Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-25-Speech-3-337"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Unbundled access to local loop2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.15.3-337"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-3382
lpv:speaker	lp:Benedetto Della Vedova2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; TGI (1999-07-20--2001-10-02)3 member; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, the Lisbon extraordinary European Council set a basic strategic objective for the European Union: that of becoming 'the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world'. For this statement to become reality, it must be followed by measures to liberalise the markets, promote competition and thereby open up access for new suppliers of telecommunications services and in particular Internet services. In my opinion, the Commission and the European authorities have always been consistent with the Lisbon declarations: I refer, for example, to the proposal for a directive on e-commerce which, with the objective or the excuse of removing a form of discrimination against European producers who distribute information services will, in the end, be penalising the development of e-commerce throughout the whole of Europe. This is a matter on which we are, however, moving swiftly and, it would appear, genuinely in the right direction. Our rapporteur, Mr Clegg, has done a good job, making the Commission's proposal clearer and more specific and setting out the necessary conditions for that rapid conclusion of the legislative process which so many of us hope for and for which we too will vote tomorrow. I would, however, like to take this opportunity to warn the Commission that, once this regulation has been adopted, other obstacles will have to be tackled if the ‘last mile’ of the telecommunications sector is to be genuinely liberalised as well. In my country, Italy, the conditions for the liberalisation of the last mile have existed for a long time, but the national telecommunications authority has delayed practical implementation, in particular with regard to fixing price charges for access to the local loop. In the case of Italy, but also other European countries, this is probably due to the powerful position of the incumbent operator, which is trying to put off the move for as long as possible. There are parties who have much to lose and, in Italy, there is a conflict of interests between the State as regulator and the State as owner or controller of some of the main telecommunications services companies."@en1

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