HAKOM eliminated radio interferences on the location of tower Sljeme where the repeater transmitting information about water levels is located

ZAGREB, 29 October 2015 – The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) successfully identified radio interferences originating from the territory of Slovenia and they were eliminated in cooperation with the Slovenian national regulatory authority for electronic communications. On Monday, 12 October 2015, shortly before a state of emergency was declared in Karlovac due to flood, HAKOM received a report of radio interferences from the company “Hrvatske vode”. The following day, HAKOM’s service for RF spectrum control carried out measuring on the location of tower Sljeme where the repeater transmitting information about water levels is located, and found that interferences originated from several locations on the territory of the Republic Slovenia.
 
A complaint about the above-mentioned interference was sent by HAKOM to the Slovenian national regulatory authority for electronic communications (AKOS) inviting it to eliminate the said interferences in the shortest possible time. As a result of cooperation between experts of two regulatory authorities, a new technical solution was found for the Slovenian user as well who will continue with its transmissions on a bilaterally coordinated frequency at the national level. This example, although unfortunately it took place in difficult and serious circumstances, is an excellent illustration of HAKOM’s responsibility and obligation to protect the radio-frequency spectrum as a national resource. 

ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.