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"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.

The plenary meeting discussed the topics of interest and importance for all stakeholders in the postal services market in the EU 

Ensuring the preconditions and the activities aimed at inclusion and promotion of persons with disabilities in digital society are of utmost importance while operators, regulatory bodies and associations will jointly work on it in the forthcoming period. 

The gathering will be held on Thursday, 29 November 2018, at the FER premises in Zagreb. The aim of the conference is to review the position of people with disabilities as users of electronic communication services. 

On Monday, a conference on „The Playground of new Age" was held in Zagreb within the scope of public media campaigns entitled "Security worth click". 

The Forum brought together the representatives of civil society, academia, the industry and private sectors. HAKOM’s experts took part in the meeting. 

The WiFi4EU project is aimed at the EU citizens and visitors who will have the possibility to access Wi-Fi in public areas free of charge, and the access points installation for wireless internet can be funded using a voucher assigned by the EU.