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110 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2013/0309(COD)

Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In a seamless single market in electronic communications, the freedom to provide electronic communications networks and services to every customer in the Union and the right of each end-user to choose the best offer available on the market should be ensured and should not be hindered by the fragmentation of markets along national borders. The current regulatory framework for electronic communications does not fully address such fragmentation, with national, rather than Union-wide general authorisation regimes, national spectrum assignment schemes, differences of access products available for electronic communications providers in different Member States, and different sets of sector-specific consumer rules applicable. The Union rules in many cases merely define a baseline, and are often implemented in diverging ways by the Member States.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In a seamless single market in electronic communications, the freedom to provide electronic communications networks and services to every customer in the Union and the right of each end-user to choose the best offer available on the market should be ensured and should not be hindered by the fragmentation of markets along national borders. The current regulatory framework for electronic communications does not fully address such fragmentation, with national, rather than Union-wide general authorisation regimes, national spectrum assignment schemes, differences of access products available for electronic communications providers in different Member States, and different sets of sector-specific consumer rules applicable. The Union rules in many cases merely define a baseline, and are often implemented in diverging ways by the Member States.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Radio spectrum is a public good and an essential resource for the internal market for mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications in the Union. Development of wireless broadband communications contributes to the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe and in particular to the aim finite resource. It is indispensable to take account of the social, cultural and economic value of specuring access to broadband at a speed of no less than 30 Mbps by 2020 for all Union citizens and of providing the Union with the highest possible broadband speed and capacity. However, the Union has fallen behind other major global regions - North America, Africa and parts of Asia - in terms of the roll-out and penetration of the latest generation of wireless broadband technologies that are necessary to achieve those policy goals. The piecemeal process of authorising and making available the 800 MHz band for wireless broadband communications, with over half of the Member States seeking a derogation or otherwise failing to do so by the deadline laid down trum as a whole. As laid down in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) Decision 243/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council23, any additional spectrum for wireless broadband communications is linked with the review of the use of spectrum in the whole UHF band. According the Radio Spectrum Policy Programmo Article 6, paragraph 5 of the (RSPP) Decision 243/2012 of, the Commission will report to the European Parliament and the Council23 testifies to the urgency of action even within the term of the current RSPP. Union measures to harmonise the conditions of availability and efficient use of radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council24 have not been sufficient to address this problem. __________________ 23 Decision 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 March 2012, establishing a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme, OJ L 81 of 21.3.2012 __________________ 24 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1). by 1 January 2015 on whether there is a need for action to harmonise additional frequency bands. __________________ 23 Decision 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 March 2012, establishing a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme, OJ L 81 of 21.3.2012
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The application of various national policies creates inconsistencies and fragmentation of the internal market which hamper the roll-out of Union-wide services and the completion of the internal market for wireless broadband communications. It could in particular create unequal conditions for access to such services, hamper competition between undertakings established in different Member States and stifle investments in more advanced networks and technologies and the emergence of innovative services, thereby depriving citizens and businesses of ubiquitous integrated high-quality servEU Telecom Package as revised in 2009 establishes the principles for spectrum management. It recognizes Member States' competence with respect to cultural and audiovisual policies and wireless broadband operators of increased efficiency gains from large-scalgenerally leaves them the necessary scope mfore integrated opera actions. Therefore, action at Union level regarding certain aspects of radio spectrum assignment should accompany the development of wide integrcontinue to endorse a dynamic approach to spectrum management, which recognizes Member Stateds' coverage of advanced wireless broadband communications servmpetence in this field and respects the cultural, audiovisual and media policies throughout the Union. At the same time,of each Member State. Sufficient flexibility is needed to accommodate specific national requirements and Member States should retain the right to adopt measures to organise their radio spectrum for public order, public security purposes and defence. In cases of disputes between Member States over spectrum use, the Commission may coordinate and support dispute settlement.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Coordination and consistency of rights of use for radio spectrum should be improved, at least for the bands which have been harmonised for wireless fixed, nomadic and mobile broadband communications. This includes the bands identified at ITU level for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Advanced systems, as well as bands used for radio local area networks (RLAN) such as 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. It should also extend to bands that may be harmonised in the future for wireless broadband communications, as envisaged in Article 3(b) of the RSPP and in the RSPG Opinion on ‘Strategic challenges facing Europe in addressing the growing radio spectrum demand for wireless broadband’ adopted on 13 June 2013, such as, in the near future, the 700 MHz, 1.5 GHz and 3.8-4.2 GHz bandslaid down in Directive 2002/21/EC.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Radio spectrum is a public good and an essential resource for the internal market for mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications in the Union. Development of wireless broadband communications contributes to the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe and in particular to the aim finite resource. Therefore it is of utmost importance to take account of the social, cultural and economic value of specuring access to broadband at a speed of no less than 30 Mbps by 2020 for all Union citizens and of providing the Union with the highest possible broadband speed and capacity. However, the Union has fallen behind other major global regions - North America, Africa and parts of Asia - in terms of the roll-out and penetration of the latest generation of wireless broadband technologies that are necessary to achieve those policy goals. The piecemeal process of authorising and making available the 800 MHz band for wireless broadband communications, with over half of the Member States seeking a derogation or otherwise failing to do so by the deadline laid down trum as a whole. As laid down in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) Decision 243/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council, any additional spectrum for wireless broadband communications should be linked with the review of the use of