Activities of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2011/0187(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Roaming charges constitute a serious impediment to Europe's efforts to develop into a knowledge-based economy and the realisation of a single 500 million consumer market. The exponential growth in mobile data traffic must be facilitated by allocating sufficient radio spectrum in order for consumers and businesses to use voice, sms and data anywhere in Europe at prices close to domestic level.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Given the rapid development of mobile data traffic and the increasing amount of customers using voice, sms and data roaming abroad there is a need to increase the competitive pressure, to develop new business models and technologies, as well as increasing the amount of radio spectrum available for wireless services. The regulation of roaming prices must be designed in a way that does not disincentive competition to even lower price levels.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The first multiannual Radio Spectrum Policy Programme established by [Decision No.../.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council...] will pave the way for a development that will allow the Union to take the global lead on broadband speeds, mobility, coverage and capacity, facilitating the emergence of new business models and technologies, reducing the structural reasons for roaming.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) Pan-European licence auctions can stimulate the development of a single EU telecom market, without roaming.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) Consumer and businesses demand for mobile data services has exploded in recent years. However, due to high data roaming charges, the use of these services is severely constrained for consumers and businesses operating across borders in the Union. Given the infancy of the market and the rapidly increasing consumer demand for data roaming, regulated consumer prices might keep prices around the proposed price caps levels, as experienced in the current regulation, instead of pushing it down further, underlining therefore the need for further reforms.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
Recital 22 b (new)
(22 b) In combination with increased deployment of Wi Fi hotspots, appropriate measures should be taken in order to facilitate the separate sale or temporary use of local data roaming service. Providers of domestic mobile communication services should without any additional charge allow their customers to temporarily access local data services of any alternative provider of local data roaming services while continuing to provide voice and sms roaming. This should be made possible regardless of the contract with the domestic mobile communication provider. The provider of local data roaming services in the visiting country should not discriminate foreign customers but offer data services on equal terms and conditions that are being offered to domestic customers.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
(oa) 'local data roaming service' means data roaming service provided to customers directly on a visited network by a mobile operator, mobile virtual network operator or reseller;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Mobile network operators shall meet all reasonable requests for wholesale roaming access, including those from mobile virtual network operators and resellers. Wholesale roaming access shall be provided on non- discriminatory terms and conditions without making a distinction between domestic and foreign operators, including the terms and conditions of wholesale access provided for domestic mobile services. Rules on regulated wholesale roaming tariffs laid down in Articles 6, 8 and 11 shall apply for the provision of wholesale roaming access.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Wholesale roaming access shall cover access to all network elements and associated facilities, relevant services, network capacity, software and information systems, necessary for the provision of roaming services to customers.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Home providerProviders of domestic mobile communication services shall enable their subscribers to access voice, SMS and data roaming services of, or to access local data roaming services provided by any interconnected alternative roaming provider.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The obligations related to voice and sms roaming provided for in paragraphs 1 to 6 above and Article 5 shall not apply to home providers who offer to all of their subscribers voice and sms roaming tariffs significantly close to the tariffs levied from the roaming customer for domestic voice, SMS and data services by 1 July 2014. If an operator opts for voluntary reduction, it would have to apply to all of its tariff plans. BEREC in close co- operation with the Commission, shall lay down, within 3 months after the adoption of this Regulation, guidelines with regard to the definition of roaming tariffs significantly close to domestic tariffs.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Providers of domestic mobile communication services shall not prevent their customers from temporarily access local data services of any alternative provider of local mobile data roaming services.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. The home operator shall continue to provide voice and sms roaming while the costumer is temporarily using local data services with the same technical characteristics as when the customer is using data roaming services provided by the provider of domestic mobile communications services. No extra charge shall be levied on any consumer who chooses to temporarily access local data services of any alternative provider.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 d (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Operators shall by 1 July 2014 make sure that facilities are in place for customers to temporarily access local data roaming services of any provider while keeping their mobile number.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 e (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. The providers of local data roaming services in the visiting country shall not discriminate roaming customers but offer data services at similar terms and conditions that are being offered to domestic customers.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
In order to ensure the development of the single market, implementation of the technical solutions for the facility of separate sale of roaming services and for enabling access to local data roaming services must be cost effective and shall take place simultaneously across the Union.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
BEREC, after consulting stakeholders and in close co-operation with the Commission, shall lay down, within a reasonable period of time not exceeding three months after the adoption of this Regulation, guidelines with regard to harmonised technical solutions relating to the facility for separate roaming services and to harmonised procedures to change the provider of roaming services, and relating to the facility for enabling access to local data roaming service. Upon a reasoned request from the BEREC, the Commission may extend that period.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Home providers shall not discriminate by substantially higher marginals and higher prices for roaming customers compared to domestic customers, and make available and actively offer to all their roaming customers, clearly and transparently, a Eurotariff as provided for in paragraph 2. This Eurotariff shall not entail any associated subscription or other fixed or recurring charges and may be combined with any retail tariff.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Home providers shall not discriminate by substantially higher marginals and higher prices for roaming customers compared to domestic customers, and shall make available to all their roaming customers, clearly and transparently, a Euro-SMS tariff as provided for in paragraph 2. The Euro- SMS tariff shall not entail any associated subscription or other fixed or recurring charges and may be combined with any retail tariff, subject to the other provisions of this Article.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Roaming providers shall not discriminate by substantially higher marginals and higher prices for roaming customers compared to domestic customers, and shall make available to all their roaming customers, clearly and transparently, a Euro-data tariff as provided for in paragraph 2. This Euro-data tariff shall not entail any associated subscription or other fixed or recurring charges and may be combined with any retail tariff.