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"At the outset I would like to pay tribute to Mr Clegg who has worked extremely hard over the last few of weeks with a view to ensuring that the final report was well-balanced and reflected the concerns of the difficulties of the various political groups within the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.
I am satisfied that the text voted by the committee takes into account two issues which were of particular concern to me. The first one was fair pricing and the second was the provision of a universal service in the context of the further opening of the communications market to competition.
I believe it is important to ensure that the changes take place in a controlled way, to allow all players involved the time to adjust and to guarantee the rights of all consumers. It is clear that we must all support the upgrading of existing telecommunications infrastructures so that we can take advantage of evolving new technologies. In my country we are determined that our telecommunications infrastructure be of the highest standard in order to secure new investment into the country. Investment in our infrastructure is a critical component to the continued success and growth of the Irish economy; in particular, Ireland is aiming to become a world centre of e-commerce.
At the same time it is essential that all citizens be guaranteed the same benefits from the upgrading of telecommunications infrastructures. The opening-up of the local copper networks to provide competition must lead to all local networks being upgraded in all towns and indeed in all villages. We must avoid cherry-picking by new entrants who might wish to upgrade only networks in the bigger urban areas.
On the question of fair price, the price charge for access to the local loop must be allowed to reflect sunken costs in addition to a margin for reinvestment. In this respect I am glad to see that the Commission supports the historical cost formula for pricing. We must guarantee that existing telecommunications operators can secure adequate financial compensation for opening these local loops. I believe that the national regulatory authority should be able to play a fair and mediating role between existing operators and new networks.
In conclusion, I believe that it is a fair and well-balanced text. I should like to thank Mr Clegg for being prepared to listen to so many of his colleagues."@en1
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