13 Amendments of Adina VĂLEAN related to 2013/2080(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to Recommendation 2010/572/EU (Recommendation on regulated access to Next Generation Access Networks),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the aims of the framework are to promote a sectoral ecosystem of competition and investment, benefiting consumers and users, while consolidatingtributing to the development of the internal market infor communications;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas functional separation, i.e. the obligation of a vertically integrated operator to place the activities related to the wholesale provision of relevant access products in an independently operating internal business unit, remains a remedy of last resort;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the promotion of competition in the provision of electronic communications networks and services is one of the key policy objectives established in article 8 of the Framework Directive;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas despite an overall more competitive environment, some electronic communications markets remain uncompetitive, particularly the provision of fixed broadband lines, with incumbent operators still retaining an average 42.3% market share and the provision of services to business users, with incumbent operators retaining market shares of 70% and above in many Member States;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the roll-out of ultrafast internet access is slowfast internet access is progressing, with 54% of the European households having access to very high speed broadband (≥ 30 Mbps), take-up remains at a very low level, with only 4.2% of the EU households subscribing to very high-speed internet access, superfast connections (≥100 Mbps) remain very scarce in the EU, representing only 3.4 % of all fixed lines, and user demand appears weak, with only about 2 % of households subscribing to such lines1 ;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas effective and sustainable competition is an important driver of efficient investment over time;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point ix
Paragraph 4 – point ix
(ix) the lifting of regulation in case ofonly in those cases where a satisfactory market analysis andleads to the finding that the relevant market is effectively competitive and as long as continued monitoring obligations are put in place;
Amendment 56 #
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. More focus should be given to the competitive provision of communications services to European businesses and to the effective and consistent application of business grade remedies across Europe;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiii a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point xiii a (new)
(xiiia) strengthening the application of the functional separation remedy by removing the exceptional character of the obligation and thus allowing the national regulatory authorities to impose such remedy under the same circumstances as other obligations available under the Access Directive.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
(ia) further promoting effective and sustainable competition, which is the main driver of efficient investment over time;
Amendment 73 #
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 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the overall aims of the framework should continue to be the promotion of a sectoral ecosystem ofremain to promote a sectoral ecosystem of effective and sustainable competition and efficient investment, which benefits consumers and users, while consolidatingtributing to the development of the internal market infor communications;