WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1635/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Mobile and wireless communications
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 Europeís industry? 5. How do we ensure that the broader social and societal interests are secured in the development of the áwireless information societyí? (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?