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The charge limits in this Article shall include any fixed elements associated with the provision of regulated roaming calls, such as one-off charges or opt-in fees.
The charge limits in this Article shall include any fixed elements associated with the provision of regulated roaming calls, such as one-off charges or opt-in fees.
ARTICLE 7, PARAGRAPH 1
ARTICLE 7, PARAGRAPH 1
Each home provider shall provide to its roaming customer on request personalised pricing information on the retail charges that apply to the making and receipt of calls by that customer in the visited Member State.
Each home provider shall provide to its roaming customer on request personalised pricing information on the retail charges that apply to the making and receipt of calls by that customer in the visited Member State.
Each home provider shall automatically provide to its roaming customer personalised pricing information on the retail charges and the existence of specific steering agreements with other mobile telephony service providers that apply to the making and receipt of calls by that customer in the visited Member State.
Each home provider shall automatically provide to its roaming customer personalised pricing information on the retail charges and the existence of specific steering agreements with other mobile telephony service providers that apply to the making and receipt of calls by that customer in the visited Member State.
To improve transparency and competition, the customer should be informed about retail charges and the existence of steering agreements between the home provider and the providers of visited networks in order to make a choice based on a complete information.
To improve transparency and competition, the customer should be informed about retail charges and the existence of steering agreements between the home provider and the providers of visited networks in order to make a choice based on a complete information.
The customer may choose to make such a request by means of a mobile voice call or by sending an SMS (Short Message Service) , in either case to a number designated for this purpose by the home provider, and may choose to receive the information either during the course of that call or by SMS (in the latter case without undue delay).
The customer may choose to make such a request by means of a mobile voice call or by sending an SMS (Short Message Service) , in either case to a number designated for this purpose by the home provider, and may choose to receive the information either during the course of that call or by SMS (in the latter case without undue delay).
The roaming customer shall receive the information set out in paragraph 1 by means of a mobile voice call or SMS.
The roaming customer shall receive the information set out in paragraph 1 by means of a mobile voice call or SMS.
All providers of mobile telephony service operating in the visited country that have steering agreements with the home provider shall provide that information within one hour of the customer entering the visited Member State.
All providers of mobile telephony service operating in the visited country that have steering agreements with the home provider shall provide that information within one hour of the customer entering the visited Member State.
The customer may at any time request termination of the above free information service.
The customer may at any time request termination of the above free information service.
To avoid unwanted messages being sent, particularly for transborder customers, there should be an opportunity to opt for a voluntary ‘pull system’ at any time.
To avoid unwanted messages being sent, particularly for transborder customers, there should be an opportunity to opt for a voluntary ‘pull system’ at any time.
ARTICLE 8, PARAGRAPH 1 A
ARTICLE 8, PARAGRAPH 1 A
National regulatory authorities shall make information pertaining to the application of this Regulation, in particular Articles 3, 4, and 4a, publicly available in a manner that enables interested parties to have easy access to the information.
National regulatory authorities shall make information pertaining to the application of this Regulation, in particular Articles 3, 4, and 4a, publicly available in a manner that enables interested parties to have easy access to the information.
The results of the monitoring and supervising procedure, as set in paragraph 1 of this Article, should be transparent and public, so as to enable interested parties and consumers to be well informed.
The results of the monitoring and supervising procedure, as set in paragraph 1 of this Article, should be transparent and public, so as to enable interested parties and consumers to be well informed.
ARTICLE 8, PARAGRAPH 6
ARTICLE 8, PARAGRAPH 6
National regulatory authorities shall monitor developments in wholesale and retail prices for the provision to roaming customers of voice and data communications services , including the Short Message Service (SMS) and the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) , in particular in the outermost regions of the Community, and shall communicate the results of such monitoring to the Commission on request .
National regulatory authorities shall monitor developments in wholesale and retail prices for the provision to roaming customers of voice and data communications services , including the Short Message Service (SMS) and the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) , in particular in the outermost regions of the Community, and shall communicate the results of such monitoring to the Commission on request .
National regulatory authorities shall monitor developments in wholesale and retail prices for the provision to roaming customers of voice services, in particular in the outermost regions of the Community, and shall communicate the results of such monitoring to the Commission every six month starting on the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.
National regulatory authorities shall monitor developments in wholesale and retail prices for the provision to roaming customers of voice services, in particular in the outermost regions of the Community, and shall communicate the results of such monitoring to the Commission every six month starting on the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.
In order to ensure a quick passage for this regulation data roaming should not be directly included in this regulation.
In order to ensure a quick passage for this regulation data roaming should not be directly included in this regulation.
However, it remains important that the national regulators and the Commission monitor the roaming costs in this field, assess the results and bring forward corresponding regulation should it be deemed necessary.
However, it remains important that the national regulators and the Commission monitor the roaming costs in this field, assess the results and bring forward corresponding regulation should it be deemed necessary.
The appropriate place for this is in the ‘Review’ Article 12 – see other amendments.
The appropriate place for this is in the ‘Review’ Article 12 – see other amendments.
ARTICLE 10, PARAGRAPH 5
ARTICLE 10, PARAGRAPH 5
Undertakings subject to the requirements of this Regulation shall ensure that any changes to their charges which are required to ensure compliance with Articles 3 , 4 and 6 take effect within two months from each publication pursuant to the preceding paragraphs of this Article.
Undertakings subject to the requirements of this Regulation shall ensure that any changes to their charges which are required to ensure compliance with Articles 3 , 4 and 6 take effect within two months from each publication pursuant to the preceding paragraphs of this Article.
Undertakings subject to the requirements of this Regulation shall ensure that any changes to their charges which are required to ensure compliance with Articles 3 and 4 take effect within two months from each publication pursuant to the preceding paragraphs of this Article.
Undertakings subject to the requirements of this Regulation shall ensure that any changes to their charges which are required to ensure compliance with Articles 3 and 4 take effect within two months from each publication pursuant to the preceding paragraphs of this Article.
ARTICLE 11 A (new)
ARTICLE 11 A (new)
Data services
Data services
National regulatory authorities shall monitor developments in wholesale and retail prices for the provision to roaming customers of data transfers, SMS and MMS, including collecting data on average wholesale international roaming prices charged by mobile operators within the Community and shall communicate the results of such monitoring to the Commission 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter on request.
National regulatory authorities shall monitor developments in wholesale and retail prices for the provision to roaming customers of data transfers, SMS and MMS, including collecting data on average wholesale international roaming prices charged by mobile operators within the Community and shall communicate the results of such monitoring to the Commission 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter on request.
On the basis of the data specified in paragraph 2, the Commission shall, within 18 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, report back to the European Parliament and the Council with an analysis of wholesale international roaming data prices in the Community.
On the basis of the data specified in paragraph 2, the Commission shall, within 18 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, report back to the European Parliament and the Council with an analysis of wholesale international roaming data prices in the Community.
If wholesale international roaming data prices have not decreased to levels commensurate with voice roaming after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall assess the need for a regulation to reduce wholesale prices for the provision to roaming customers of data communication services, and shall propose an appropriate regulation if necessary.
If wholesale international roaming data prices have not decreased to levels commensurate with voice roaming after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall assess the need for a regulation to reduce wholesale prices for the provision to roaming customers of data communication services, and shall propose an appropriate regulation if necessary.
ARTICLE 12
ARTICLE 12
The Commission shall review the functioning of this Regulation and report to the European Parliament and the Council no later than two years after the date of its entry into force.
The Commission shall review the functioning of this Regulation and report to the European Parliament and the Council no later than two years after the date of its entry into force.
In its report the Commission shall include its reasoning regarding the continued need for regulation or the possibility of its repeal, in the light of developments in the market and with regard to competition.
In its report the Commission shall include its reasoning regarding the continued need for regulation or the possibility of its repeal, in the light of developments in the market and with regard to competition.
For this purpose, the Commission may request information from the Member States and the national regulatory authorities, which shall be supplied without undue delay.
For this purpose, the Commission may request information from the Member States and the national regulatory authorities, which shall be supplied without undue delay.
In its report the Commission shall include its reasoning regarding the continued need for regulation or its temporal substitution with a less restrictive intervention in the light of developments in the market and with regard to competition, in particular, the economic impact on small and independent operators and their competitiveness, as well as in the light of the report of the Commission referred to in Article 11a on charges on roaming for data services .
In its report the Commission shall include its reasoning regarding the continued need for regulation or its temporal substitution with a less restrictive intervention in the light of developments in the market and with regard to competition, in particular, the economic impact on small and independent operators and their competitiveness, as well as in the light of the report of the Commission referred to in Article 11a on charges on roaming for data services .
The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to Bulgaria and Romania .
The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to Bulgaria and Romania .
The Commission shall monitor all developments relating to wholesale and retail prices for the provision of roaming voice communication services by home operators in Bulgaria and Romania and prepare an impact assessment no later than two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
The Commission shall monitor all developments relating to wholesale and retail prices for the provision of roaming voice communication services by home operators in Bulgaria and Romania and prepare an impact assessment no later than two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
The total wholesale charges that the operator of a visited network may levy from the operator of the roaming customer’s home network for the making of a regulated roaming call originating on that visited network shall not exceed, on a per-minute basis, an amount equal to the average mobile termination rate published pursuant to Article 10(3) multiplied:
The total wholesale charges that the operator of a visited network may levy from the operator of the roaming customer’s home network for the making of a regulated roaming call originating on that visited network shall not exceed, on a per-minute basis, an amount equal to the average mobile termination rate published pursuant to Article 10(3) multiplied:
The total wholesale charges that the operator of a visited network may levy from the operator of the roaming customer’s home network for the making of a regulated roaming call originating on that visited network shall not exceed, on a per-minute basis, an amount equal to the average mobile termination rate published pursuant to Article 10(3) multiplied by a factor of two-and-a-half.
The total wholesale charges that the operator of a visited network may levy from the operator of the roaming customer’s home network for the making of a regulated roaming call originating on that visited network shall not exceed, on a per-minute basis, an amount equal to the average mobile termination rate published pursuant to Article 10(3) multiplied by a factor of two-and-a-half.
a) by a factor of two, in the case of a regulated roaming call to a number assigned to a public telephone network in the Member State in which the visited network is located; or
a) by a factor of two, in the case of a regulated roaming call to a number assigned to a public telephone network in the Member State in which the visited network is located; or
b) by a factor of three, in the case of a regulated roaming call to a number assigned to a public telephone network in a Member State other than that in which the visited network is located.
b) by a factor of three, in the case of a regulated roaming call to a number assigned to a public telephone network in a Member State other than that in which the visited network is located.
The charge limits in this Annex shall include any fixed elements, such as call set-up charges.
The charge limits in this Annex shall include any fixed elements, such as call set-up charges.
The proposed upper limits on wholesale charges are too low and would have serious negative effects on operators especially in tourist countries.
The proposed upper limits on wholesale charges are too low and would have serious negative effects on operators especially in tourist countries.
Moreover the separate cap for local and other calls will cause big confusion.
Moreover the separate cap for local and other calls will cause big confusion.
Roaming on public mobile networks
Roaming on public mobile networks
Enhanced cooperation - date announced in plenary
Enhanced cooperation - date announced in plenary
Andrea Losco
Andrea Losco
Pervenche Berès, Sharon Bowles, Udo Bullmann, Manuel António dos Santos, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Donata Gottardi, Benoît Hamon, Gunnar Hökmark, Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, Sophia in ‘t Veld, Othmar Karas, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Wolf Klinz, Guntars Krasts, Kurt Joachim Lauk, Andrea Losco, Astrid Lulling, Hans-Peter Martin, Gay Mitchell, Cristobal Montoro Romero, Lapo Pistelli, John Purvis, Alexander Radwan, Bernhard Rapkay, Heide Rühle, Eoin Ryan, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Cristian Stănescu, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Ieke van den Burg, Sahra Wagenknecht
Pervenche Berès, Sharon Bowles, Udo Bullmann, Manuel António dos Santos, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Donata Gottardi, Benoît Hamon, Gunnar Hökmark, Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, Sophia in ‘t Veld, Othmar Karas, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Wolf Klinz, Guntars Krasts, Kurt Joachim Lauk, Andrea Losco, Astrid Lulling, Hans-Peter Martin, Gay Mitchell, Cristobal Montoro Romero, Lapo Pistelli, John Purvis, Alexander Radwan, Bernhard Rapkay, Heide Rühle, Eoin Ryan, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Cristian Stănescu, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Ieke van den Burg, Sahra Wagenknecht
OPINION of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (*)
OPINION of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (*)
(*) Enhanced cooperation between committees - Rule 47
(*) Enhanced cooperation between committees - Rule 47
of the Rules of Procedure.
of the Rules of Procedure.
We support the general thrust of the Commission proposal and think it is a good basis on which to build pro-active legislation.
We support the general thrust of the Commission proposal and think it is a good basis on which to build pro-active legislation.
There is room for improvement of the proposal, in order to better defend consumer rights and make it more sustainable from an industry perspective.
There is room for improvement of the proposal, in order to better defend consumer rights and make it more sustainable from an industry perspective.
