10 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2016/0287(COD)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The Commission Communication of 26 August 2010 entitled "Digital Agenda for Europe" recalls that Europe 2020 Strategy has underlined the importance of broadband deployment to promote social inclusion and competitiveness in the EU restating the objective to bring basic broadband to all Europeans by 2013 and seeks to ensure that, by 2020, all Europeans have access to much higher internet speeds of above 30 Mbps and 50% or more of European households subscribe to internet connections above 100 Mbps.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The available budget should be allocated in a geographically balanced manner to projects across Member States and dedicated to areas at risk of long- lasting digital divide, with an adequate minimum number of vouchers per Member State. This principle aiming at ensuring geographical balance should be included in the relevant Work Programmes adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 1316/2013, and be further specified in calls for proposals, if necessary, for instance by enabling enhanced participation by applicants from Member States where the available budget was not entirely spent.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Local wireless connectivity should only qualify as free where it is provided without corresponding remuneration, whether by direct payment or other types of consideration, including, but not limited to, advertising and the provision of personal data, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Due account should be taken of possible negative effects of electromagnetic pollution on human health, so that a careful assessment can be carried out to determine where the wireless local access points should be located and how many and how powerful they should be.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To provide this intervention with appropriate financing, the financial envelopeframework for the implementation of the CEFmechanism for connecting Europe in the telecommunications sector should be increased by an amount of EUR 150 000 000.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
b. supports access to innovative digital services, such as those offered via digital service infrastructures, as well as in emergency and crisis communications;
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 1 (new)
Recital 9 1 (new)
(9a) The available budget should be allocated in a geographically balanced manner to projects in all the Member States, focusing on areas where the digital divide is likely to remain a problem in the long term, with a minimum number of vouchers appropriate to each Member State. This principle, intended to ensure geographical balance, should form part of the relevant work programmes implemented under Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 and it should also be spelt out in the calls for proposals, if necessary, for example with a view to attracting more applicants from Member States whose allocation has not yet been exhausted.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2-paragraph 1-point 6
Article 2-paragraph 1-point 6
(1) are implemented by an entity with a public mission capable of planning and supervising the installation of indoor or outdoor local wireless access points in public spaces by carrying out specific quality control measures;
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2-paragraph 1-point 6
Article 2-paragraph 1-point 6
a. is free, and easy to access, and uses state- of- the- art equipment and meets the highest data security standards;
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2-paragraph 1-point 6
Article 2-paragraph 1-point 6
The available budget shall be allocated in a geographically balanced mannerway to projects meeting the above conditions in view of the proposals received and, in principle, on a 'first come, first served' basis, and taking account of areas in which the digital divide is likely to continue to be a problem in the long term, in accordance with the work programmes implemented under Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013.'