First in a series of “As if..” meetings between the EC and BEREC took place in Brussels
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ZAGREB, 24 March 2015 – The Brussels meeting between representatives of the European Commission and BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) focused on future amendments of the European regulatory framework in electronic communications, in particular on ensuring sufficient access and connection of users to electronic communications networks.
The European Commission has been reviewing the regulatory framework in the electronic communications sector within the framework of a wider strategy entitled “Digital Single Market“ (DSM), which comprises audiovisual services, electronic communications services, copyright and electronic trade. Commission wishes to include BEREC in this process and to take into account its attitudes and opinions. Cooperation is organized in the form of the so-called “What if…” format of meetings between representatives of BEREC and the European Commission focusing on individual aspects of the regulatory framework, with a special emphasis on its future implementation. The European Commission will invite BEREC to give its opinion on the DSM.
This is the first in a series of meetings between the European Commission and BEREC on the amendments of the EU regulatory framework. HAKOM is represented at the meeting by Domagoj Jurjević, deputy President of the Council of HAKOM.
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ABOUT HAKOM: 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.
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