Lower fees for operators
PRESS RELEASE
HAKOM reduces fees for electronic communications operators and postal services providers in 2014.
Zagreb, 30 December 2013 - HAKOM has adopted a new ordinance on the payment of fees to HAKOM for the performance of activities of electronic communications and postal services market regulation and the management of limited national goods: radiofrequency spectrum and addressing and numbering. Under the ordinance, the fees for the activities such as market regulation and consumer protection are reduced by 20 per cent, while the fee for the use of radiofrequencies for mobile communication networks is significantly reduced in the segment of limited national goods management. The fee for one Megahertz (MHz) of allocated frequencies shall thus be reduced by over 30 per cent as of New Year. The regulation also introduces a novelty by which operators in the electronic communications market and postal services providers with the turnover of one million will not be subject to payment of the fee to HAKOM.
This reduction of fees represents the continuation of the trend started in 2009, since when fees for the financing of the regulator’s activities have been reduced in accordance with the acquis communautaire. Pursuant to relevant directives, HAKOM is not a budgetary user and is completely independently financed by the collection of funds from incumbents in the postal services and electronic communications markets.
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For additional information please contact:
Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (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, or via the official HAKOM’S Facebook group on: www.facebook.com/HAKOM
For questions registration (for website) or a valid Facebook account is required.
HAKOM reduces fees for electronic communications operators and postal services providers in 2014.
Zagreb, 30 December 2013 - HAKOM has adopted a new ordinance on the payment of fees to HAKOM for the performance of activities of electronic communications and postal services market regulation and the management of limited national goods: radiofrequency spectrum and addressing and numbering. Under the ordinance, the fees for the activities such as market regulation and consumer protection are reduced by 20 per cent, while the fee for the use of radiofrequencies for mobile communication networks is significantly reduced in the segment of limited national goods management. The fee for one Megahertz (MHz) of allocated frequencies shall thus be reduced by over 30 per cent as of New Year. The regulation also introduces a novelty by which operators in the electronic communications market and postal services providers with the turnover of one million will not be subject to payment of the fee to HAKOM.
This reduction of fees represents the continuation of the trend started in 2009, since when fees for the financing of the regulator’s activities have been reduced in accordance with the acquis communautaire. Pursuant to relevant directives, HAKOM is not a budgetary user and is completely independently financed by the collection of funds from incumbents in the postal services and electronic communications markets.
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For additional information please contact:
Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (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, or via the official HAKOM’S Facebook group on: www.facebook.com/HAKOM
For questions registration (for website) or a valid Facebook account is required.
ABOUT HAKOM:
HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency – 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.