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"Madam President, I would like to thank my colleague, Mr Hökmark, for his excellent work on the radio spectrum policy programme. Radio spectrum is limited and a natural resource that is very much in demand. It is needed in numerous sectors and, increasingly, for digital technology and fast broadband connections in particular.
On the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, I myself was responsible for this programme’s framework, and I am very pleased that we produced what was considered to be an ambitious, forward-looking text. There is a need for more spectrum to meet the challenges of the digital agenda with regard to fast connections that also extend to remote areas, and to make smart phones cheaper and their increased use viable.
The policy programme to be voted on tomorrow attaches great importance to the need to make the 800 MHz band available for mobile services in all EU countries, as from January 2012. This deadline was a major achievement, because certain countries wanted to delay the process by several years.
This is, therefore, an ambitious achievement, which will enable new services provided by the telecommunications market to develop and grow quickly."@en1
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