The proportionality of measures specifying the technical characteristics for such use to benefit from general authorisation should be ensured through characteristics which are significantly more restrictive than the applicable maximum thresholds in Union measures regarding parameters such as power output.

(Return tabled) Question No. 30 Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia: —With regard to the installation of cell phone communications towers and the electro-magnetic fields and radio-frequency radiation they emit: (a) when was a federal permit awarded to install a cell phone tower at Saint-Joachim church located at 2 Saint-Anne, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, H9S 4P5; (b) who is the service provider who applied for and was awarded the permit; (c) what justification was given by the service provider for requiring a cell phone tower permit for that particular location; (d) what are the technical specifications of the cell phone tower for which a permit was awarded; (e) what limits or conditions, if any, were attached to the permit; (f) do technical specificat ...[+++]ions and other permit conditions vary according to the nature of the surrounding environment, specifically as regards to whether schools, hospitals, or residential units are located in the vicinity; (g) what requirements were placed on the City of Pointe-Claire in regards to consulting local residents before a federal permit was awarded for the Saint-Joachim cell phone tower, and were these general requirements applicable to all municipalities in Canada or were all or some conditions specific to this particular tower; (h) how many other permits have been awarded in the past for installation of cell phone towers in Pointe-Claire, where are these located, and who are the providers who operate the towers; (i) what evidence has the government used to establish that cell phone towers are not a threat to human health generally and to the health of vulnerable populations like children specifically; (j) in establishing allowable risks associated with cell phone towers does the government apply a maximum acceptable threshold of risk that incorporates the precautionary principle as laid out in the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (signed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development) and, if not, wha ...

The Commission says one way services like broadcasting should go in the lower bands; medium to low power unidirectional services, like mobile TV, should go in a higher sub-band; while two way services like mobile and fixed broadband should go in the highest band. As a first step the Commission proposes technical studies to decide on the size and characteristics of these sub-bands.

The applicant's requirements may in this case call for detailed definition of the capacity characteristics — including the frequency, volume and quality of train paths — which are to be provided to the applicant for the duration of the framework agreement.

For this, industry will seek to agree a European Charter “Content Online IPR” by May 2006. An appropriate and proportionate modernisation of single market rules on audio visual content. Stimulation of investments in new broadband networks (fixed and mobile), advanced applications and content-rich services and promotion of competition through a full and effective implementation of the EU electronic communications regulatory framework. Greater efficiency and policy coordination on the use of and trade with radio spectrum in Europe. Easy access for users to conten ...[+++]t and services through secure and interoperable software and services. Investing in private and prioritising public research and development on ICT.

It conforms to the town planning regulations which since 1985 have laid down building densities and established circulation areas and other main features of the infrastructure for the layout of this area.