This will be an opportunity for the European Parliament to show it can broker a fair deal for operators and, most importantly, consumers.
This will be an opportunity for the European Parliament to show it can broker a fair deal for operators and, most importantly, consumers.
There is an evident market failure in the roaming sector and it needs to be addressed.
There is an evident market failure in the roaming sector and it needs to be addressed.
Consumers, especially the most vulnerable, are entitled to be protected.
Consumers, especially the most vulnerable, are entitled to be protected.
Nevertheless, consumers are smart and can decide for themselves.
Nevertheless, consumers are smart and can decide for themselves.
Our role is not to make a decision for them but to give them full information, prevent abuses and allow them to make a fully informed decision.
Our role is not to make a decision for them but to give them full information, prevent abuses and allow them to make a fully informed decision.
Operators, many of which have invested heavily and improved telecommunications in Europe, are entitled to make a fair and legitimate profit.
Operators, many of which have invested heavily and improved telecommunications in Europe, are entitled to make a fair and legitimate profit.
There should be more competition, with both small and large operators in the market, thus offering consumers high-level services at a fair price.
There should be more competition, with both small and large operators in the market, thus offering consumers high-level services at a fair price.
The long-term vision is of an effective European internal market in telecommunications.
The long-term vision is of an effective European internal market in telecommunications.
A clear, transparent and sustainable solution, with no hidden surprises for consumers.
A clear, transparent and sustainable solution, with no hidden surprises for consumers.
An understandable and straight-forward Regulation.
An understandable and straight-forward Regulation.
Consumers should be given full information in order to be able to decide between the various offers which operators make.
Consumers should be given full information in order to be able to decide between the various offers which operators make.
Specific Issues
Specific Issues
We are proposing a "push" SMS information system, whereby consumers will automatically receive an SMS with abridged information once they register on a network.
We are proposing a "push" SMS information system, whereby consumers will automatically receive an SMS with abridged information once they register on a network.
Full information should be available free of charge by means of a "pull" SMS system and via voice call.
Full information should be available free of charge by means of a "pull" SMS system and via voice call.
Consumers should be given the possibility to opt-out of receiving "push" information at any time.
Consumers should be given the possibility to opt-out of receiving "push" information at any time.
There are specific provisions for persons with disability (visually-impaired).
There are specific provisions for persons with disability (visually-impaired).
We are proposing one wholesale cap, which simplifies the system and on which there is a broad agreement in Parliament, with the Commission and in Council.
We are proposing one wholesale cap, which simplifies the system and on which there is a broad agreement in Parliament, with the Commission and in Council.
Retail regulation is necessary to make sure that savings are passed on to consumers.
Retail regulation is necessary to make sure that savings are passed on to consumers.
Regulation should not lead to a single offer across the market.
Regulation should not lead to a single offer across the market.
We are thus in favour of adequately reviewing caps to take into consideration the relevant overheads and allow competition while not jeopardising consumer interests.
We are thus in favour of adequately reviewing caps to take into consideration the relevant overheads and allow competition while not jeopardising consumer interests.
We want more competition at fairer prices.
We want more competition at fairer prices.
Consumers should be able to choose between different packages, while safeguarded from unfair prices.
Consumers should be able to choose between different packages, while safeguarded from unfair prices.
That is why we propose a system whereby all new consumers will by default be put on a Consumer Protection Tariff.
That is why we propose a system whereby all new consumers will by default be put on a Consumer Protection Tariff.
Given full information, consumers will be able to choose whether to keep this tariff or opt for something else.
Given full information, consumers will be able to choose whether to keep this tariff or opt for something else.
The Regulation should provide a maximum price over which consumers will not be charged unless they make an informed choice about an alternative.
The Regulation should provide a maximum price over which consumers will not be charged unless they make an informed choice about an alternative.
This maximum price will be a single one across the European Union.
This maximum price will be a single one across the European Union.
It will be a clear and tangible achievement of the European Parliament in favour of consumers.
It will be a clear and tangible achievement of the European Parliament in favour of consumers.
National Prices
National Prices
We are making it clear that given that as legislators we are showing the necessary flexibility, re-balancing of national tariffs by operators in order to make up for lost revenue on roaming will not be acceptable and will be open to scrutiny.
We are making it clear that given that as legislators we are showing the necessary flexibility, re-balancing of national tariffs by operators in order to make up for lost revenue on roaming will not be acceptable and will be open to scrutiny.
Smaller, Independent Operators
Smaller, Independent Operators