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On September 4,HAKOM’s Provision enters into force according to which the electronic communications operators are obliged to show all fees and total amount of fixed costs even in the application to close subscriber’s agreement, depending on the service and tariff selected by the end-user.
  

In the second quarter of 2015, the postal market in the Republic of Croatia has been enriched with a number of innovative services. 

The first summer month, June, affected revenue increase on the electronic communications market not only from the access to the Internet services, but also from the traditional phone service. In addition to it, the rise of so-called 4D package has already started. 

At the meeting, held on August 31, 2015, the Council of HAKOM adopted new Guidelines for Calculating the Net Cost of the Universal Service Obligations as well as Determination of Unfair Financial Burden of the Universal Service Provider. 

The most important topics at the workshop were technologies for mobile communications networks and RF spectrum allocation model important for the broadband mobile communications networks. 

Imenik d.o.o will start providing universal services in accordance with a Decision adopted by the Council of HAKOM at the latest by 29 November 2015 under the conditions and at prices approved by HAKOM.  

Before returning a call or a text message, verify the number with your operator. If you suspect abuse or fraud, you may notify your operator or HAKOM to avoid unwanted costs.  

On the basis of a decision adopted by the Senate of the University of Zagreb, a book written by Mr. Nikola Popović, PhD, has become a part of university reading lists. In his book the author deals with future of regulation and protection of competition in network industries.
  

HAKOM has been conducting measuring activities along the entire coast and on the islands, where the interferences have been the strongest. In addition to dealing with interferences from Italy, HAKOM’s experts have also been working on discovering and eliminating interferences reported by maritime and air traffic services.   

A seminar on the control of concentrations, abuse of dominant position and cooperation between competition authorities and regulatory authorities in the electronic communications sector is taking place in Sarajevo. One of the lecturers was Mr. Nikola Popović, a member of HAKOM’s council, who talked on the topic of the “Legal framework and cooperation practice between competition authorities and regulatory authorities in the electronic communications sector”.  

Cooperation between the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) and the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ) has been improved with the selection of the President of the Council of HAKOM into membership of the Council of the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences.
  

In Brussels, the 52^nd meeting of the Radio Spectrum Committee (RSC) dealing with the operational decisions related to the radio frequency spectrum management in the European Union and the meeting of the Working Group on Telecommunications of the EU Council were held. 

 

HAKOM deregulated the broadband retail market, however, regulating the wholesale markets HAKOM keeps monitoring the retail prices of HT, Iskon and Optima. 

Ms Barros spoke about HAKOM’s activities within BEREC scope of work, BEREC business plans by the end of 2015 as well as its role in the adoption procedure referring to the Package for the EU Digital Single Market