Hakom - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency

ZAGREB, 24 June 2014 – The sixth plenary session of ERPG (The European Regulators Group for Postal Services) is taking place in Lisbon from 24 to 26 June. The main topic of the session is the need for continuous monitoring of the effects of implementation of the Postal Directive, that is, of universal services in the postal sector while ensuring the sustainability of the universal service and the financing of the unfair financial burden of universal service providers. HAKOM is represented at the session by a member of the Council of HAKOM, Marijan Bolarić, and by assistant deputy directors, Marko Čavlović and Dalibor Lončar.
 
The plenary session will be accompanied by a workshop where members of the ERGP will exchange views on possible future activities, taking into account changes on the postal market and their impact on the existing regulatory environment.
 

 

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.