13 Amendments of Henri WEBER related to 2010/0252(COD)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 36 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanismmechanisms to avoid any interference or nuisance that might disturb current and future spectrum users.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The 800 MHz band is optimalmay be used for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Commission Decision 2010/267/EU of 5 February 2010 setting up the GMES Partners Board1, and on the Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 facilitating the release of the digital dividend in the European Union2, calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 20135. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHzin the UHF band could also be envisaged, depending on actual market demand, social and cultural objectives, experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. _________ 1 OJ L 35, 6.2.2010, p. 23. 2 OJ L 308, 24.11.2009, p. 24.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – title
Article 1 – title
Aim and scope
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) This decision applies without prejudice to existing European law or to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio- visual policy and without prejudice to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, whilst taking account of its social, cultural and economic implications;
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point a
Article 3 – point a
(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, and take account of the major general interest objectives of cultural diversity and media pluralism, and the interests of the various spectrum users;
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum, in addition, incentives to make wireless hardware and software equipment more spectrum efficient shall be introduced.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, by 17 Januaryune 20135 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations untilthe digital switchover process is already well advanced or has been completed and where the migration of incumbent services can be managed on time, the Commission recommends making the band available by 1 January 20153. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1tween 300 MHz and 6 GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where take all necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and does not disrupt existing broadcasting services.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States, together with the Commission, shall take the technical and regulatory measures needed to avoid interference between electronic communications services in the 800 MHz frequency band for broadcasting services, and PMSE users at below 790 MHz. The Commission shall encourage the Member States to ensure that sufficient financial resources are made available in good time to cover the costs of the migration and the costs linked to the measures to limit interference with broadcasting services.
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 36 GHz.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow, on the basis of clearly defined and transparent criteria and methodologies, the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs.