WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1634/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Mobile and wireless communications
Date: 1998-05-29
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: approximation of laws, communications industry, communications policy, industrial property, radio telecommunications, restriction on competition, standardisation, trade licence, waveband

22.2.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 50/59

(1999/C 50/082)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1634/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(29 May 1998)

Subject: Mobile and wireless communications

With regard to documents COM(97) 217 final and COM(97) 513 final, can the Commission answer the following
questions:

1.

2.

Is this the right moment to lay down a strategy for the introduction of UMTS or would regulatory action
today be premature?

Is there a consensus in Europe on the notion of UMTS or third generation mobile communications? Will it be
a new single technology, or a number of interoperable solutions based on different technologies?

3. What should be the respective roles of the private sector and of public authorities in the transition towards

UMTS?

4. How can UMTS impact on the competitiveness of Europe(cid:146)s industry?

5. How do we ensure that the broader social and societal interests are secured in the development of the

(cid:145)wireless information society(cid:146)?

(1999/C 50/083)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1635/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(29 May 1998)

Subject: Mobile and wireless communications

Having regard to (a) the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the further development of mobile and
wireless communications › challenges and choices for the European Union (document COM(97) 217 final) and
(b) the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions; strategy and policy orientations with regard to the further
development of mobile and wireless communications (UMPS) › outcome of the public consultation and
proposals for creating a favourable environment (document COM(97) 217 final and document COM(97) 513
final), and in connection with the frequency spectrum, can the Commission guarantee that a sufficient spectrum
will be available in transition stage between the GSM and second generation systems (DCS-1800 and PCS-1900)?

(1999/C 50/084)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1636/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(29 May 1998)

Subject: Mobile and wireless communications

Having regard to (a) the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the further development of mobile and
wireless communications › challenges and choices for the European Union (document COM(97) 217 final) and
(b) the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions; strategy and policy orientations with regard to the further
development of mobile and wireless communications (UMPS) › outcome of the public consultation and
proposals for creating a favourable environment (Document COM(97) 217 final and document COM(97) 513
final), and in connection with the regulations, can the Commission ensure that the Member States take all the
necessary measures to complete the implementation and application of the Community provisions and the
decisions relating to the allocation of frequencies reached by the European Committee on Radio Communications
and in particular that the question of the cover shared between the UMTS and the existing second generation
systems (for example GSM, DCS-1800, PCS-1900) should be examined in depth?