Translation of "zone de connexion de ligne d'appel " (French → English) :

Digital Agenda scoreboard 2011 shows following progress: 65% of the population regularly uses the Internet, coverage of fixed broadband networks reached 95.3% (rural coverage reached only 82.4 % of the rural population), subscriptions above 10 Mbps reached nearly 30 %, 28.7 % of households could have access to the speeds of 30 Mbps and above if they want to, 40% of the population used the Internet to purchase goods and services, 57% of Internet users engaged in eCommerce, the proportion of cross-border online purchasers reached 8,8%, 28% of SMEs were involved in online purchasing and 12,9% in online selling.

For each port, marshalling yard, freight terminal or freight transport area listed in 7.3.5, Member States shall notify the specific lines to be used to connect it with one of the corridors listed in 7.3.4.

The Commission concluded that the scheme is in line with the EU guidelines on state aid for broadband, in particular because aid will be given through public tenders only for areas where no comparable networks currently exist and because the subsidized network will be open to all interested users.

4. Considers therefore that the objective must be to establish EU global leadership in ICT infrastructure; in order to achieve this objective, 100% of basic broadband coverage must be delivered to all Europeans by 2013, giving at least 2Mbps service to all users in rural areas and much higher speeds to users in other areas; draws the Commission's attention to the fact that, in order to counter a digital divide, basic coverage in rural areas will need to take account of increasing transmission requirements for innovative internet services such as e-government, e-health or e-learning; takes the view that, when considering how such targe ...[+++]ts should be funded, utmost account should be taken of competition in order to avoid market distortions and to allow the market to deliver solutions in the first instance;

This is particularly important because wireless broadband can bring high-speed connection to people in remote areas, or others, where it is not economically viable to install a fixed line.

The system called "Cab secure" is installed in high traffic suburban areas around London, Liverpool and Glasgow, some of which may include lines forming part of the high-speed network.