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Spojenie Európy vysokou rýchlosťou: komisia vypracovala prehľad národných stratégií pre širokopásmový prístup

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Počet občanov a podnikateľov pristupujúcich na internet vysokorýchlostným pripojením vzrástol medziročne v januári 2004 o viac ako 80 percent, uvádza nová správa Európskej komisie. Nástup broandandu je v súčasnosti rýchlejší v EÚ ako v Spojených štátoch a niektoré členské štáty patria celosvetovo medzi najvýkonnejšie v tejto oblasti. Všetky Členské štáty EU15 majú vypracované národné stratégie pre širokopásmový internet a nové členské krajiny ich budú mať do konca roka 2004. Všetky členské štáty vyjadrili presvedčenie, že pokrok v tejto oblasti bude poháňaný trhom. Rast bude najrýchlejší a tlak na znižovanie cien najvyšší v tých krajinách, kde konkurencia najmä zo strany alternatívnych sietí umožňuje výber poskytovateľa. Avšak úloha verejných autorít sa musí uplatniť tam, kde trhy neposkytujú dostatočné investície. Národné širokopásmové stratégie sa preto zameriavajú na zvýšenie pokrytia v slabšie obsluhovaných územiach a smerujú k stimulácii dopytu. Správa končí konštatovaním, že národné prístupy musia byť aktualizované v priebehu roka 2005 v súvislosti s novými spôsobmi poskytovania vysokorýchlostného prístupu a osvojením si skúseností z ostatných krajín.

"Wider, faster access to the Internet is essential to deliver the full promise of the Information Society," said Erkki Liikanen, European Commissioner for the Information Society and Enterprise Policy. "This is not about systems and technology, but about providing solutions for citizens, businesses and government. It can help to increase choice and boost productivity. We have seen impressive rates of growth, particularly in some of the larger Member States such as France and Italy. But the momentum needs to be maintained, particularly by ensuring competitive markets and the right regulatory conditions for investment."

Member States agreed as part of the Commission's e-Europe 2005 Action Plan to support the widespread availability of broadband access to the Internet by 2005. In order to help this process they confirmed that they would table national broadband strategies by the end of 2004. The Commission's report to be adopted tomorrow examines those strategies, establishes the common ground between them and highlights possible next steps when they come up for review in 2005.

Broadband communications permits large amounts of information to be carried almost instantaneously. It can allow a family doctor to transfer large patient files and x-rays to a hospital specialist, people to access the Internet, e-mail or databases while on the move, and schoolchildren and students in different schools and different countries to be linked up by video.

The strong growth seen over the last eighteen months has been largely market-driven. It means that around 6% of people are using broadband connections to access the Internet.

However, the fastest growth is concentrated in cities, and while growth has been strong, some of our competitors such as South Korea and Canada have been doing even better. The speed with which broadband has been taken up has also been strongly affected by the amount of competition in different Member States particularly from other networks such as cable TV networks, and by the price of services. The level of broadband competition is improving, but this serves to highlight the importance of the quick transposition and consistent implementation of the new regulatory framework for electronic communications in all Member States.

The National Strategies show how many Member States are exploring how to help to get broadband into remote and rural areas, which are often underserved, including through the use of EU structural funds. A further step is for public authorities to "aggregate demand" by ensuring that schools, hospitals and public libraries in a particular area have high speed access. This can help to make the business case for investment in those areas and once broadband access is provided, it can also be used by local businesses and citizens. In addition, public authorities are also stimulating demand for broadband by putting more of their own services online - from making tax returns and searching local databases to using broadband in education or healthcare.

The Commission will continue monitoring progress in the implementation of national broadband strategies in the framework of eEurope 2005.

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