Traduction de «Service Évolution des services parlementaires » (Français → Anglais) :

the developments and expected future trends in wholesale and retail charges for the provision to roaming customers of voice, SMS and data communication services, in comparison to the charges for mobile communications services at domestic level in the Member States, both for pre-paid and post-paid customers separately, and in the quality and speed of these services.

The Commission noted in its Communication entitled ‘On the interim report on the state of development of roaming services within the European Union’ that technological developments and/or the alternatives to roaming services, such as availability of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or Wi-Fi, may render the internal market for roaming services in the Union more competitive.

These include powers of sanction (means to monitor the transposition and enforcement of universal service provisions) and should include provisions for the representation and active participation of consumers and users in the definition and the evaluation of services, the availability of appropriate redress and compensation mechanisms and the existence of an evolutionary clause allowing requirements to be adapted in accordance with changing user and consumer needs and concerns, and with changes in the economic and technological enviro ...[+++]nment.

The main lines of action proposed are as follows : - phase complete opening of the terminal equipment market to competition ; - substantial opening of the telecommunications services market to competition with the exception, at this stage, of a limited number of basic services considered essential to satisfy current public service goals ; - the right to cross-frontier provision of services in the Community ; - continuation of exclusive or special rights for the telecommunications administrations (public or private carriers) regardi ...[+++]ng provision and operation of the network infrastructure, and recognition of the central role of telecommunications administrations (public or private carriers) in the establishment of future generations of infrastructures ; - clear separation of the regulatory and operational functions of publics or private undertakings managing networks ; - opening-up of the market in satellite ground stations in so far as such equipement should be assimilated with telecommunications terminals rather than infrastructure ; - recognition of the fact that telecommunications tariffs should follow cost trends ; - development of a consensus by both sides of industry to smooth the transitions and take maximum advantage of the development of networks and services to create new jobs ; - fastening of economic development and reduction of the isolation of the outlying regions of the Community through telecommunications ; - establishment of common positions in the various international bodies (GATT, ITU, etc) ; - finally, as regards standardization, the Commission recommends the creation of a European Standards Institute : a small core team bringing together experts from public and private network operators and experts seconded by the industry would substantially accelerate the elaboration of the standards and technical specifications indispensable for an open and competitive market environment and the development of "made in Europe" Information Technolog ...

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Whereas the Community, through Council Decision 89/337/EEC, Council Decision 89/630/EEC, Council Directive 92/38/EEC and Council Decision 93/424/EEC, recognized the strategic importance of advanced and high-definition television for the European consumer electronics industry and for the European television and film industries, and established the strategy framework for the introduction of European advanced and high- definition television; Whereas the Council, in Council Resolution 93/C 209/01, invited the Commission to submit to the Counc ...[+++]il a communication on digital television; Whereas on 18 November 1993 the Commission submitted to the Council a communication entitled "Digital Video Broadcasting - a Framework for Community Policy"; Whereas digital technology offers significant benefits for the future of television and for the future electronic information highways; Whereas the benefits will be best achieved if a harmonious approach, based on a long-term perspective, is adopted from the start; Whereas common standards are an essential prerequisite for such an approach; Whereas relevant research and development activities in the Community should be reinforced and appropriate studies on frequency allocation and implementation scenarios intensified; Whereas the development of digital television technology is a worldwide phenomenon and whereas the search for the highest degree of compatibility between the various regions of the world in this area is a desirable objective, WELCOMES the Commission communication entitled "Digital Video Broadcasting - a Framework for Community Policy", which provides an excellent basis for the Council's examination; 1. CONSIDERS that: 1.1. digital technology offers the potential of significant benefits for the future of television and, in the broader sense, for the future electronic information highways or integrated broadband commun ...

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