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Nederlandse Europarlementariërs stellen vragen over veiling
mobiele frequenties
Nederlandse Europarlementariërs stellen vragen over veiling mobiele
frequenties
woensdag 11 november 2009 17:24
In Duitsland worden opnieuw frequenties voor het GSM-netwerk geveild.
Volgens Nederlandse Europarlementariërs wordt daarbij de interne markt
afgeschermd, waardoor buitenlandse aanbieders minder kans maken. Er
is dan sprake van discriminatie. Daarom zijn er Schriftelijke Vragen
gesteld aan de Commissie.
De Schriftelijke Vragen kunt u hieronder vinden.
To ensure the proper functioning of the internal market it is
important that (a) the allocation of these frequencies is done in a
coordinated manner across the Member States and that (b) the
allocation of these frequencies promotes wherever possible the
development of more competition by facilitating access for new
entrants on a non-discriminatory basis and/or by taking away existing
barriers to competition.
It appears that the design of the German auction, as decided by the
Bundesnetzagentur, does not only fail to take away the existing
discrimination between first and later entrants (caused by the
historical allocation of the more efficient 900 MHz frequencies to the
first two entrants T-Mobile and Vodafone) but even increases such
discrimination.
Commissioner Reding requested the Bundesnetzagentur (by letter dated 7
Oct. 2009) to amend the auction design. However, and notwithstanding
this request, the German government decided to approve the design
without changes.
1) Did the Commission receive a reply to its letter of 7 October
2009? And if so, does the Commission consider the reply as
satisfactory. And if so, how does the Bundesnetzagentur intends to
ensure the proper functioning of the internal market?
2) If the reply is considered to be unsatisfactory, what legal steps
will the Commission undertake to ensure compliance with the above
mentioned principles? And will the Commission ensure that these steps
are taken before the auction takes place in order to avoid an
irreparable situation? If not, why not?
3) Will the Commission initiate other actions to ensure that the
above mentioned principles will be respected in other future decisions
on the allocation or redistribution of frequencies? If not, why not?
Signature(s): Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Hans van Baalen, Judith
Merkies, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Wim van de Camp, Peter van Dalen,
Thijs Berman, Sophie In't Veld, Marietje Schaake, Gerben-Jan
Gerbrandy, Ria Oomen-Ruijten
Peter van Dalen