12 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2007/0248(COD)
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Providers of electronic communications services should ensure that their customers are adequately informed as to whether or not access to emergency services is provided, and are given clear and transparent information in the initial customer contract and at regular intervals thereafter, for example in customer billing information. Customers who so request should also be kept well informed of possible actions that the provider of electronic communications service may take to address security threats or in response to a security or integrity incident, since such actions could have a direct or indirect impact on the customer’s data, privacy or other aspects of the service provided.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) A breach of security resulting in the loss or compromising personal data of an individual subscriber may, if not addressed in an adequate and timely manner, result in substantial economic loss and social harm, including identity fraud. Therefore, subscribers concerned by such security incidents should be notified without delay and informed in order to be able to take the necessary precautions. The notification, if the national regulatory authorities consider this necessary after notification by the service provider concerned, and after consultation with other responsible authorities. A notification under these circumstances should include information about measures taken by the provider to address the breach, as well as recommendations for the users affected, as appropriate for each individual case.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point (d)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point (d)
d) particulars of prices and tariffs and the means by which up-to-date information on all applicable tariffs and maintenance charges may be obtained;
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that where contracts are concluded between subscribers and undertakings providing electronic communications services that allow voice communication, subscribers are clearly informed whether or not access to emergency services is provided. Providers of electronic communications services shall ensure that customers are clearly informed of the lack of access to emergency services in advance of the conclusion of a contract and regularly thereafter.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that where contracts are concluded between subscribers and undertakings providing electronic communications services and/or networks, subscribers are clearly informed in advance of the conclusion of a contract and regularly thereafter of any limitations imposed by the provider on their ability to access or distribute lawful content or run any lawful applications and services of their choice.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 6
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that where contracts are concluded between subscribers and undertakings providing electronic communications services and/or networks, subscribers are clearly informed in advance of the conclusion of the contract and regularly thereafter of their obligations to respect copyright and related rights. Without prejudice to Directive 2000/31/EC on electronic commerce, this includes the obligation to inform subscribers of the most common acts of infringements and their legal consequences.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
7. Subscribers shall have a right to withdraw from their contracts without penalty upon noticein the event of modifications in the contractual conditions proposed by operators, if the modifications as a whole are disadvantageous to them. Subscribers shall be given adequate notice, not shorter than one month, ahead of any such modifications and shall be informed at the same time of their right to withdraw, without penalty, from such contracts, if they do not accept the new conditions.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that transparent, comparable, adequate and up- to-date information on applicable prices and tariffs, and on standard terms and conditions, in respect of access to and use of the services identified in Articles 4, 5, 6, and 7 is available to end users and consumers, in accordance with the provisions of Annex II.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that undertakings providing public electronic communications networks and/or services publish comparable, adequate and up-to- date information on applicable prices and tariffs in respect of access and use of their services provided to consumers. Such information shall be published in an easily accessible form.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities are able to oblige undertakings providing electronic communications services to provide applicable tariff information to customers at the time and point of purchase to ensure that customers are fully informed in a transparent manner of pricing conditions.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 18
Article 1 – point 18
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. Porting of numbers and their subsequent activation shall be executed within the shortest possible delay, no later than one working day from the initial request by the subscriber. National regulatory authorities may extend the one day period depending on the available systems and prescribe appropriate measures where necessary to ensure that subscribers are not switched against their will. National regulatory authorities may impose appropriate sanctions on providers, including an obligation to compensate customers, in case of delay in porting or abuse of porting by them or on their behalf.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
Directive 2002/58/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the storing of information, or gaining access to information already stored, in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user is only allowed on condition that the subscriber or user concerned is provided with clear and comprehensive information in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC, inter alia about the purposes of the processing and is offered the right to refuse such processing by the data controller. This shall not prevent any technical storage or access for the sole purpose of carrying out or facilitating the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network, or as strictly necessary in order to provide an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user. The data controller shall not be liable if the user employs a specific setting to enable personal data to be stored, if the data controller has provided information in particular about the purposes of the processing and has offered the user the right to refuse such processing, but the user has not made use of that right.