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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	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.15.3-342"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-3432
lpv:speaker	lp:Dana Rosemary Scallon2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, unbundling access to the local loop is intended to open up the level of competition, providing lower prices for the customer and easier, cheaper access to the Internet, fostering technological innovation in the local access area. I welcome these promised developments. But as the rapporteur mentioned, many of us have been made aware of the concerns of the local telecommunications provider. The Irish telecommunications provider, Eirecom, maintains that it should be allowed a reasonable time period to implement the changes and that the 31 December deadline is practically unachievable. Also, charging for unbundled access to the local loop should be fair and adequate to ensure the long-term development and upgrading of the local access infrastructure. If it is not financially viable to invest in less populated and less developed areas, it is unlikely to be attractive to new operators. When we combine this possible scenario with other measures that adversely affect rural areas, such as the liberalisation of the postal service, which threatens the survival of small rural post offices, and the recent closure of many small rural banks, how will the possible reduction of investment in long-term development and upgrade of local access infrastructure affect already disadvantaged rural regions? It is my sincere hope that none of these concerns becomes reality and that in future we avoid the risk of seriously limiting discussion in Parliament by speeding up procedures on issues that will ultimately have the greatest effect on the most vulnerable."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Independent (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Scallon (PPE-DE )."1

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