operator shall have the right to provide a European ASQ connectivity product as specified in paragraph 4. 2. Any operator shall meet any reasonable request to provide a European ASQ connectivity product as specified in paragraph 4 submitted in writing by an authorised provider of electronic communications services. Any refusal to provide a European ASQ product shall be based on objective criteria. The operator shall state the reasons for any refusal within one month from the written request. It shall be deemed to be an objective ground of refusal that the party requesting the supply of a European ASQ connectivity product is unable or unwilling to make available, whether within the Union or in third countries, a European ASQ connectivity product to the requested party on reasonable terms, if the latter so requests. 3. Where the request is refused or agreement on specific terms and conditions, including price, has not been reached within two months from the written request, either party is entitled to refer the issue to the relevant national regulatory authority pursuant to Article 20 of Directive 2002/21/EC. In such a case, Article 3(6) of this Regulation may apply. 4. The provision of a connectivity product shall be considered as the provision of a European ASQ connectivity product if it is supplied in accordance with the minimum parameters listed in Annex II and cumulatively meets the following substantive requirements: (a) ability to be offered as a high quality product anywhere in the Union; (b) enabling service providers to meet the needs of their end-users; (c) cost-effectiveness, taking into account existing solutions that may be provided on the same networks; (d) operational effectiveness, in particular in respect of limiting to the extent possible implementation obstacles and deployment costs for customers; and (e) ensuring that the rules on protection of privacy, personal data, security and integrity of networks and transparency in accordance with Union law are respected. 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 in order to adapt Annex II in light of market and technological developments, so as to continue to meet the substantive requirements listed in paragraph 4.Article 19 deleted Assured service quality (ASQ) connectivity product
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. ThEnd-users shall not be freedom of end-users to usestricted by public authorities in using public electronic communications networks or publicly available electronic communications services provided by an undertaking established in another Member State. shall not be restricted by public authorities.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Providers of electronic communications to the public shall ensure that an appropriate notification is sent to the end-user when the consumption of services has reached 80% of the financial limit set in accordance with paragraph 1. The notification shall indicate the procedure to be followed to continue the provision of those services, including their cost. The provider shall cease to provide the specified services and to charge the end-user for it if the financial limit would otherwise be exceeded, unless and until the end-user requests the continued or renewed provision of those services. After having reached the financial limit end- users shall continue to be able to receive calls and SMS messages and access free- phone numbers and emergency services by dialling the European emergency number 112 free of charge until the end of the agreed billing period.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Providers of electronic communications to the public shall not apply any discriminatory requirements or conditions of access or use to end-users based on the end-user's nationality or place of residence unless such differences are objectively justifiedjustified by and in strict compliance with the guidelines set out in paragraph 3a.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Providers of electronic communications to the public shall not apply tariffs for intra-Union communications terminating in another Member State which are higher, unless objectively justified: than tariffs for domestic long-distance communications, unless the difference is justified by and in strict compliance with the guidelines set out in paragraph 3a.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By (DATE OF APPLICATION) BEREC, after consulting stakeholders and in close cooperation with the Commission, shall lay down general guidelines to determine the conditions under which providers of electronic communications to the public are allowed to charge an additional fee for the provision of an international service within the EU on top of their domestic tariffs. Such guidelines shall ensure that any additional fees are strictly based on the real and verifiable cost that providers incur by providing the cross-border service, are transparent, and made available to the public.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall be freethe right to access, transfer and distribute information and content, run applications, connect hardware and use services and software of their choice via their internet access service. Internet access providers cannot block, discriminate against, impair or degrade, including through price surcharge or preferential treatment, the ability of any end-user to use a service to access, use, send, post, receive or offer any content, application or service of their choice, irrespective of source or target. Providers of internet access services may however offer agreements that differentiate according to data volumes and speeds, as long as no discrimination based on the content, application or service themselves, or specific classes thereof, is put in place. Providers of internet access services shall not make the prices of these services dependent on the content, applications and services that are offered or used via these internet access services.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall also be freehave the right to agree with either providers of electronic communications to the public or with providers of content, applications and services on the provision of specialised services with an enhanced quality of service.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In order to enable the provision of specialised services to end-users, providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public shallmay be free to enter into agreements with each other to transmit the related data volumes or traffic as specialised services with a defined quality of service or dedicated capacity. The provision of specialised services shall not impair in a recurring or continuous manner the generalthe quality of internet access services.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Within the limits of any contractually agreed data volumes or speeds for internet access services, providers of internet access services shall not restrict the freedomrights provided for in paragraph 1 by notably blocking, slowing down, degrading or discriminating against specific content, applications or services, or specific classes thereof, except in cases where it is necessary to apply reasonable trafficnetwork management measures. Reasonable trafficnetwork management measures shall be relevant, transparent, non-discriminatory, proportionate and efficient. They also must be necessary to:
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Reasonable trafficnetwork management shall only entail processing of data that is necessary and proportionate to achieve the purposes set out in this paragraph.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Consumers, and other end-users unless they have otherwise agreedso requesting, shall have the right to terminate a contract with a one- month notice period, where six months or more have elapsed since conclusion of the contractthe contract term has started. No compensation shall be due other than for the residual value of subsidised equipment bundled with the contract at the moment of the contract conclusion and a pro rata temporis reimbursement for any other promotional advantages marked as such at the moment of the contract conclusion. Any restriction on the usage of terminal equipment on other networks shall be lifted, free of charge, by the provider at the latest upon payment of such compensation.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
If a bundle of services offered to consumers comprises at least a connection to an electronic communications network or one electronic communications service, Athis articles 28 and 30 of this Regulationarticle 30 shall apply to all elements of the bundle unless the electronic communications service constitutes a minor part of the bundle.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. Porting of numbers and their subsequent activation shall be carried out within the shortest possible time. End- users who have concluded an agreement to port a number to a new provider shall have that number activated within one working day from the conclusion of such agreement. The receiving provider of electronic communications to the public shall lead the switching and porting process. End-users shall and shall ensure that end-users receive adequate information on switching before and during the switching process, and also immediately after it is concluded. End-users shall not be switched to another provider against their will.Without prejudice to the first subparagraph, competent national authorities may establish the global process of switching and porting of numbers in accordance with the BEREC guidelines. They shall take into account necessary end-user protection throughout the switching process and the need to ensure the efficiency of such a process. In any event, loss of service during the process of porting shall not exceed one working day. End-users shall not be switched to another provider against their will. Member States shall ensure that appropriate sanctions on undertakings are provided for, including an obligation to compensate subscribers in case of delay in porting or abuse of porting by them or on their behalf.'
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO