8 Amendments of Lambert van NISTELROOIJ related to 2009/2225(INI)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of continuing efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access for all citizens and consumers, through the promotion of access toand competition in fixed and mobile Internet and the deployment of next-generation infrastructure and services; emphasises that this requires policies that promote access and choice of services on fair terms and at competitive prices for all communities, irrespective of location, thereby ensuring that no European citizen faces exclusion;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Underlines the importance of maintaining Europe as the mobile continent in the world and ensuring that 75% of mobile subscribers are 3G (or beyond) users by 2015; recalls the necessity to accelerate the harmonised deployment of the digital dividend without compromising existing broadcast services;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the necessity to accelerate the harmonised deployment of the digital dividend spectrum in a coordinated manner to ensure co-existence of existing and planned use of the frequency ranges and to optimise the exploitation of this valuable resource for new services such as mobile broadband;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the need for further assessment and research into potential interference between existing and future users of the spectrum so as to mitigate against potential negative consequences for consumers;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that onthe aim of the new electronic communications regulatory framework is progressively to reduce ex ante sector-specific rules as competition in the markets develops and, to encourage investment, competition and innovation, with access regulatimately, for electronic communications to be governed byon being relaxed once there is effective competition law onlyin place;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 14
14. Insists on safeguarding an open Internet, where citizens have the right to access and distribute information or run applications and services of their choice; calls on the Commission, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) to monitor closely and enforce the harmonised implementation of the 'net neutrality' provisions of the revised telecoms package;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
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17. Takes the view that, almost a decade after their adoption, the Directives concerning the legal framework for the information society (i.e. the Data Protection Directive, Electronic Signatures Directive and, Electronic Commerce Directive and IPR enforcement Directive) appear out of date due to the increased complexity of the online environment and the introduction of new technologies; believes that, while the legal issues arising from some Directives can be resolved through an incremental update, other Directives need a more fundamental revision;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
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19. Emphasises the need to develop the free circulation of content and knowledge and to achieve, by 2015, a simple, consumer-friendly legal framework for accessing digital content in Europe, which would give certainty to consumers and ensure robust solutions that are balanced and attractive for users and rights-holders; urges the EU to accelerate the debate on copyright and to establish an EU copyright title under Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU by 2013improved, more efficient, and more consistent transparent rights management and clearance system for both musical and audiovisual works which would help all market players to streamline their transaction and management costs; considers that key to this new system is further transparency and competition between collecting rights management organisations (CRMOs) helping drive a Digital Single Market forward; points out that an EU copyright title under Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU by 2013 may also contribute to creating a single market for copyrights and related rights, both online and offline;