Viviane Reding
Viviane Reding
Viviane Redingis a Luxembourg politician, currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament. Before starting a professional career as a journalist for the leading newspaper in Luxembourg, the Luxemburger Wort, she obtained a doctorate in human sciences at the Sorbonne. From 1986 to 1998, she was President of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists. On 27 November 2009, she was elevated in the "Barroso II Commission" to Vice-President responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. She is affiliated with the...
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consumers continuity cross expect national service whenever
Consumers expect continuity of service whenever they cross national borders.
best broadband certainly competition drivers growth jobs limited markets open throughout
Connections are a prerequisite for e-business, growth and jobs throughout the economy. Competition and open markets are certainly the best drivers of broadband in the EU. However, broadband connections must not be limited to the big cities.
intention regulate
We have no intention to regulate the internet,
measures six work
But if self-regulation does not work then we will have to take some measures ... We will have a look at this after six months,
develop eu further help market regulation
This will help the market develop without the need of further regulation at EU level,
countries country fact linked organism parts problem rules
There is a problem as many parts of the world don't like the fact that one country is linked to the organism that technically rules the internet, ... Many countries would like a multilateral approach.
advertising consumer editorial goal increase information interfere placement product
Our goal should be to increase consumer information while acknowledging that product placement is a form of advertising and that it should not interfere with editorial independence.
business charged charges consumers customer delivered high higher internal lower market people tariff time traveling
It is high time that the E.U.'s internal market delivered substantially lower communications charges for consumers and business people traveling abroad. A mobile-phone customer should not be charged a higher tariff just because he -- or she -- is traveling abroad.
goal information people release
Participation of people in decision-making is the real goal of e-government. Governments have to do more than just release information to the public.
expect similarly
I expect Europe's top-level domain, .eu, to become similarly as important as dot-com.
domain equal expect few footing name powerful thousands
I expect thousands of applications to be filed in the first few hours. .., making '.eu' a powerful domain name on equal footing with '.com'.
best concrete conditions growth investment proposals sure
I will then come up with concrete legislative proposals by the end of this year. I want to make sure we get the best conditions for investment and growth in e-communications markets.
chinese
My Chinese counterparts do not give any date. They just say they need time.
basic bit means member providing states
Member states will have to do their bit by providing the basic means for digitization.