HAKOM presents its experience in switch-over to DTV and digital dividend allocation

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At the invitation by the ITU, HAKOM’s experts presented the experiences of the Republic of Croatia in the switch-over to digital broadcasting of the TV signal and the allocation of the digital dividend at a regional seminar in Budapest, Hungary.
 
ZAGREB, 29 January 2014 – The Republic of Croatia is among the leading countries in the world concerning the switch-over to the digital broadcasting of the TV signal and the digital dividend, the radio frequency space freed by the switch-over and allocated to the mobile communications network operators, primarily with the aim to introduce broadband services in rural areas. Thanks to its knowledge and experience in this area, HAKOM’s experts are often invited to take part in conferences in Croatia and abroad. On this occasion, at the invitation by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), HAKOM’s representatives gave two lectures at the regional seminar in Budapest, dedicated to the switch-over to digital terrestrial broadcasting of the TV signal and the digital dividend in Europe. The presenters were Mr. Dražen Lučić, Ph.D., President of Council, and Ms. Ivančica Sakal, M.Sc., Radiocommunications Department Manager.
 
For more information about this conference:
http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Europe/Pages/Regional-Seminar-on-Transition-to-digital.aspx
 
 
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For additional information please contact:
 
Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0)1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70
 
Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website: https://www.hakom.hr
Registration required.

 
 
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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.