Activities of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2013/2080(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Electronic communications - Recent proposals to complete the digital single market (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Implementation report on the regulatory framework for electronic communications PDF (215 KB) DOC (111 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas the differences in the enforcement and implementation of the regulatory framework has led to higher costs for operators active in more than one country; thereby hindering investments and the development of a single market for telecoms
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. Whereas the European Commission has not made use of the possibility to adopt a decision identifying transnational markets as specified in the provision of Art 15(4) FD
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. Whereas pan-European business users have not been recognised as a separate market segment resulting in a lack of standardised wholesale offers, unnecessary costs and a fragmented Internal Market.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. Whereas functional separation, i.e. the separation of wholesale access products into a separate and independently operating entity, is currently only envisaged as an exceptional measure.
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the rollout of ultrafast internet access is slowtoo slow compared to the rest of the world, representing only 3.4 % of all fixed lines, and user demand appears weak, with only about 2 % of households subscribing to such lines1 ;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. Whereas 4G deployment in Europe has been hindered by a lack of sufficient coordination in radio spectrum allocations, in particular Member States delay in carrying out the authorisation process in order to allow the use of the 800 MHz band for electronic communication services by 1 January 2013 as stipulated by the Radio Spectrum Policy Program;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
Nb. whereas the Radio Policy Spectrum Policy Program asks the European Commission to review the use of the spectrum below 1GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications, such as the 700 Mhz band;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that while the framework has made substantial progress towards achieving its aims;, the EU telecoms market remains fragmented along national borders, making it difficult for businesses and citizens to fully benefit from a single market.
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiii
Paragraph 4 – point xiii
(xiii) pan-European services and operators, taking into account the (unused) provision of Art 15(4) FD allowing the Commission to identify transnational markets; recommends that the review of the framework includes consideration of:
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiii – point a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point xiii – point a (new)
a) Identification of transnational markets, as a first step at least with respect to business services;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiii – point b (new)
Paragraph 4 – point xiii – point b (new)
b) enabling providers to notify BEREC that they intend to serve such markets;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiii – point c (new)
Paragraph 4 – point xiii – point c (new)
c) supervision of providers serving such markets by BEREC;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiii a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point xiii a (new)
(xiiia) Suggests that strengthening the application of the functional separation remedy by removing the exceptional character of the obligation could increase incentives for network investments and further develop the internal market in electronic communications;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point iv
Paragraph 5 – point iv
(iv) facilitating the development of pan- European providers. and the provision of cross-border business services;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the overall aim of the framework should continue to be the promotion of a sectoral ecosystem of competition and investment which benefits consumers and users, while consolidating thencouraging the creation of a true internal market in communications and promoting the global competitiveness of the Union;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Believes that in order to maintain a consistent framework and provide regulatory certainty, issues such as a Union passport or one-stop shop for providers, technical arrangements for spectrum auctions, and consumer issues shcould all be addressed in a comprehensive review of the framework as set out herein, and not piecemealplay an important role in order to create a single market for telecoms and provide regulatory certainty;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Believes that to encourage investments and to create regulatory certainty a European electronic communications provider that wish to start activity outside its "home" Member State should only be required to submit a single notification to the competent authority of the "home" Member State;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point a (new)
Paragraph 8 – point a (new)
(a) Highlights that national competent authorities shall aim to apply regulatory principles, procedures and conditions for spectrum usage which do not impede European electronic communications providers from providing networks and services in several Member States or across the Union;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point b (new)
Paragraph 8 – point b (new)
(b) Is convinced that increased spectrum coordination combined with the application of common principles for right of use of spectrum across the Union would be an important remedy to tackle the lack of predictability regarding spectrum availability, thus encouraging investments and economic of scale;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point c (new)
Paragraph 8 – point c (new)
(c) Stresses that incentive payments and/or the revoking of right of use in case of failure to use relevant radio spectrum could be important measures to free up sufficient harmonised radio spectrum to stimulate high-capacity wireless broadband services;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point d (new)
Paragraph 8 – point d (new)
(d) Highlights that a pan-European auctioning of 4 and 5G wireless services, with a limited number of licensees that collectively serve the whole territory of the EU, would enable pan-European wireless services, eroding the fundaments upon which roaming is built;