Hakom - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency

ZAGREB, 15 January 2014 – The Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has announced a public tender for the granting of aid for the construction of necessary electronic communications infrastructure for a fast development of broadband networks in the areas of special state concern, hilly and mountainous areas and on islands under the Programme for the development of the Internet in the mentioned areas. This latest tender for granting aid, provided by HAKOM, aims at connecting the target users in the County of Slavonski Brod – Posavina, i.e. the only remaining county with a total of 14 target users currently without broadband access. So far, HAKOM has granted over HRK 33 million for the connection of target users, such as schools, health-care institutions and other public institutions in other counties.
 

 

HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency – 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.