Activities of Algirdas SAUDARGAS related to 2010/2304(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European Broadband: investing in digitally driven growth PDF (260 KB) DOC (182 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas public actors can contribute significantly to the roll-out of next generation access (NGA) in ‘white’ and ‘grey’ areas, but public investment should not impede private investment or distort competition in already competitive areas; whereas investors in NGA must retain appropriate incentives to continue to invest in broadband,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the objective must be to establish EU global leadership in ICT infrastructure by 2013 by delivering 100 % broadband coverage, giving at least 2Mbps service to users in rural areas and 24Mbps in core cities;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that, to achieve the EU 2020 broadband targets, the Digital Agenda must establish benchmarks for the intermediate years 2013, 2015 and 2018 on a EU-wide rather than national level;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, to be on track for the 100Mbps target, inDigital Agenda targets all EU citizens should be covered by a basic broadband approaching 2Mbps service to users in rural areas and 24Mbps in core cities by 2013; furthermore by 2015, around 15 % of EU households should have subscriptions with at least that100Mbps speed;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that competition in both infrastructure, and services over that infrastructure, provides the best basis for sustainable competition, investment, innovation and take-up; nevertheless stresses that in some cases more cooperation between stakeholders can also foster investments;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that to make maximum use of limited public funding, whether by the Member States directly or via the EU, such funding needs to have a clear focus on those projects where it can be expected to have the maximum effect in private investment to further increase both coverage and capacity;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to convene a Digital Assembly in June 2011;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on Member States to address social digital exclusion and other impediments to broadband take-up, particularly in low income communities, and to engage all relevant stakeholders to provide training and public access to broadband services, economic assistancepublic incentives for the acquisition of broadband services and equipment, and development of technology and content aimed at specific users' needs;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Stresses the difference between theoretical network speeds and actual user experience since the user experience is also linked to website capacity and congestion etc; calls on the Commission in conjunction with BEREC to refine its measurements of delivered broadband speeds and adjust its targets accordingly and calls on BEREC to develop EU guidelines to ensure that advertised broadband speeds appropriately reflect the average up- and download speeds users can actually expect in order to secure transparency on the benefits of new technology, promote comparability and enhance competition;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Supports initiatives such as e-health and a pan-European health information infrastructure to enablhance patient-centred services supporting patients in taking responsibility for their own healths autonomy and quality of life; states that such services should be accessible anywhere, anytime, including over mobile devices;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. In order to implement the pan- European health information infrastructure of a patient-centred health system, the following actions need to be realized: – Implementation of EU wide agreements between EU Health Authorities for standards that will enable the integrated access of relevant information in the European health information infrastructure. Authorities at all levels need to be involved, at local, national, and EU level. – Implementation of the European Health Information Infrastructure. This will entail large development effort to facilitate the integration of information kept in various locations, as well as the implementation of core patient-centred services to support patients, providing treatment authorisation and payment, anywhere and anytime. – Provisions of tools which patients can easily develop innovative patient-centric services on their own e.g. smart devices, telemedicine;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Notes that the Communication forms just one part of a broader package, which also includes the Digital Agenda, the Innovation Union, the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, EU and national funding programmes with a view to creating a mutually supportive system for the efficient further development, access to and use of networks, whether terrestrial fixed and mobile or via satellite;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39b. Supports innovative broadband services directed towards the maritime sector, and welcomes the discussion by the Commission and the Member States on a new e-maritime initiative building on the SafeSeaNet project, envisaged to also address information related to logistics, customs, border control, environment, fishing operations, communications as well as security and safety issues;