Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-23-Speech-3-022"

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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	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070523.3.3-022"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-05-23-Speech-3-0232
lpv:speaker	lp:Giles Chichester2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, moving on from the sour grapes you have just heard, I would like to say this measure represents a win-win situation for the EU because we are actually doing something practical for our consumers. It has been a long time getting here but now we are here I hope very much that we can implement this measure quickly and that the operators will take the hint and change their tariffs quickly. I hope that they will see the benefit of cutting their prices through getting additional business – even from my colleague sitting way over there. We are addressing a market failure. A specific market failure but a short-term one I hope, and it is significant that we have the sunset clause to show that we expect this situation to be rectified and competition to assert itself in this part of the market. We owe it to innocent tourists and consumers to save them from suffering that nasty shock when they come back from travelling on holiday – or even business – of being charged for receiving a call and having a huge bill. We owe it to them to fix it. We may hope for something like 60% savings on the average charge for a roaming call, and this is of material benefit to our consumers. I am very glad that my amendment requiring the operators to give information, the ‘icon’ amendment, has been incorporated into the text. I am grateful for that. And I would like to pay tribute to the consensus across Parliament between the groups, along with the Commission, the Council, consumer groups, and the regulators, in supporting this measure. Finally, I would like to recommend to colleagues my favourite mobile phone ring tone. Please listen carefully. It is called silence mode."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2007-02-15--2008-03-26)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2007-02-09--2007-06-19)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2007-03-14--2008-03-26)3 member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Giles Chichester (PPE-DE ). –"1

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