WRITTEN QUESTION E-2226/99 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Internet access.
C 26 E/4 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 26. 1. 2001 However, it does recognise the possibility, as pointed out by the Honourable Member, that, in certain circumstances, specific grounds of historical and artistic protection should also be taken into consideration by the national authorities, while of course meeting the criteria of non-discrimination, necessity and proportionality, in accordance with the Court of Justiceís consistent case law on the free movement of services. In the light of these considerations and the keen interest shown by the public in these infringement proceedings, the Commission will seriously consider the suggestion made by the Honourable Member that a document be prepared in the near the interested parties future to clarify, (users, operators and national authorities), the scope and effects of Article 49 with regard to the use of satellite dishes. the benefit of for It should also be noted that the Commission recently adopted a communication on the strategy for Europeís internal market which did in fact stress the outlook for the digital era and the promotion of consumersí economic interests (2). IP/99/281 of 3 May 1999. (1) (2) COM(1999) 624 final. (2001/C 26 E/004) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2226/99 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission (1 December 1999) Subject: Internet access What is the percentage of households in each Member State which have access to the Internet at the most recent date, and what was the similar percentage one year, two years and three years previously? If it is possible to indicate what proportion of households have access at home and what proportion through their place of work, please do so. (2001/C 26 E/005) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2229/99 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission (1 December 1999) Subject: Internet advertising trends What is the amount spent on advertising on the Internet in each Member State, and what was spent one year, two years, and three years before? Joint answer to Written Questions E-2226/99 and E-2229/99 given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (19 January 2000) There are no official consolidated Community figures available, either for styles of Internet access or for Internet advertising revenues. This is due to the very dramatic growth in the level of Internet usage and to the speed of change in the form of usage. There are figures available from a variety of other sources which provide an idea of the growth and geographical distribution of Internet usage. The different sources however often provide quite different estimates even when referring to the same country. Even from the same source the figures may not indeed even be comparable year to year because the methodologies are changed and as what is being monitored continues to change constantly