Viviane Reding Quotations

We have no intention to regulate the internet,

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.

Several operators have proposed special offers to customers. I hope they will all wake up and give special offers,

RFID is very important to businesses and it is very important to citizens, but it also raises concerns about trust. If we don't remove the trust problem, well then the business won't fly.

I am sure we will find a solution in interests of the internet, ... We think we could have an agreement on what's on the table.

I expect Europe's top-level domain, .eu, to become similarly as important as dot-com.

I expect thousands of applications to be filed in the first few hours. .., making '.eu' a powerful domain name on equal footing with '.com'.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The ability to locate emergency callers can save lives, and I urge the member states to lose no more time in making the necessary changes, so that these proceedings and all other pending cases can be closed.

My Chinese counterparts do not give any date. They just say they need time.

Member states will have to do their bit by providing the basic means for digitization.

Who in this room is in favor of child pornography on the new media? Who stands for the freedom to spread incitement to racial hatred on the new media?

Today's parents and teachers want internet safety tools and skills. We must get more actively involved in our children's use of new media and in teaching them to use the internet safely,

This will help the market develop without the need of further regulation at EU level,

We want consumers to ask for lower prices and the companies to offer them.

At present I see very different interpretation of laws in different countries.

Europe must create a commercial environment that encourages more rapid innovation and take up of research results. The public sector has massive buying power, but it needs the right incentives to share the risks as well as the benefits of investing in new technologies and services.

European films succeed not only on their own national cinema markets, but also and increasingly in other European countries and other continents.

Product placement is a reality, but we lack clear rules,

There needs to be a clear agenda, because the uncertainty that is going on over third generation ... is not good for the industry -- neither for the Chinese nor for the Europeans.

There must not be any government involvement in the day-to-day management of the Internet, neither one of the U.S. government nor by any other government.

It makes sense in my view that, for example, the regulation of high-speed networks does not halt at the national borders any longer.

Consumers expect continuity of service whenever they cross national borders.

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.

I want to accelerate the take-up of digital television in Europe. It is good news that interoperability is no longer a major obstacle for interactive TV, thanks to the growing number of technical solutions supporting it.

At this speed, .eu will become a real competitor to .com.

The cost of using your mobile phone abroad is hard to believe.

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,

The European Commission will help to turn this into reality by co-funding centers of competence for digitization and providing a truly European framework for protecting, accessing and using intellectual property rights in digital libraries. Member states will have to do their bit by providing the basic means for digitization.

The future of our telecom market is not in establishing new monopolies on the basis of the old ones, which over the years we have managed to dismantle.

The Commission aims to give the consumer the knowledge to make an informed choice, to enhance competition in the industry and to encourage fairer and clearer pricing.

If the EU and its 25 member states make a clever use of all policy instruments, broadband for all Europeans is certainly not out of reach by 2010.

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.

If we use our policy instruments wisely with regard to broadband, we can do some very practical things to make 'growth and jobs' a reality in the less-developed and rural regions of Europe, too.

The decision on the right balance between competition and investment can no longer be solely a national issue.

It's unacceptable that consumers are punished on their telephone bill simply for crossing a border.

I expect Europe's top-level domain,. eu, to become similarly as important as dot-com.

Our policy is to encourage investment and promote freedom for industry to innovate.

The principle of equal pay for equal work is written in the EU Treaties since 1957. It is high time that it is put in practice everywhere.