HAKOM at this year’s first BEREC plenary meeting
NEWS
ZAGREB, 3 March 2015 – BEREC’s (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) plenary meeting was held in Bern and it focused on discussions about amendments to the European regulatory framework expected to be introduced this year. The meeting was attended by chairpersons of European regulatory authorities and representatives of the European Commission. The discussion itself consisted of two sessions. The first one focused on end users, and the second one on operators and their needs in 2020. An important emphasis was placed on coverage in rural areas and the financing thereof, including whether the issue may be solved by state aid. In other words, the creation of a wider gap between urban and rural areas should be avoided. The issue of desired Internet safety was also discussed, while the discussion on consumer rights focused on the definition of transparency and who is responsible for it.
The plenary meeting was preceded by a workshop on regulation in an oligopolistic system and a discussion on trends that might result in such situation on the market.
The final plenary session was attended by the President of the Council of HAKOM, Dražen Lučić, and Assistant Director, Marko Čavlović. This year BEREC is chaired by the Portuguese regulatory authority.
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For additional information please contact:
Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70
Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website: https://www.hakom.hr/
Registration required.
ZAGREB, 3 March 2015 – BEREC’s (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) plenary meeting was held in Bern and it focused on discussions about amendments to the European regulatory framework expected to be introduced this year. The meeting was attended by chairpersons of European regulatory authorities and representatives of the European Commission. The discussion itself consisted of two sessions. The first one focused on end users, and the second one on operators and their needs in 2020. An important emphasis was placed on coverage in rural areas and the financing thereof, including whether the issue may be solved by state aid. In other words, the creation of a wider gap between urban and rural areas should be avoided. The issue of desired Internet safety was also discussed, while the discussion on consumer rights focused on the definition of transparency and who is responsible for it.The final plenary session was attended by the President of the Council of HAKOM, Dražen Lučić, and Assistant Director, Marko Čavlović. This year BEREC is chaired by the Portuguese regulatory authority.
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For additional information please contact:
Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70
Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website: https://www.hakom.hr/
Registration required.
ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.