HAKOM grants latest aid for broadband deployment to target users

ZAGREB, 5 March 2014 – The Council of the Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has selected Pro-Ping Company’s offer as the best offer in the fourth competition for the granting of aid for a fast broadband network development in the areas of special state concern, hilly and mountainous areas and on islands. The selected offer amounts to almost HRK 3 million. It will ensure the connection of 11 target users in the County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina – the last remaining county in the Republic of Croatia in which access to broadband infrastructure for fast Internet will be ensured to the target users. In addition to Pro-Ping, Hrvatski Telekom, VIPnet and Optika TV kabel have submitted their offers for the deployment of fast Internet networks for public institutions, such as schools, health centres and other users in the territory of the County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina.
 
It is worth mentioning that HAKOM has granted over HRK 33 million of state aid in the first three rounds of the competition for the broadband networks deployment in the areas of special state concern, hilly and mountainous areas and on islands. The programme for the development of the Internet and broadband access in the areas of special state concern, hilly and mountainous areas and on islands foresees aid for the entire chain of values which make up the broadband eco-system: a fast network, the development of services and applications, as well as the accompanying telecommunications equipment. For more on the Programme, please visit: www.hakom.hr/default.aspx?id=50   

 

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.