9 Amendments of Ana MIRANDA PAZ related to 2011/0299(COD)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) By opening business opportunities, the deployment of broadband networks and digital service infrastructures will stimulate job creation in the Union. Construction of broadband networks will also have an immediate effect on employment in particular in civil engineering sector and on access to jobs, for example in rural areas.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to take into account the developments in the areas of information and communication technologies, 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 amending the Annex to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations at regional and local level during its preparatory work, including at expert level.. The objective of this delegation is to address new technological and market developments, emerging political priorities or opportunities for exploiting synergies between different infrastructures, including those in the fields of Transport and Energy. The scope of delegation is limited to modifying the description of projects of common interest, adding a project of common interest or removing an obsolete project of common interest according to pre-established, clear and transparent criteria.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) contribute to improvements in daily life for citizens, businesses and governments at every level, through the promotion of the interconnection and interoperability of national telecommunication networks as well as access to such networks.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the deployment of broadband networks to link island, landlocked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the Union ensuring in those regions that speeds of data transmission are sufficient to permit broadband connectivity of 30 Mbps and above, in view of the demand for ultrafast internet;
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and/or other entities in charge of the implementation of projects of common interest or contributing to their implementation , including regional and local bodies, shall take the necessary legal, administrative, technical and financial measures in compliance with the corresponding specifications of this Regulation.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) demonstrates European added value, established by means of feasibility assessments and cost-benefit analyses, taking account of the general interest and equal web access for the entire population, especially in areas with greater connection problems.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4
Rural and low density areas are typically served with low speed connections and in some cases even not served at all. The business case for investment is unlikely to be viable and the European targets are unlikely to be reached by 2020. Investment in these areas needs higher financial support, provided by grants, possibly in combination with financial instruments. Such areas will include remote and sparsely populated regions where investment costs are either very high or where income is low. The support from the Connecting Europe Facility in these areas is likely tomust complement available cohesion funds or rural development and other direct public support, so as to guarantee equal web access, thereby simulating growth and employment and thus encouraging settlement in areas with demographic problems.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 12 – point c
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 12 – point c
(c) Regional decision makers, including municipalities and supra-municipal bodies, who may establish concessions for broadband infrastructures. Equipment providers may be interested in such an arrangement, via the creation of a special purpose company.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – subtitle 3 - paragraph 4 – point e
Annex 1 – section 3 – subtitle 3 - paragraph 4 – point e
(e) Competence centres on digitisation and preservation of digital cultural heritage, in all EU languages, including co-official languages in the Member States;