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The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is at the same time the anniversary of the establishment of ITU, which was founded in Paris on 17 May 1865 when first International Telegraph Convention was signed and it first operated as the International Telegraph Union.  

The topics of the meeting included the existing and future cooperation between ITU and HAKOM, and ITU Director took this opportunity to thank HAKOM, as a representative of the Republic of Croatia, for its support provided to ITU, in particular in relation to the organization of regulatory gatherings at the international level.  

The objective of the meeting is the preparation for the 27th BEREC regular plenary meeting to be held in Vienna from 1 to 3 June 2016. 

The meeting gathers nearly a thousand representatives of the regulatory authorities, international institutions and associations, government institutions, academia and economy as well as the representatives from all continents and Mr. Dražen Lučić, President of the Council of HAKOM was moderator of the panel discussion on the topic “Be Empowered” What ICTs can do for you!" 

A two-day workshop entitled “The control of radio frequency spectrum” is held in Skopje and the most important topics are related to the assessment of the quality parameters of mobile communications networks, the measuring of (EMF) and DVB-T ionizing radiation. 

Pre-Conference day of the Global Symposium of Regulators (GSR16) is dedicated to the Global Dialogue on Digital Financial Inclusion. Mr. Dražen Lučić, President of the Council of HAKOM is moderator of the panel discussion on the topic “Shaping Collaborative Approaches to Promote Digital Financial Services”. 

The meeting of the representatives of regulatory authorities responsible for the regulation of the electronic communications market of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia was held within the framework of SEDDIF in Zagreb. 

In the EMERG- work, besides the representatives from 20 Mediterranean countries, the representatives from Austria, Germany and Switzerland participated as well and HAKOM was represented by Dražen Lučić, President of the Council of HAKOM. 

The project team is responsible for the preparation of the regulatory framework and organization of the usage of the radio frequency spectrum intended for satellite service within the scope of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT), under the jurisdiction of the Working Group Frequency Management (WGFM). 

The workshop on Quality of Service and Quality of Experience of Multimedia Applications and Services was held in the Netherlands. The aim of the workshop was to align the methods for assessing the Quality of Service and Quality of Experience by discussing and exchanging the information related to the assessment of technical parameters for the service quality evaluation. 

HAKOM is warning users of postal services that they must be prepared for additional charges related to international delivery of postal items, in particular in relation to small parcels in e-commerce, even though the websites where the order is placed advertise free delivery. Delivery of small parcels is charged according to the price list for international postal services.    

By the amendments to the Ordinance the minimum speed of the Internet access has been increased from 50 percent to 70 percent of the maximum contractual rate and the sale area has been regulated by distance communication even outside the operators’ business premises. In cases of reported and identified fault repair time longer than 24 hours, the operators will have to offer the impairment account to the user or another form of compensation, without the filing the complaint for the bill amount.

Ordinance on Amendments to the Ordinance on Universal Services in the Electronic Communications was published on HAKOM’S official website. 

The economy talks on transportation opened the key issues and offered the answers to the Croatian competitiveness on the Rijeka - Zagreb – Budapest transport route. 

A year has passed since the untimely death of Prof. Antun Carić, PhD as one of the founders of the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) as a modern, independent national regulatory authority. 

IRG-Rail Plenary Meeting, (Independent Regulators' Group – Rail) held the meeting in Gdansk and HAKOM’s representatives took part in it. 

This Thursday, 28 April, is marked as the International Girls in ICT Day in the entire world. HAKOM, which is in charge of implementing the programme in the Republic of Croatia, organized a round table on the importance of education and promotion of the ICT field from the earliest age both in the educational system and as part of additional extracurricular activities with a view to encouraging more girls to choose a career and studies in the ICT field. 

HAKOM's experts actively participated in the International Conference held on the island of Brač and two presentations were held during the first two days of the conference. 

WGSE Working Group Spectrum Engineering responsible for developing the technical base for using the radio frequency spectrum referring to the studies related to the allocation of radio frequency spectrum among various radio communication technologies.