spectrum in the whole UHF band. According the Radio Spectrum Policy Programmo Article 6, paragraph 5 of the (RSPP) Dec, the Commission 243/2012 ofwill report to the European Parliament and the Council,23 testifies to the urgency of action even within the term of the current RSPP. Union measures to harmonise the conditions of availability and efficient use of radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council24 have not been sufficient to address this problem by 1 January 2015 on whether there is a need for action to harmonise additional frequency bands. __________________ 24 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) As regards the other main substantive conditions which may be attached to rights of use of radio spectrum for wireless broadband, the convergent application by individual Member States of the regulatory principles and criteria set down in this Regulation would be favoured by a coordination mechanism whereby the Commission and the competent authorities of the other Member States have an opportunity to comment in advance of the granting of rights of use by a given Member State and whereby the Commission has an opportunity, taking into account the views of the Member States, to forestall implementation of any proposal which appears to be non- compliant with Union law.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In a context of progressive migration to ‘all IP networks’, the lack of availability of connectivity products based on the IP protocol for different classes of services with assured service quality that enable communication paths across network domains and across network borders, both within and between Member States, hinders the development of applications that rely on access to other networks, thus limiting technological innovation. Moreover, this situation prevents the diffusion on a wider scale of efficiencies which are associated with the management and provision of IP-based networks and connectivity products with an assured service quality level, in particular enhanced security, reliability and flexibility, cost-effectiveness and faster provisioning, which benefit network operators, service providers and end users. A harmonised approach to the design and availability of these products is therefore necessary, on reasonable terms including, where requested, the possibility of cross-supply by the electronic communications undertakings concerned.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The application of various national policies creates inconsistencies and fragmentation of the internal market which hamper the roll-out of Union-wide services and the completion of the internal market for wireless broadband communications. It could in particular create unequal conditions for access to such services, hamper competition between undertakings established in different Member States and stifle investments in more advanced networks and technologies and the emergence of innovative services, thereby depriving citizens and businesses of ubiquitous integrated high-quality servEU Telecom Package as revised in 2009 establishes the principles for spectrum management. It recognises Member States' competence with respect to cultural and audiovisual policies and wireless broadband operators of increased efficiency gains from large-scalgenerally leaves them the necessary scope mfore integrated opera actions. Therefore, action at Union level regarding certain aspects of radio spectrum assignment should accompany the development of wide integrcontinue to endorse a dynamic approach to spectrum management, which recognises Member Stateds' coverage of advanced wireless broadband communications servmpetence in this field and respects the cultural, audiovisual and media policies throughout the Union. At the same time,of each Member State. Sufficient flexibility is needed to accommodate specific national requirements and Member States should retain the right to adopt measures to organise their radio spectrum for public order, public security purposes and defence. In cases of disputes between Member States over spectrum use, the Commission may coordinate and support dispute settlement.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Coordination and consistency of rights of use for radio spectrum should be improved, at least for the bands which have been harmonised for wireless fixed, nomadic and mobile broadband communications. This includes the bands identified at ITU level for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Advanced systems, as well as bands used for radio local area networks (RLAN) such as 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. It should also extend to bands that may be harmonised in the future for wireless broadband communications, as envisaged in Article 3(b) of the RSPP and in the RSPG Opinion on ‘Strategic challenges facing Europe in addressing the growing radio spectrum demand for wireless broadband’ adopted on 13 June 2013, such as, in the near future, the 700 MHz, 1.5 GHz and 3.8-4.2 GHz bandslaid down in Directive 2002/21/EC.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In a context of progressive migration to ‘all IP networks’, the lack of availability of connectivity products based on the IP protocol for different classes of services with assured service quality that enable communication paths across network domains and across network borders, both within and between Member States, hinders the development of applications that rely on access to other networks, thus limiting technological innovation. Moreover, this situation prevents the diffusion on a wider scale of efficiencies which are associated with the management and provision of IP-based networks and connectivity products with an assured service quality level, in particular enhanced security, reliability and flexibility, cost-effectiveness and faster provisioning, which benefit network operators, service providers and end users. A harmonised approach to the design and availability of these products is therefore necessary, on reasonable terms including, where requested, the possibility of cross-supply by the electronic communications undertakings concerned.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) Where the provisions in Chapters 4 and 5 of this Regulation refer to end- users, such provisions should apply not only to consumers but also to other categories of end-users, primarily micro enterprises. At their individual request, end-users other than consumers should be able to agree, by individual contract, to deviate from certain provisions.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) Where the provisions in Chapters 4 and 5 of this Regulation refer to end- users, such provisions should apply not only to consumers but also to other categories of end-users, primarily micro enterprises. At their individual request, end-users other than consumers should be able to agree, by individual contract, to deviate from certain provisions.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) In an open internet, providers of electronic communications to the public should, within contractually agreed limits on data volumes and speeds for internet access services, not block, slow down, degrade or discriminate against specific content, applications or services or specific classes thereof except for a limited number of reasonable traffic management measures. Such measures should be transparent, proportionate and non- discriminatory. Reasonable traffic management encompasses prevention or impediment of serious crimes, including voluntary actions of providers to prevent access to and distribution of child pornography. Minimising the effects of network congestion should be considered reasonable provided that network congestion occurs only temporarily or in exceptional circumstancesin demonstrated punctual cases of acute network congestion, provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) In an open internet, providers of electronic communications to the public should, within contractually agreed limits on data volumes and speeds for internet access services, not block, slow down, degrade or discriminate against specific content, applications or services or specific classes thereof except for a limited number of reasonable traffic management measures. Such measures should be transparent, proportionate and non- discriminatory. Reasonable