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HAKOM received a notification from an operator regarding fraud attempts on the market.  The users conclude contracts in their own name, and then they give their SIM card to another person for a certain charge. Such numbers are further used for making the international calls causing high and unwanted costs to the real contractor.

During a two-day workshop new AKOS's application Akos Test Net will be presented while the Croatian experience is imprtant because the certified tool HAKOMetar has been in use since 2012 enabling the users to measure the speed of the Internet access in Croatia

HAKOM allocated the remaining radio frequency spectrum in the frequency range of mobile telecommunications networks to Vipnet. This year the state budget revenues will be increased for over HRK 140 million. 

The Workshops are being held in Split on "Providing support to the local and regional self- governing units in project initiation and implementation in order to increase the accessibility of broadband infrastructure with the help of state aid. 

HAKOM’s representatives attended the annual plenary meeting of the IRG-Rail, a network of the European railway authorities which was held in Rotterdam  

The objective of the meeting was the adjustment of TR 25/08 Recommendation to the new broadband technologies such as LTE, which could function in that frequency band in the near future as well. 

HAKOM’s Representatives are participating at the CA Annual Plenary Session of UPU taking place on November 12 and 13 in Bern.
 

Workshops on " Providing Support to the Local and Regional Self- governing units in Project Initiation and Implementation in order to Increase the Accessibility of Broadband Infrastructure  with the help of state aid “ were held in Rijeka and Pula and HAKOM’s experts will hold a workshop in Rijeka on Wednesday.
 

The meeting by BEREC’s Expert Working Group, responsible for the prevention of cross-border fraud and abuse while providing public communications services was held. The objective of the meeting was to exchange experiences and to establish cooperation between the EU Member States. 

The Workshop on "Advising Consumers" was held in cooperation with the Consumer Centre, Croatian Association for Consumer Protection where the participants were informed about operators’ and consumers’ rights in the field of electronic communications services by the experts from HAKOM. 

During these elections less customer complaints were received regarding the unsolicited text messages aimed at the promotion of election campaign compared to the situation during the elections in the past. According to their jurisdiction, the electronic communication inspectors took some measures prescribed by law. After the complaint had been received the operators were requested to block senders of unsolicited incoming messages 

At the multilateral meeting of central European regulatory bodies, the representatives of the Croatian regulator HAKOM signed a cooperation agreement with the Czech regulatory authority (CTU). 

Since the beginning of the economic crisis HAKOM has continuously been reducing the fees for its business operations and over the past few years the fees for frequency spectrum management have been reduced by almost 60 percent, and some fees for other business operations, such as the market regulation and the users’ protection have been fully eliminated or reduced by almost 40 percent. 

The licences enable the work of broadband wireless network, in other words, the network which can provide the Internet access and the transmission of voice even in the areas where there is no appropriate cable infrastructure. 

VIPnet d.o.o. submitted its bid in the public auction procedure for the two remaining frequency blocks in the frequency band for mobile communications networks.   

The working group deals with topics concerning the development of next generation networks and the related challenges. 

The working group is drafting a final version of replies to a comprehensive questionnaire prepared by the European Commission in order to get an insight into the application of the existing regulatory framework and to discuss key issues that need to be resolved by the new regulatory framework. 

The licences allow the operation of the broadband wireless access network, that is, a network that may provide Internet access and voice communication services in areas without appropriate wired infrastructure. 

The Italian Ministry of Economic development invited all broadcasters, including the Croatian broadcasters, to voluntarily release the radio and television frequencies creating the disturbances. A total of EUR 50,826.00 was allocated for that purpose. The releasing of frequencies is expected to last up to six months. 

The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) organized in Brussels the first out of a total of four planned training courses aimed at familiarizing the representatives of regulators with the currently applicable EU regulatory framework.