Hakom - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency

ZAGREB, 14 April 2014 – At the invitation by the Slovenian and Swiss regulators, a HAKOM’s representative will present HAKOM’s experience in NGA regulation at the first IRG capacity building workshop on new generation networks (NGA/NGNs). The workshop is held from 14 to 17 April in Fruenfeld, Switzerland. Since the future NGA regulatory activities require a better understanding of the technical and economic characteristics of NGA networks, the objective of the workshop is to transfer knowledge among the Independent Regulators Group (IRG) members through lectures and panel discussions, concerning NGA architecture/topologies, NGA costs/investment models and competition issues.
 
The workshop is divided in four sessions: NGA and NGN architecture – theory and practical case, NGA technologies and economics of roll-out, NGA regulation, economics and cost modelling and Current NGA issues and country cases. HAKOM will present its experience in NGA  regulation in Croatia in the fourth session.
 

 

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.