traffic management encompasses prevention or impediment of serious crimes, including voluntary actions of providers to prevent access to and distribution of child pornography. Minimising the effects of network congestion should be considered reasonable provided that network congestion occurs only temporarily or in exceptional circumstancesin demonstrated punctual cases of acute network congestion, provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) In addition, there is demand on the part of content, applications and services providers, for the provision of transmission services based on flexible quality parameters, including lower levels of priority for traffic which is not time- sensitive. The possibility for content, applications and service providers to negotiate such flexiblespecial quality of service levels with providers of electronic communications to the public is necessary for the provision of specialised services and is expected to play an important role in the development of new services such as machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. At the same time such arrangements should allow providers of electronic communications to the public to better balance traffic and prevent network congestion. Providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public should therefore be free to conclude specialised services agreements on defined levels of quality of service as long as such agreements do not substantially impair the general quality of open internet access services.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) In addition, there is demand on the part of content, applications and services providers, for the provision of transmission services based on flexible quality parameters, including lower levels of priority for traffic which is not time- sensitive. The possibility for. For the provision of specialised services in closed networks, it is necessary that content, applications and service providers have the opportunity to negotiate such flexiblea specific quality of service levels with providers of electronic communications to the public is necessary for the provision of specialised services andfor a limited group of users. This is expected to play an important role in the development of new services such as machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. At the same time such arrangements should allow providers of electronic communications to the public to better balance traffic and prevent network congestion. Providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public should therefore be free to concludeSpecial services must neither impair open internet access service quality nor be marketed or used as an internet substitute. They are admissible only if there is a manifest technical and de facto need, over and above economic self-interest, to be able to supply real-time critical applications of a particular quality. If specialised services agreements on defined levels of quality of ser offered or marketed by access network providers, they are also under the obligation to provicde as long as such agreements do not substantially impair the general quality of internet access servicesn open internet access service as referred to in recital (45). All open internet services are subject to the best- effort principle.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
(68) In order to take account of market and technical developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adapting the Annexes. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 8
(8) ‘harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications’ means radio spectrum for which the conditions of availability and efficient use are harmonised at Union level, in particularaccording to the provisions and procedures as laid down in Directive 2002/21/EC and pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council,27 and which serves for electronic communications services other than broadcasting; __________________ 27 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 14
(14) 'open internet access service' means a publicly available electronic communications service that provides connectivity to the internet at a level of quality that reflects the advances in technology, and thereby allows for connectivity between virtually all end points connected to the internet, irrespective of the network technology used; and without any restrictions to the legal content exchanged. It enables end-users to run any application utilising the online electronic communication function Unrestricted internet access service is based on the best efforts principle, the only exceptions allowed are proportionate technical traffic management measures or implementation of court order.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 15
(15) 'specialised service' means an electronic communications service or any other service that is 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 send or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints;d and operated within a closed electronic communications network using the internet protocol, relying on strict admission control and that is not marketed or widely used as a substitute for internet access service;
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
(68) In order to take account of market and technical developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adapting the Annexes. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. This section shall apply to harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications according to Directive 2009/140/EC and Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with due regard to the provisions as laid down in Article 8a and 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This section shall be without prejudice to the right of the Member States to benefit from fees imposed to ensure the optimal use of radio spectrum resources in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2002/20/EC and to organise and use their radio spectrum for public order, public security and defence, taking into account general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of all radio spectrum users.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e
e) ensuring wide territorial coverage ofefficient use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for high- speed wireless broadband networks, and a high level of penetrationt the same time taking account of the public interest and the social, cultural and econsumption of related servicesomic value of spectrum as a whole.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
ea) ensuring that any change in policy with regard to the efficient use of spectrum takes account of its impact on the public interest in terms of interference and costs.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) define the date of expiry of any existing rights of use of harmonised bands other than for wireless broadband communications, or, in the case of rights of indefinite duration, the date by which the right of use shall be amended, in order to allow the provision of wireless broadband communications.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
(8) ‘harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications’ means radio spectrum for which the conditions of availability and efficient use are harmonised at Union level, in particular according to the provisions and procedures as laid down in Directive 2002/21/EC and pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council,27 and which serves for electronic communications services other than broadcasting; __________________ 27 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘open internet access service’ means a publicly available electronic communications service that provides connectivity to the internet at a level of quality that reflects the advances in technology, and thereby allows for connectivity between virtually all end points connected to the internet, irrespective of the network technology used; and without any restrictions to the legal content exchanged. It enables end-users to run any application utilising the electronic communication function of the Internet. Unrestricted Internet access service is based on the best efforts principle, the only exceptions allowed are proportionate technical traffic management measures or implementation of court order.;
