Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-18-Speech-1-089"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-06-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Broadband (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"cs"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070618.14.1-089"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-06-18-Speech-1-0902
lpv:speaker	lp:Oldřich Vlasák2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Občanská demokratická strana (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, high-quality broadband Internet is certainly one of the areas into which the EU should be channelling its efforts and which it should be supporting. Without fast, permanent connections, it will certainly not be possible for us to create a competitive and dynamic knowledge-based European economy. We must therefore give the green light to support for free Internet access through the construction of free-of-charge networks supported by the structural funds and other public funds. We also feel, however, that the towns and cities are closest to the citizens. The local authorities in towns and cities can best assess needs and adopt the best ways of supporting broadband at a local level. In practice, however, local governments often fall foul of the conflict between, on the one hand, the rules on public funding, and on the other hand effective support for free Internet access through the development of free-of-charge networks supported by the structural funds and other funds. If a city decides, for example, within the context of developing services for its citizens, to support a free-of-charge wifi site, businesses offering Internet connection will immediately accuse it of distorting economic competition. The Commission should therefore look carefully into the rules governing the use of structural funds and the rural development fund for developing broadband. It should then adopt more precise rules to handle situations where broadband services are developed with the help of the structural funds and public funding in areas where there is already a partial provision of these services."@en1

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