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Madam President, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his work on this report which, although complex, is of crucial importance to all of us. This proposal marked the Commission’s first pan-European programme involving the strategic planning and harmonisation of radio spectrum usage within the EU. The main objective of the programme is to increase the number of frequencies available for wireless broadband communication. The scope of the programme within the sphere of digital technologies is to grant access to broadband services to all EU citizens by 2020. However, the harmonisation of the frequency bands is not just a technological improvement for the EU. It is actually a key component for achieving a single market throughout Europe. By expanding the single market to include frequency bands, the EU will offer a digital environment that enables the development of a single internal market and strengthens various aspects of our economy. This harmonisation will encourage pan-European services and reduce the administrative burden for the individual Member States. Only then will the EU be able to assume a leading role as well within the services sector and in the development of a competitive knowledge-based economy. The facts show that the level of worldwide data transfer through mobile networks will double every year until 2014. This is why it is imperative to free up more radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications. However, very prompt action is of the essence."@en1
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