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
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: a) as regards fixed communications, than tariffs for domestic long-distance communications; b) as regards mobile communications, than the euro-tariffs for regulated voice and SMS roaming communications, respectively, established in Regulation (EC) No 531/2012.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – title
Freedom to provide and avail of open internet accesOpen internet access, specialised services, and reasonable traffic management
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘specialised service’ means an electronic communications service or any other service that is 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 send or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints;d and operated within a closed electronic communications network using the internet protocol, relying on strict admission control and that is not marketed or widely used as a substitute for internet access service;
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
End-users shall be free to enter into agreements on data volumes and speeds with providers of internet access services and, in accordance with any such agreements relative to data volumes, to avail of any offers by providers of internet content, applications and services. Providers of Internet access services shall advertise with the minimum guaranteed data volume and speed they can provide for, not the maximum speed.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Under agreements concerning data volumes and speeds, selected content, services or applications may not be deducted from consumption volumes or exempted from data speed restriction on consumption of agreed data volumes.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall also be free to agree with either pProviders of of electronic communications to the public or with providers of content, applications and services on the provision of smay offer specialized services to a limited number of users granted restricted access, through a closed electronic communications network. Specialised services with an enhanced qualitymay not be marketed or used as an internet substitute or offer content, applications ofr services functionally identical to those of the open internet.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. This section shall apply to harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications according to Directive 2009/140/EC and Decision No 676/2002/EC with due regard to the provisions as laid down in Article 8a and 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This section shall be without prejudice to the right of the Member States to benefit from fees imposed to ensure the optimal use of radio spectrum resources in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2002/20/EC and to organise and use their radio spectrum for public order, public security and defence while taking into account important general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of various radio spectrum users.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) ensuring wide territorial coverage ofefficient use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for high- speed wireless broadband networks, and a high level of penetrationt the same time taking account of the public interest and the social, cultural and econsumption of related services.omic value of spectrum as a whole;
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 130 #
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 communicaProviders of electronic communication services or providers of content, applications and services may offer specialised services to end-users provided they are offered in additions to the public shall 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 recurringan open internet access service at a level of quality that reflects the technical progress and provided that they do not impair the general performance, affordability, or quality of open internet access services. Specialised services shall only be offered if the network capacity is sufficient to provide such services in addition to the open internet access. Take-up by end- users or by continuous mannent and application providers of commercial offers the general quality of internet access serviceo support managed services should be on a voluntary and non-discriminatory basis.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensuring that any change in policy with regard to the efficient use of spectrum takes account of its impact on the public interest in terms of interference and costs.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) define the date of expiry of any existing rights of use of harmonised bands other than for wireless broadband communications, or, in the case of rights of indefinite duration, the date by which the right of use shall be amended, in order to allow the provision of wireless broadband communications.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the provisions according to Article 9, paragraph 3 and 4 of Directive 2002/21/EC.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Access network providers who simultaneously offer or market specialised services shall be subject to the same provision obligation as an open internet access service under Article 2(14). They may not discriminate against other content providers who are reliant on the network operator’s forwarding services, and shall be required to charge transparent and fair market rates for this service.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. The exercise of the freedoms provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be facilitated by the provision ofEnd-users as well as content, application, and service providers, including the media and cultural industries and governments at all levels, shall be provided with complete information in accordance with Article 25(10 (2), Article 261 (2),3) and Article 27 (1)1a of Directive 2002/22/EC, including information on any reasonable traffic management measures applied that might affect access to and distribution of information, content, applications and services as specified in paragraphs 1 and (2)2.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 143 #
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, pProviders of internet access services shall not restrict the freedoms provided for in paragraph 1 by blocking, slowing down, degrading or discriminating against, restricting specific content, applications or services, or specific classes thereof, except in cases where it is necessary to apply reasonable traffic management measures. Reasonable traffic management or to implement a court order. Traffic management measures shall be considered reasonable when they are deployed to more efficiently manage traffic on the network in order to preserve the integrity and security of the network, and more efficiently manage traffic on the network in demonstrated punctual cases of acute congestion, provided euquivalent types of traffic are treated equally. These measures shall be transparent, non- discriminatory, and proportionate and necessary to: .
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) implement a legislative provision or a court order, or prevent or impede serious crimes;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
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: (a) as regards fixed communications, than tariffs for domestic long-distance communications; (b) as regards mobile communications, than the euro-tariffs for regulated voice and SMS roaming communications, respectively, established in Regulation (EC) No 531/2012.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) preserve the integrity and security of the network, services provided via this network, and the end-users' terminals;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) prevent the transmission of unsolicited communications to end-users who have given their prior consent to such restrictive measures;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
d) minimise the effects of temporary or exceptional network congestion provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally.eleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
The European Parliament rejects [the Commission proposal].
