14 Amendments of Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS related to 2010/2304(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sustainable infrastructure access and service competition, as opposed toin conjunction with realistic, viable ‘top- down’ target setting, will make next generation connectivity available efficiently and in line with demand,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas broadband is important for the implementation of the new technological infrastructures, which are necessary for the scientific, technological and industrial leadership of the EU, such as cloud computing, super computers and smart computing environments,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
Ε. whereas public actors can contribute significantly to the roll-out of next generation access (NGA) in ‘white’ and ‘grey’ areas, but public investment should not impede private investment or distort competition in already competitive areas; whereasoperate in such a way that it complements private investment and should enhance competition, but investors in NGA must retain appropriate incentives to continue to invest in broadband,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the private sector has invested hundreds of billions of euro in broadband facilities, services, applications and content over the last decade;, but without all European citizens having experienced the benefits of broadband; and whereas promotion of thisprivate and public investment should continue to be the primary engine of broadband growth in the EU,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that access to low radio frequency bands, with their propagation characteristics supporting wide-area coverage, is crucial to facilitating wireless rural broadband coverage in rural, mountainous, and island regions, allowing access to all foreseeable Internet services; emphasises that Europe must remain at the forefront of scientific research and technological innovation in the field of wireless services;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that by 2015 all European research and academic institutions should be connected by ultra high-speed Gbps networks, creating an intranet for the single European research area;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that, to achieve the EU 2020 broadband targets, the Digital Agenda must establish benchmarks for the intermediate years 2015 and 2018 on, both at EU-wide rather than level and at national level;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Invites Member States, in close cooperation with stakeholders, to set national broadband plans and adopt operational plans with concrete measures to implement the EU 2020 broadband targets; calls on the Commission to study these plans, to propose optimal solutions and to coordinate their implementation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that competitionthe combination of competition and carefully selected targets, in both infrastructure, and services over that infrastructure, provides the best basis for sustainable competition, investment, innovation and take-up;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that broadband services are key to the competitiveness of EU industry and greatly contribute to EU economic growth and, employment and social cohesion;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that, to maximise broadband availability and adoption, EU policy must encourage the deployment of efficient and affordable networks, applications, services and content; encourages Member States to develop e-government, e-democracy, e-learning and e-health services, which will boost the demand for broadband;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes the Commission’s intention to produce guidance on costing and non- discrimination, key principles in the EU framework, and encourages the Commission to do so in a way that supports affordable prices, consumer choice, comprehensive consumer information about the services offered and competition in fast and ultra- fast networks and the services delivered over them, and incentivises efficient investment and rapid switchover to such networks;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on Member States to increase efforts to address e-skills shortages at all educational levels and through lifelong education emphasises the role of new technologies in education and notes that technological literacy is henceforth not only an objective but also an essential tool for achieving life-long learning and social cohesion;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36