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The most important topics of the third training, out of a total of four planned trainings, included next generation networks, the Internet and network neutrality.  

The switch-over to DVB-T2 standard is expected after the expiry of the existing licences for digital terrestrial television multiplexes, and at the earliest in 2019. In addition to improving the quality of TV services, this will contribute to the freeing of the RF spectrum of the second digital dividend for services in mobile communications networks. In the period between 2019 and 2021 citizens should adjust their receiving equipment to the new standard. Therefore, clear marking of receiving equipment is envisaged to start in early 2017. 

Participants at a workshop organized by the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) are discussing the allocation and use of the radio frequency spectrum and the addressing and numbering space with the view to coordinating the existing and future M2M applications.  

The topics of the meeting included questionnaires containing call and SMS termination rates for all EU Member States.   

At the Prague Conference, Mr. Dražen Lučić, President of the Council of HAKOM, gave a presentation on “˝EU Roaming Regulation and National Interest˝” and participated in the round table composed of heads of regulatory authorities of Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. 

This year's forum has also proven to be an excellent opportunity for the exchange of experiences and for promoting further cooperation.  

This working group, inter alia, helps the EC with the drafting of implementing decisions concerning radio spectrum management in the EU Member States.  

HAKOM published a public invitation for the allocation of the 116 000 number for the Hotline for missing children. 

The working group deals with issues of cross border parcel traffic and with regulatory experiences on the postal services markets of EU Member States, with a special emphasis on changes in the regulatory framework for parcel traffic and services related to e-trade.  

The objective of the meeting was to define the manner of implementation of the new regulatory framework for roaming services which will enter into force on 30 April 2016.  

The workshop will include the presentation of a study assessing the impact of implementation of the Recommendation on regulation of termination rates.   

Since end users of operator K3 can no longer receive their service as a result of the ban on the use of radio frequencies, and since the operator is responsible for failing to provide the service, all users of operator K3, regardless of whether they have a contractual obligation or not, will be allowed to terminate their contracts with the operator K3 without paying the penalty fee and select another operator. 

DESI 2016 for the Republic of Croatia attained a score of 0,42 and thus places Croatia on the 24th place among the 28 EU Member States just like in 2015, when DESI for Croatia amounted 0,38.

In order to improve the quality of delivery of postal items, the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) adopted the Proposal on minimum technical conditions for house mailboxes. 

The Expert Working Group is in charge of developing a new Communications Strategy of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC).  

The working group is in charge of regulatory accounting and price regulation and the topic of the meeting is a draft document concerning the methodology for assessing performance of postal operators and methodology for assessing the efficiency of provision of universal services.    

In 2015, operators on the electronic communications market in the Republic of Croatia continued investing into the development of infrastructure, advanced technologies and innovative services. Revenue from traditional voice services continued to decrease, as forecasted. 

HAKOM’s experiences in consumer protection were presented at the conference organized in Zagreb by the Ministry of the Economy and the European Consumer Centres Network in Croatia on the occasion of the World Consumer Rights Day.   

A meeting of the Independent Regulator’s Group-Rail for market monitoring was held in Paris and the main topic included the collecting of market data.