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – title
Freedom to provide and avail of open internet access, and reasonableOpen internet access, specialised services, and proportionate technical traffic management
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In a seamless single market in electronic communications, the freedom to provide electronic communications networks and services to every customer in the Union and the right of each end-user to choose the best offer available on the market should be ensured and should not be hindered by the fragmentation of markets along national borders. The current regulatory framework for electronic communications does not fully address such fragmentation, with national, rather than Union-wide general authorisation regimes, national spectrum assignment schemes, differences of access products available for electronic communications providers in different Member States, and different sets of sector-specific consumer rules applicable. The Union rules in many cases merely define a baseline, and are often implemented in diverging ways by the Member States.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. National regulatory authorities shall closely monitor and ensure the effective ability of end-users to benefit from the freedoms provided for in Article 23 (1) and (2), compliance with Article 23 (5), and the continued availability of non- discriminatoryopen internet access services at levels of quality that reflect advances in technology and that are not impaired by specialised services. They shall, in cooperation with other competent national authorities, also monitorensure that the effects of specialised services ondo not impair cultural diversity, media pluralism and innovation. National regulatory authorities shall also closely monitor and ensure the application of reasonable traffic management measures in compliance with Article 23 (5) taking the utmost account of the BEREC guidelines specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and in paragraph 3a of Article 21(3a) of the Directive 2002/22/EC. Reasonable traffic management measures shall be subject to periodic review to reflect advances in technology. National regulatory authorities shall report on an annual basis to the Commission and BEREC on their monitoring and findings.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
(1) National regulatory authorities shall closely monitor and ensure the effective ability of end-users to benefit from the freedomrights provided for in Article 23 (1) and (2), compliance with Article 23 (5), and the continued availability of non- discriminatoryopen internet access services at levels of quality that reflect advances in technology andunder point 14 of Article 2(2) that are not impaired by specialised services. They shall, in cooperation with other competent national authorities, also monitor the effects of specialised services on culturalfreedom of opinion and information, liguistic and cultural diversity, media freedom and diversity and innovation. National regulatory authorities shall report on an annual basis to the Commission and BEREC on their monitoring and findings.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
National regulatory authorities shall, in good time before imposing any such requirements, provide the Commission with a summary of the grounds for action, the envisaged requirements and the proposed course of action. This information shall also be made available to BEREC. The Commission may, having examined such information, make comments or recommendations thereupon, in particular to ensure that the envisaged requirements do not adversely affect the functioning of the internal market. The envisaged requirements shall not be adopted during a period of two months from the receipt of complete information by the Commission unless otherwise agreed between the Commission and the national regulatory authority, or the Commission has informed the national regulatory authority of a shortened examination period, or the Commission has made comments or recommendations. National regulatory authorities shall take the utmost account of the Commission's comments or recommendationsNational regulatory authorities shall take the utmost account of the Commission's comments or recommendations and shall communicate the adopted requirements to the Commission and BEREC. BEREC shall lay down and develop general guidelines for the application of reasonable traffic management in close cooperation with the Commission and shall communicate the adopted requirements to the Commission and BERECstakeholders on the basis of Article 23 and this Article.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. National regulatory authorities shall put in place appropriate complaint procedures for issues regarding the performance of internet access service for end-users and providers of content, applications and services.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
End-users shall be free to enter into agreements on data volumes and speeds with providers of internet access services and, in accordance with any such agreements relative to data volumes, to avail of any offers by providers of internet content, applications and serviceswhereas providers of Internet access services shall only be allowed to advertise with the minimum guaranteed data volume and speed they can provide for, not the maximum speed.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may adopt implementing acts defining uniform conditions for the implementation of the obligations of national competent authorities under this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33 (2).deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
d) the quality of their services, in accordance with implementing acts provided for in paragraph 2;
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) actually available data speed for download and upload in the end-user's Member State of residence, including minimum guaranteed data speed for download and upload at peak-hours;
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall also be free to agree with either pProviders of electronic communications to the public or withservices or providers of content, applications and services on the provision ofare allowed to offer specialised services with an enhanced quality ofto end-users in addition to open internet access services.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying the methods for measuring the speed of internet access services, the quality of service parameters and the methods for measuring them, and the content, form and manner of the information to be published, including possible quality certification mechanisms. The Commission may take into account the parameters, definitions and measurement methods set out in Annex III of the Directive 2002/22/EC .Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33(2).deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 181 #
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 communicaProviders of electronic communication services or providers of content, applications and services may offer specialised services to end users provided they are offered in additions to the public shall 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 recurringan open internet access service at a level of quality that reflects the technical progress and provided that they do not impair the general performance, affordability, or quality of open internet access services. Specialised services shall only be offered if the network capacity is sufficient to provide such services in addition to the open internet access. Take-up by end- users or by continuous mannent and application providers of commercial offers the general quality of internet access serviceo support managed services should be on a voluntary and non-discriminatory basis.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the actually available data speed for download and upload at the main location of the end-user, including actualminimum guaranteed speed ranges, speed averages and peak-hour speed, including the potential impact of allowing access to third parties through a radio local area network;
