Activities of Franz OBERMAYR related to 2013/0309(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European single market for electronic communications (A8-0300/2015 - Pilar del Castillo Vera) DE
Amendments (18)
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 6
(6) "main establishment" means the place of establishment in the Member State where the main decisions are taken as to the investments in and conduct of the provision of electronic communications services or networks in the Union;nagement activity effectively takes place. This encompasses essential, central management and control over the enterprise’s operations, personnel, accounting and assets.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
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 justified.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
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- discriminatory 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 monitor the effects of specialised services on cultural diversity and innovation. National regulatory authorities shall report on an annual basis to the Commission and BEREC on their monitoring and findingspublish their reports and thus ensure that they are accessible to all market participants as a matter of principle.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
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, national regulatory authorities shall have the power to impose minimum quality of service requirements on providers of electronic communications to the public. The following shall apply with regard to these minimum requirements:
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) the available bandwidth for the open internet shall be at least at the same level as for specialised services;
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) the available inclusive volume of an internet connection shall be calculated on the basis of the quantity of data transmitted via broadband connection by a large proportion of users in a statistically meaningful and uniformly defined period.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
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 at peak-hours; reference shall be made where appropriate to negative regional variations owing to lower technological quality of the network;
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) the level of applicable data volume limitations, if any; the services and specialised services included in the data volume; the prices for increasing the available data volume on an ad hoc or lasting basis; the data speed, and its cost, available after full consumption of the applicable data volume, if limited; and the means for end-users to monitor at any moment the current level of their consumption;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The information shall be published in a clear, comprehensive and easily accessible form by means of a standardised customer information notice in the official language(s) of the Member State where the service is offered, and be updated regularly. The information shall, on request, be supplied to the relevant national regulatory authorities in advance of its publication. Any differentiation in the conditions applied to consumers and other end-users shall be made explicit and may not be set out in footnotes or in the general terms and conditions.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
(4) Upon request of the relevant public authorities, providers of electronic communications to the public shall distribute public interest information free of charge to end-users, where appropriate, by the same means as those ordinarily used by them in their communications with end- users. In such a case, that information shall be provided by the relevant public authorities to the providers of electronic communications to the public in a standardised format and may, inter alia, cover the following topics: particular, cover information and the means of protection against risks to personal security or unlawful access to personal data when using electronic communications services.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the level of applicable data volume limitations, if any; the services and specialised services included in the data volume; the prices for increasing the available data volume on an ad hoc or lasting basis; the data speed, and its cost, available after full consumption of the applicable data volume, if limited; and how end-users can at any moment monitor the current level of their consumption;
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5
Article 28 – paragraph 5
(5) AnyWhere there is a significant and non- temporary discrepancy between the actual performance regarding speed or other quality parameters andwith the performance indicated by the provider of electronic communications to the public in accordance with Article 26 shall be considered as non-conformity of performance for the purpose of determining the end-user's remedies in accordance with national law.in relation to:
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) data transmission speed, the end-user shall have a special termination right;
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b (new)
(b) other quality parameters, this shall be considered as non-conformity of performance for the purpose of determining the end-user's remedies in accordance with national law.