Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-23-Speech-3-020"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-05-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Roaming on public mobile networks (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070523.3.3-020"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-05-23-Speech-3-0212
lpv:speaker	lp:Umberto Guidoni2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Japan (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partito dei Comunisti Italiani (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today’s result – that is, the compromise we have reached – represents a recognition of the failure of the market in that ability to increase competition while cutting prices which it is always claimed to have. It seems difficult to argue that the current charges in a naturally cross-border sector such as mobile telephones should be able to maintain those tariff systems that took no account of the European common market. Consumer protection has therefore been entrusted to politics, and the Commissioner has done well to bring this issue to the fore. It should be pointed out that Parliament has responded with energy and great unity. Within this debate, however, our group’s concern has been to guarantee a fair price for all, that is the choice normally described as ‘opting out’, in contrast to the position of the Council, which has for the most part accepted the arguments put forward by the major telecommunication groups, to apply the charge only to those customers who request it. The decision to apply the Eurotariff to everyone is a core aspect of the Commission’s proposal and represents a step towards transparency and safeguarding consumer interests. The margins left for the telecommunications companies are still too high, but I believe that the principle of capping tariffs sets a significant precedent and may contribute towards cutting charges, as it has indeed already done. We accepted the compromise because of the urgency of intervening in a situation of oligopoly among companies at the expense of consumers. The Commission and Parliament have sent out a strong message; it is now crucial that we insist on transparency in its implementation through the national regulatory authorities, and on a review in three years’ time. This is an ideal way of showing citizens that the European institutions can provide practical answers to issues that no State can resolve on its own."@en1

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