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The conference brought together the national regulatory bodies and representatives of the industry and it was open to participation for all stakeholders in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors. 

A two-day meeting was attended by the representatives of the regulatory bodies of the EU Member States as well the members of the European Commission and representatives of the EaP partners.  

Tender Offers may be submitted to HAKOM no later than June 14, 2019 until 10 a.m. (CET), regardless of how the offer is delivered. 

RF management and monitoring as well as protection of  service  end- users   was  the subject of a two-day meeting of national regulatory agencies, held in Zagreb. 

The number of 216 pre-registered local self-government units in the areas of the Republic of Croatia will have the opportunity to win voucher during the first call. The criterion of the value voucher allocation is sequence of registration.

The Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds has announced a call to the local and regional self-government units as project holder within the Framework Programme for the development of Broadband Infrastructure, to express their interest in participating in the pre-selection process that will be co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. 

"Be Smart with Smart Technologies” - Consumer Protection in the Digital World" is the topic of this year's World Consumer Rights Day. 

At the end of 2018, the number of broadband Internet access connections in the fixed network was more than 1,120 million, an increase of around 2.5% compared to 2017. 

The conference was organized with the aim of improving the activities undertaken in relation to the protection of consumer rights in the Republic of Croatia and strengthening the cooperation of all stakeholders in this process.
 

The final decision on granting the license will follow after the analysis and verification of the requests received, which is expected in the first half of March this year. 

A workshop on “Call for Proposals to Build Next Generation Access Networks in NGA White Areas was held in Rijeka. 

On February 25, 2019, HAKOM will hold a meeting on the topic on the tender preparation process and issuing licenses to use the RF spectrum for digital television with the application of DVB-T2 standard. 

At least once in two years, HAKOM defines whether universal service is provided in an appropriate manner and with the appropriate quality, and determines which operators are interested in providing one or more universal service and / or covering different territories of the Republic of Croatia. 

The elementary school “Izidor Kršnjavi” hosted the Safer Internet Day. On this occasion HAKOM, the Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (the Safer Internet Centre) and three Croatian mobile operators announced the web platform SINI – Safe on the Internet. The platform provides a central point for assistance to children, young people, parents and experts in the education system on the issues concerning the security and behaviour on the Internet. 

The CEBF was founded by the European Commission (EC), together with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and 3 national development banks in order to finance small projects of broadband infrastructure development which have had problems with source of finance. 

On May 15, new rules for international calls within the EU shall come into force. Therefore, the workshop, held in Brussels, was connected to the implementation of these rules in the EU Member States. 

The application for issuing the permit may be filed within 30 days of publication date of the notice at HAKOM’s website. 

The final decision on granting the license will follow after the analysis and review of tender documentation, expected in the first half of February.  

The retail price regulation for telephone calls and SMS text messages will be applied from May 15, 2019. Before applying this Regulation, the end users will be informed about all details by HAKOM.