Translation of "third generation mobile " (English → French) :

– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled 'Towards the Full Roll-Out of Third Generation Mobile Communications' (COM(2002) 301 - C5-0525/2002),

– having regard to the European Parliament and Council Decision No 128/1999/EC of 14 December 1998, on the coordinated introduction of a third-generation mobile and wireless communications system (UMTS) in the Community ,

8. Urges the Commission to launch speedily a debate on the third generation of mobile communications, and to closely cooperate with the Member States to eliminate technical and administrative obstacles which are affecting the sector and to standardise the relevant procedures; urges the Member States to adopt a flexible approach to trade in, and management of, frequencies in accordance with competition law, in cases where frequencies have already been auctioned and, in particular, to the third generation mobile communications, to investigate possibilities for dividing the costs entailed in creating the necessary infrastructure in an inno ...[+++]vative way; notes that there is a need to stimulate demand in the sector, and to guarantee security of investments;

By letter of 12 June 2002 the Commission forwarded to Parliament a communication entitled ‘Towards the Full Roll-Out of Third Generation Mobile Communications’ (COM(2002) 301 – C5-0525/2002), which was referred for information to the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

8. Urges the Commission to launch speedily a debate on the third generation of mobile communications, and closely co-operate with the Member States to eliminate technical and administrative obstacles which are affecting the sector and to standardise the relevant procedures; urges the Member States to adopt a flexible approach to the purchase and management of frequencies in accordance with competition law in cases where frequencies have already been auctioned and in particular to the third generation mobile communications to investigate possibilities for dividing the costs entailed in creating the necessary infrastructure in a new way; ...[+++] notes that there is a need to stimulate demand in the sector, and guarantee security of investments;

"Universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS)" means a third-generation mobile and wireless communications system capable of supporting in particular innovative multimedia services, beyond the capability of second generation systems such as GSM, and capable of combining the use of terrestrial and satellite components (Article 2).