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Radio spectrum is a public good and an essential resource for the internal market for mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications in the Union. Development of wireless broadband communications contributes to the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe and in particular to the aim finite resource. Therefore it is of utmost importance to take account of the social, cultural and economic value of specuring access to broadband at a speed of no less than 30 Mbps by 2020 for all Union citizens and of providing the Union with the highest possible broadband speed and capacity. However, the Union has fallen behind other major global regions - North America, Africa and parts of Asia - in terms of the roll-out and penetration of the latest generation of wireless broadband technologies that are necessary to achieve those policy goals. The piecemeal process of authorising and making available the 800 MHz band for wireless broadband communications, with over half of the Member States seeking a derogation or otherwise failing to do so by the deadline laid down trum as a whole. As laid down in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) Decision 243/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council, any additional spectrum for wireless broadband communications should be linked with the review of the use of spectrum in the whole UHF band. According the Radio Spectrum Policy Programmo Article 6, paragraph 5 of the (RSPP) Dec, the Commission 243/2012 ofwill report to the European Parliament and the Council,23 testifies to the urgency of action even within the term of the current RSPP. Union measures to harmonise the conditions of availability and efficient use of radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council24 have not been sufficient to address this problem by 1 January 2015 on whether there is a need for action to harmonise additional frequency bands. __________________ 24 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The application of various national policies creates inconsistencies and fragmentation of the internal market which hamper the roll-out of Union-wide services and the completion of the internal market for wireless broadband communications. It could in particular create unequal conditions for access to such services, hamper competition between undertakings established in different Member States and stifle investments in more advanced networks and technologies and the emergence of innovative services, thereby depriving citizens and businesses of ubiquitous integrated high-quality servEU Telecom Package as revised in 2009 establishes the principles for spectrum management. It recognizes Member States' competence with respect to cultural and audiovisual policies and wireless broadband operators of increased efficiency gains from large-scalgenerally leaves them the necessary scope mfore integrated opera actions. Therefore, action at Union level regarding certain aspects of radio spectrum assignment should accompany the development of wide integrcontinue to endorse a dynamic approach to spectrum management, which recognizes Member Stateds' coverage of advanced wireless broadband communications servmpetence in this field and respects the cultural, audiovisual and media policies throughout the Union. At the same time,of each Member State. Sufficient flexibility is needed to accommodate specific national requirements and Member States should retain the right to adopt measures to organise their radio spectrum for public order, public security purposes and defence. In cases of disputes between Member States over spectrum use, the Commission may coordinate and support dispute settlement.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. The exercise of the freedoms provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be facilitated by the provision ofEnd-users as well as content, application, and service providers, including the media and cultural industries and governments at all levels, shall be provided with complete information in accordance with Article 25(10 (2), Article 261 (2),3) and Article 27 (1)1a of Directive 2002/22/EC, including information on any reasonable traffic management measures applied that might affect access to and distribution of information, content, applications and services as specified in paragraphs 1 and (2)2.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 193 #
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, pProviders of internet access services shall not restrict the freedoms provided for in paragraph 1 by blocking, slowing down, degrading or discriminating against, restricting specific content, applications or services, or specific classes thereof, except in cases where it is necessary to apply reasonable traffic management measures. Reasonable traffic management or to implement a court order. Traffic management measures shall be considered reasonable when they are deployed to more efficiently manage traffic on the network in order to preserve the integrity and security of the network, and more efficiently manage traffic on the network in demonstrated punctual cases of acute congestion, provided equivalent types of traffic are treated equally. These measures shall be transparent, non- discriminatory, proportionate and necessary to:.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) implement a legislative provision or a court order, or prevent or impede serious crimes;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Coordination and consistency of rights of use for radio spectrum should be improved, at least for the bands which have been harmonised for wireless fixed, nomadic and mobile broadband communications. This includes the bands identified at ITU level for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Advanced systems, as well as bands used for radio local area networks (RLAN) such as 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. It should also extend to bands that may be harmonised in the future for wireless broadband communications, as envisaged in Article 3(b) of the RSPP and in the RSPG Opinion on ‘Strategic challenges facing Europe in addressing the growing radio spectrum demand for wireless broadband’ adopted on 13 June 2013, such as, in the near future, the 700 MHz, 1.5 GHz and 3.8-4.2 GHz bandslaid down in Directive 2002/21/EC.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) preserve the integrity and security of the network, services provided via this network, and the end-users' terminals;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) prevent the transmission of unsolicited communications to end-users who have given their prior consent to such restrictive measures;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) minimise the effects of temporary or exceptional network congestion provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally.deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. National regulatory authorities shall put in place appropriate complaint procedures for issues regarding the performance of internet access service for end-users and providers of content, applications and services.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. National regulatory authorities shall closely monitor and ensure the effective ability of end-users to benefit from the freedoms provided for in Article 23 (1) and (2), compliance with Article 23 (5), and the continued availability of non- discriminatoryopen internet access services at levels of quality that reflect advances in technology and that are not impaired by specialised services. They shall, in cooperation with other competent national authorities, also monitorensure that the effects of specialised services ondo not impair cultural diversity, media pluralism and innovation. National regulatory authorities shall also closely monitor and ensure the application of reasonable traffic management measures in compliance with Article 23 (5) taking the utmost account of the BEREC guidelines specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and in paragraph 3a of Article 21(3a) of the Directive 2002/22/EC. Reasonable traffic management measures shall be subject to periodic review to reflect advances in technology. National regulatory authorities shall report on an annual basis to the Commission and BEREC on their monitoring and findings.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In order to prevent the general impairment of quality of service for internet access services or to safeguard the ability of end- users to access and distribute content or information or to run applications and services of their choice, nNational rRegulatory aAuthorities shall have the power to impose minimumimpose adequate quality of service requirements on providers of electronic communications to the public.
