HAKOM becomes the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries
PRESS RELEASE
After the entry into force of Act on Amendments to the Electronic Communications Act and the new Act on the Regulation of the Rail Services Market, HAKOM was merged with the Rail Market Regulatory Agency to create a single national regulatory authority for network industries.
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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:
After the entry into force of Act on Amendments to the Electronic Communications Act and the new Act on the Regulation of the Rail Services Market, HAKOM was merged with the Rail Market Regulatory Agency to create a single national regulatory authority for network industries.
ZAGREB, 19 June 2014 – The Act on Amendments to the Electronic Communications Act and the new Act on the Regulation of the Rail Services Market entered into force today creating a single national regulatory authority for the regulation of electronic communications, postal services and rail services markets – the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries. The national network regulator was created by merging the Rail Market Regulatory Agency (ARTZU) with the Croatian Post and Electronic Communications (HAKOM), and kept is abbreviated name HAKOM to preserve its recognisability.
In addition to rationalization, it is expected that the merger will have an envisaged synergic effect similar to the one that occurred as a result of liberalization of the postal services market. Although networks are different in the technical and technological sense, activities of electronic communications, postal and rail services are complementary in terms of legal and economic aspects of achieving sustainable competition. All of the above-mentioned services are based on networks built by a state-owned incumbent and many years of experience and knowledge in the liberalisation of the electronic communications and postal services market will assist in the liberalization of the rail services market, as a third economic sector under HAKOM’s regulatory scope and competence.
In addition to rationalization, it is expected that the merger will have an envisaged synergic effect similar to the one that occurred as a result of liberalization of the postal services market. Although networks are different in the technical and technological sense, activities of electronic communications, postal and rail services are complementary in terms of legal and economic aspects of achieving sustainable competition. All of the above-mentioned services are based on networks built by a state-owned incumbent and many years of experience and knowledge in the liberalisation of the electronic communications and postal services market will assist in the liberalization of the rail services market, as a third economic sector under HAKOM’s regulatory scope and competence.
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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.