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The monthly magazine “VIDI” included HAKOM’s application m-Portability among 50 best applications for mobile devices. This application enables simple and fast verification of the network of a certain user’s number thus reducing unwanted costs for users. 

The Ordinance on amendments to the Ordinance on payment of fees for right to use of addresses, numbers and RF spectrum will enter into force on 1 January 2016. 

Ordinance on Single European Emergency Number 112 prescribes the manner and conditions of use of the single European emergency call number 112 and e-call.
 

HAKOM’s Representatives Participated at the Plaque Unveiling Ceremony at the Square named after and in memory of Nevenka Topalušić, a volunteer of the Homeland War and a mother of HAKOM’s employee Ana Dragija.

The upcoming year will bring more transparent marketing and sale of electronic communications services, in particular by means of remote communication, such as telephone sales, the establishment of a consumer register “Do not call” intended for users who do not wish to be called by telemarketers, and new applications that will save time and facilitate administrative procedures for citizens. 

In this manner the end-users are informed about the rights and obligations, in particular regarding the conclusion and termination of the subscriber’s contract and the possibility of controlling consumption and protection of the unwanted billings.

The preconditions for a faster reconstruction of the copper access networks have been created according to which a high speed Internet is provided to the users who could get neither minimum speed Internet nor broadband services.
 

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.