Translation of "Ligne d'abonné numérique à débit symétrique " (French → English) :

(2) Acknowledging that high-speed broadband rollout is crucial in order for Member States to meet their commitments regarding the broadband targets set out in Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'The Digital Agenda for Europe- Driving European growth digitally('the Digital Agenda'. This Communication stipulates that by 2020 all Union citizens should have access to internet speeds of above 30 Mbps and 50% or more of Union households should subscribe to internet connections above 100 Mbps. However, given the rapid evolution of technologies that lead to even faster internet connections, and the increasing demand f ...[+++]or e-services, those targets should be considered to be an absolute minimum and the Union should aim for more ambitious broadband targets.

(2) Acknowledging the importance of high-speed broadband rollout, Member States have endorsed the ambitious broadband targets set out in Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘The Digital Agenda for Europe- Driving European growth digitally (’the Digital Agenda‘): 100% broadband coverage by 2013 and increased speeds of 30MBps for all households, with at least 50% of the households subscribing to Internet connections above 100MBps by 2020.

(20) In its resolution of 12 September 2013 on the Digital Agenda for Growth, Mobility and Employment, time to move up a gear, the European Parliament emphasised that a revised forward-looking Digital Agenda for Europe target for 2020 is to connect all Union households with broadband connections delivering 100 Mbps, with 50 % of households subscribing to 1 Gbps or more.

16. Stresses that if the EU is to be home to the digital revolution and regain its global leadership, we need ambitious, forward-looking targets for 2020; believes that a revised forward-looking digital agenda target for 2020 should be to connect all EU households with broadband connections delivering 100 megabits/second, with 50 % of households subscribing to 1 gigabit/second or more; takes note that the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy has already indicated its support for such ambitious targets in its report on guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks and the repeal of Decision No 1336/97/EC;

Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer/Multi-Service Access Node.

(7) Unbundled access to the local loop allows new entrants to compete with notified operators in offering high bit-rate data transmission services for continuous Internet access and for multimedia applications based on digital subscriber line (DSL) technology as well as voice telephony services.