HAKOM Granted Aid for Broadband Network Development on Islands

ZAGREB, 11 June 2014 – The Council of the Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) selected the best offer for the area of islands submitted under the fifth invitation to tender for the granting of state aid for the development of high-speed broadband networks in areas of special state concern, in highland and mountain areas and on the islands.
 
Tenders for the development of high-speed Internet networks for public institutions, such as schools, health care institutions and other users, were submitted by Hrvatski Telekom and Vipnet.
 
Following a detailed analysis, the tender submitted by the company Hrvatski Telekom d.d. amounting to HRK 1,979,425.51 was accepted.
 
In the first four rounds of the tender for the development of high-speed broadband networks in areas of special state concern, in highland and mountain areas and on the islands HAKOM granted state aid amounting to almost HRK 36 million. The programme for the development of Internet and high-speed Internet access in areas of special state concern, in highland and mountain areas and on the islands covers aid for the entire value chain of the broadband ecosystem: high-speed networks, development of services and applications and the accompanying telecommunications equipment.
 

 

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-disc