News

05.02.2016.

HAKOM’s Annual Report adopted by the Croatian Parliament

HAKOM’s Annual Report contains a report on the activities of electronic communications, postal and railway services markets or the activities on all three markets regulated by HAKOM as well as HAKOM’s financial activity report for 2014.

05.02.2016.

HAKOM Participated at This Year’s First BEREC Contact Group Meeting in Krakow

The main objective of the meeting is the preparation for the 26th regular BEREC Plenary Meeting, to be held between 24 and 26 February 2016, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

04.02.2016.

Within TAIEX Mission HAKOM’s Experts carried out a Professional Counselling in Montenegro

03.02.2016.

Useful Information for the Users of Postal Services Published on HAKOM’s Web Site

The official Website of the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries has been updated with useful advice for the users of postal services in the country and abroad as well as all applicable regulations governing the Croatian and international postal system.

02.02.2016.

HAKOM at BEREC Training Course

The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) organized in Brussels the second out of a total of four planned training courses and the main issues refer to the access and interconnection services, international roaming, regulatory accounting and cost models.

01.02.2016.

HAKOM at the meeting of the WGFM working group

The Working Group Frequency Management (WGFM) will discuss mobile, satellite, navigation and short range device (SRD) communications.

01.02.2016.

HAKOM's experts participated in a workshop organized by the European Commission

The objective of the workshop was to present and explain a cost model for the calculation of wholesale roaming costs.

29.01.2016.

HAKOM at the Meeting of HLIG Group

At the meeting of the Working group which operates at the European Commissionand deals with the issues related to the Internet governance, the most important topic was the preparation for the “IGF - Internet Governance Forum” and Conference ˝ EuroDIG 2016˝ as well as the national IGF initiatives.

28.01.2016.

HAKOM at the Polish-Croatian Economic Forum

Warsaw hosted the Polish - Croatian Economic Forumorganized by the Croatian Chamber of Commerce.The Croatian delegation led by Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of the Republic of Croatia was consisted ofmore than 60 businessmen. At the Forum ,HAKOM was represented by Mr. Dražen Lučić, President of the Council of HAKOM.

28.01.2016.

HAKOM's Experts at the CERP WG UPU Working Group Meeting

The objective of the meeting is the preparation for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) plenary meeting to be held in Bern in February this year.

26.01.2016.

HAKOM at the Meeting of the WGSE Working Group

At the meeting of the working group responsible for the radio frequency management the radio communications experts will discuss the topics in the field of mobile, fixed and satellite communications as well as short-range devices (SRD).

26.01.2016.

HAKOM's experts at the meeting of BEREC's International Roaming Expert Working Group

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

25.01.2016.

HAKOM's “Market Day” gathered stakeholders from the electronic communications, rail and postal services markets

The gathering included a panel discussion on the topic of «Advantages and Opportunities on the EU Single Market» that covered the current situation and expectations of some stakeholders and their plans and priorities, including key business decisions and investments in the upcoming period.

25.01.2016.

HAKOM's experts at a workshop organized by BEREC

The main topic of the workshop is the influence of software-defined networks and network functions virtualization on the regulation of the electronic communications market.

22.01.2016.

Users of postal services using delivery services from abroad must be aware of additional charges

In addition to the terms and conditions of purchase, users must also take into account the legislation concerning the customs clearance procedures and other procedures incurring additional costs that users are not aware of

18.01.2016.

HAKOM at the 9th Meeting of the "European Network Rail Regulatory Bodies"(ENRRB)

The two-day meeting of the European Commission advisory body was held in Brussels. The issues and experience in the field of railway services regarding the alignment with the European Union level were the topics discussed at the meeting and HAKOM’s experts participated as well.

15.01.2016.

HAKOM at the Workshop by DG Connect and FSR

The topics discussed at the workshop were the EU case law in the field of electronic communications and other related fields as well as new challenges for the national courts.

13.01.2016.

HAKOM: Amendments to the Ordinance will make the Sale of Telecommunication Services Clear and more Transparent

Draft amendment to the Ordinance on the manner and conditions for the provision of electronic communications networks and services for which the public consultation procedure has been launched includes the provisions providing a clear and transparent conclusion of contracts in the electronic communications in case of remote conclusion of contracts or sale outside the provider’s shop.The provisions also equalize the minimum internet connection speeds compared to the maximum (advertised) speed for all service packages on the market.

08.01.2016.

HAKOM contributed HRK 50 million in state aid for connecting target users to broadband Internet

The target users include schools, health care institutions, public institutions and volunteer firefighters associations in areas of special state concern, hilly and mountainous areas and on the islands who have been provided broadband access at a minimum speed 2 Mbit/s. The minimum speed will be increased in the future to 30 Mbit/s in accordance with the objectives of the Digital Agenda for Europe 2020.

07.01.2016.

HAKOM: Netflix will increase demand for broadband internet

Internet services, such as "Netflixa", contribute to increased demand for high-speed broadband Internet which is beneficial for development of the Croatian electronic communications market.