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The annual prize named after "Antun Carić," is awarded to the published or publicly presented scientific or professional work within HAKOM’s scope of work.

During a two-day workshop the experiences were exchanged and the Croatian model of organization was presented as well as the governing body structure of the regulator, responsible for the Electronic communications market.  

The most important topics of the meeting were reports on the application of the Postal Directive and the Initiative of the Digital Single Market (DSM) intended to improve the quality, accessibility as well as the convenience of cross-border parcel delivery.
                          

The objective of the meeting of the working group was to define the ways of implementing the new regulatory framework regarding the roaming services (roaming IV), which shall enter into force on April 30, 2016. 

The most important issue referred to the revision of the regulatory framework. According to the Commission which is about to start the revision procedure of the regulatory framework the BEREC opinion is considered extremely valuable. At the meeting, BEREC opinion was adopted and it will be submitted to the Commission and published. The main discussion was on defining the services within the regulatory framework, the treatment by the OTT service providers and eventually on drafting the executive summary. 

The participants were informed about rights and obligations of consumers and operators in the field of electronic communications services, especially those related to the conclusion and termination of subscription contracts and the possibility of controlling consumption and protection of the unwanted billings. 

The most important topics of the meeting refer to the development of technical harmonization of radio spectrum for the use of short-range devices. 

The working group is helping the European Commission in the adoption of implementing decisions concerning the RF spectrum management in the EU Member States.  

A workshop entitled “Support to local and regional self-government units with the launching and implementation of projects for the increase of broadband infrastructure on the basis of state aid” took place this Tuesday in Bjelovar.  

The Ordinance on amendments to the Ordinance on addressing and numbering and the Numbering Plan have been published on HAKOM's official website. 

HAKOM's experts participated in the 2nd European Rail Freight Days conference which was organized in Vienna by the European Commission and RNE.  

At the plenary meeting the reports of the ERGP's Working Groups were presented and adopted while the ERGP Chairman for the 2017 was appointed and he will serve as a Vice President next year. 

The working group is responsible for the area of international roaming. The objective of the meeting was the implementation of a new regulatory framework which will enter into force on April 30, 2016. 

This year’s World Telecommunication Indicators Symposium 2015 took place in Hiroshima with a noticeable participation of HAKOM 

Referring to the ICT global development based on the internationally comparable data, the Republic of Croatia is ranked 42nd. 

Despite decreased wholesale prices and consequently decreased revenues from the telephone services, the total value of the electronic communications market remained the same as last year. 

In the third quarter of 2015, the market of railway services recorded an increase in the usage of railway infrastructure while rail freight transport market recorded positive trend mainly as the result of work by HŽ Cargo.
 

At the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva, the important issues were discussed such as the usage of radio frequency bands for various services, from broadcasting and mobile communications networks to the satellite spectrum required for managing the unmanned aircraft. 

The postal services market in the Republic of Croatia recorded an increase in the number of packages in the third quarter which partly influenced the increase in the total revenue from the provision of postal services.

The topics of a two-day workshop are related to the regulatory issues in measuring and monitoring the quality of service of broadband Internet access.