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In a context of progressive migration to ‘all IP networks’, the lack of availability of connectivity products based on the IP protocol for different classes of services with assured service quality that enable communication paths across network domains and across network borders, both within and between Member States, hinders the development of applications that rely on access to other networks, thus limiting technological innovation. Moreover, this situation prevents the diffusion on a wider scale of efficiencies which are associated with the management and provision of IP-based networks and connectivity products with an assured service quality level, in particular enhanced security, reliability and flexibility, cost-effectiveness and faster provisioning, which benefit network operators, service providers and end users. A harmonised approach to the design and availability of these products is therefore necessary, on reasonable terms including, where requested, the possibility of cross-supply by the electronic communications undertakings concerned.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may adopt implementing acts defining uniform conditions for the implementation of the obligations of national competent authorities under this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33 (2).deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the quality of their services, in accordance with implementing acts provided for in paragraph 2;
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) actually available data speed for download and upload in the end-user's Member State of residence, including minimum available data speed for downloads and upload at peak-hours;
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) Where the provisions in Chapters 4 and 5 of this Regulation refer to end- users, such provisions should apply not only to consumers but also to other categories of end-users, primarily micro enterprises. At their individual request, end-users other than consumers should be able to agree, by individual contract, to deviate from certain provisions.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying the methods for measuring the speed of internet access services, the quality of service parameters and the methods for measuring them, and the content, form and manner of the information to be published, including possible quality certification mechanisms. The Commission may take into account the parameters, definitions and measurement methods set out in Annex III of the Directive 2002/22/EC .Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33(2).deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) In an open internet, providers of electronic communications to the public should, within contractually agreed limits on data volumes and speeds for internet access services, not block, slow down, degrade or discriminate against specific content, applications or services or specific classes thereof except for a limited number of reasonable traffic management measures. Such measures should be transparent, proportionate and non- discriminatory. Reasonable traffic management encompasses prevention or impediment of serious crimes, including voluntary actions of providers to prevent access to and distribution of child pornography. Minimising the effects of network congestion should be considered reasonable provided that network congestion occurs only temporarily or in exceptional circumstancesin demonstrated temporary cases of acute traffic congestion, provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the actually available data speed for download and upload at the main location of the end-user, including actualminimum speed ranges, speed averages and peak-hour speed, including the potential impact of allowing access to third parties through a radio local area network ;
2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
(68) In order to take account of market and technical developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adapting the Annexes. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
(8) 'harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications' means radio spectrum for which the conditions of availability and efficient use are harmonised at Union level, in particularaccording to the provisions and procedures as laid down in Directive 2002/21/EC and pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council,27 and which serves for electronic communications services other than broadcasting; __________________ 27 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) 'open internet access service' means a publicly available electronic communications service that provides connectivity to the internet at a level of quality that reflects the advances in technology, and thereby allows for connectivity between virtually all end points connected to the internet, irrespective of the network technology used and without any restrictions to the legal content exchanged. It enables end-users to run any application utilising the electronic communication function of the Internet. Unrestricted Internet access service is based on the best efforts principle, the only exceptions allowed are proportionate technical traffic management measures or implementation of court order;
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) 'specialised service' means an electronic communications service or any other service that is 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 send or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints;d and operated within a closed electronic communications network using the internet protocol, relying on strict admission control and that is not marketed or widely used as a substitute for internet access service;
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. This section shall apply to harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications according to Directive 2009/140/EC and Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with due regard to the provisions as laid down in Article 8a and 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This section shall be without prejudice to the right of the Member States to benefit from fees imposed to ensure the optimal use of radio spectrum resources in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2002/20/EC and to organise and use their radio spectrum for public order, public security and defence, taking into account general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of all radio spectrum users.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e
e) ensuring wide territorial coverage ofefficient use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for high- speed wireless broadband networks and a high level of penetration, at the same time taking account of the public interest and the social, cultural and econsumption of related servicesomic value of spectrum as a whole.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
e a) ensuring that any change in policy with regard to the efficient use of spectrum takes account of its impact on the public interest in terms of interference and costs.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) define the date of expiry of any existing rights of use of harmonised bands other than for wireless broadband communications, or, in the case of rights of indefinite duration, the date by which the right of use shall be amended, in order to allow the provision of wireless broadband communications.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – title
Freedom to provide and avail of open internet accesOpen internet access, specialised services, and reasonable traffic management
