7 Amendments of Leonidas DONSKIS related to 2010/0252(COD)
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall foster, where appropriate, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum by enabling new technologies, such as cognitive radio, to develop.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the principles of service and technology neutrality, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient harmonised spectrum for coverage and capacity purposes is allocatedvailable within the Union, enabling the Union to have the fastest broadband speed in the world in order to ensure that wireless applications and European leadership in new services contribute effectively to economic growth achieving the target for all citizens to have access to broadband of a speeds of anot leastss than 30 Mbps by 2020.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall, by 1 January 2012, authorise the use of all the spectrummake the bands designated by Commission Decisions 2008/477/EC (2.5–2.69 GHz), 2008/411/EC (3.4–3.8 GHz) and 2009/766/EC (900/1800 MHz), under conditions that provideavailable, in order to promote wider availability of wireless broadband services for the benefit of EU citizens and consumers, with easy access to wireless broadband serviceout prejudice to the existing and future deployment of other services that have equal access to this spectrum under the conditions specified in those Commission Decisions.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, by 1 January 2013 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances, including cross-border frequency coordination problems, would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission mayshould authorise specific derogations until 2015the end of 2015 in response to application from the Member State concerned. If cross-border frequency coordination problems with one or more third countries further prevent the availability of the band, the Commission authorises exceptional derogations on an annual basis until the aforementioned obstacles are removed. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications. in order to meet an increasing demand for wireless broadband.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, is invited to take action at the appropriate levels to achieve the harmonisation and use of the 1.5 MHz band (1452-1492 MHz) and the 2.3 GHz band (2300-2400 MHz) for wireless broadband services. The Commission shall continuously monitor the capacity requirements for wireless broadband services and when justified, in cooperation with Member States, evaluate the need for action to harmonise additional spectrum bands, such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz). Member States shall ensure that, where appropriate, the cost of migration or re- allocation of spectrum usage is adequately compensated in accordance with national law.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission in close cooperation with Member States, is invited to adopt, as a priority, appropriate measures, pursuant to Article 9b(3) of the Directive 2002/21/EC, to ensure that Member States allow tradnsferring or leasing within the Union of spectrum usage rights in one or more of the harmonised bands 790–862 MHz (the ‘800 MHz band’), 880–915 MHz, 925–960 MHz, 1710–1785 MHz, 1805– 1880 MHz, 1900–1980 MHz, 2010– 2025 MHz, 2110–2170 MHz, 2.5–2.69 GHz, and 3.4–3.8 GHz.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offeringn order to ensure that all citizens have access to advanced digital services including broadband, in particular in remote and sparsely populated areas, Member States and the Commission may explore the availability of sufficient spectrum for the provision of broadband satellite services enabling Internet access.