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
End-users shall be free to enter into agreements on data volumes and speeds with providers of internet access services and, in accordance with any such agreements relative to data volumes, to avail of any offers by providers of internet content, applications and services. Providers of Internet access services shall advertise with the minimum guaranteed data volume and speed they can provide for, not the maximum speed.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 613 #
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 communicaProviders of electronic communication services or providers of content, applications and services may offer specialised services to end users provided they are offered in additions to the public shall 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 mannan open internet access service at a level of quality that reflects the technical progress and provided that they do not impair the general performance, affordability, or quality of open internet access services. Specialised services shall only be offered if the network capacity is sufficient to provide such services in addition to the open internet access. Take-up by end- users or by content and application providers of commercial offers the general quality of internet access serviceo support managed services should be on a voluntary and non-discriminatory basis.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. The exercise of the freedoms provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be facilitated by the provision ofEnd-users as well as content, application, and service providers, including the media and cultural industries and governments at all levels, shall be provided with complete information in accordance with Article 25(10 (2), Article 261 (2),3) and Article 27 (1)1a of Directive 2002/22/EC, including information on any reasonable traffic management measures applied that might affect access to and distribution of information, content, applications and services as specified in paragraphs 1 and (2)2.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 632 #
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, pProviders of internet access services shall not restrict the freedoms provided for in paragraph 1 by blocking, slowing down, degrading or discriminating against, restricting specific content, applications or services, or specific classes thereof, except in cases where it is necessary to apply reasonable traffic management measures. Reasonable traffic management or to implement a court order. Traffic management measures shall be considered reasonable when they are deployed to more efficiently manage traffic on the network in order to preserve the integrity and security of the network, and more efficiently manage traffic on the network in demonstrated punctual cases of acute congestion, provided equivalent types of traffic are treated equally. These measures shall be transparent, non- discriminatory, and proportionate and necessary to:.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) implement a legislative provision or a court order, or prevent or impede serious crimes;deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) preserve the integrity and security of the network, services provided via this network, and the end-users' terminals;deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) prevent the transmission of unsolicited communications to end-users who have given their prior consent to such restrictive measures;deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) minimise the effects of temporary or exceptional network congestion provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. National regulatory authorities shall closely monitor and ensure the effective ability of end-users to benefit from the freedoms provided for in Article 23 (1) and (2), compliance with Article 23 (5), and the continued availability of non- discriminatoryopen internet access services at levels of quality that reflect advances in technology and that are not impaired by specialised services. They shall, in cooperation with other competent national authorities, also monitorensure that the effects of specialised services ondo not impair cultural diversity, media pluralism and innovation. National regulatory authorities shall also closely monitor and ensure the application of reasonable traffic management measures in compliance with Article 23 (5) taking the utmost account of the BEREC guidelines specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and in paragraph 3a of Article 21(3a) of the Directive 2002/22/EC. Reasonable traffic management measures shall be subject to periodic review to reflect advances in technology. National regulatory authorities shall report on an annual basis to the Commission and BEREC on their monitoring and findings.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
National regulatory authorities shall, in good time before imposing any such requirements, provide the Commission with a summary of the grounds for action, the envisaged requirements and the proposed course of action. This information shall also be made available to BEREC. The Commission may, having examined such information, make comments or recommendations thereupon, in particular to ensure that the envisaged requirements do not adversely affect the functioning of the internal market. The envisaged requirements shall not be adopted during a period of two months from the receipt of complete information by the Commission unless otherwise agreed between the Commission and the national regulatory authority, or the Commission has informed the national regulatory authority of a shortened examination period, or the Commission has made comments or recommendations. National regulatory authorities shall take the utmost account of the Commission's comments or recommendationsNational regulatory authorities shall take the utmost account of the Commission's comments or recommendations and shall communicate the adopted requirements to the Commission and BEREC. BEREC shall lay down and develop general guidelines for the application of reasonable traffic management in close cooperation with the Commission and shall communicate the adopted requirements to the Commission and BERECstakeholders on the basis of Article 23 and this Article.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
National regulatory authorities shall put in place appropriate complaint procedures for issues regarding the performance of internet access service for end-users and providers of content, applications and services.
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may adopt implementing acts defining uniform conditions for the implementation of the obligations of national competent authorities under this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 33 (2).deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the quality of their services, in accordance with implementing acts provided for in paragraph 2;
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) actually available data speed for download and upload in the end-user's Member State of residence, including minimum guaranteed data speed for download and upload at peak-hours;
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the actually available data speed for download and upload at the main location of the end-user, including actualminimum guaranteed speed ranges, speed averages and peak-hour speed, including the potential impact of allowing access to third parties through a radio local area network ;
2013/12/19
Committee: ITRE