Public Consultation on the Strategy of Broadband Development in the Republic of Croatia in the period of 2016 - 2020

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The Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure launched a consultation procedure with the interested public.

ZAGREB, July 8 2015 - HAKOM participated in the work of Drafting Committee for the Proposal of the Strategy of Broadband Development in the Republic of Croatia in the period of 2016 - 2020, for which the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure launched a consultation procedure with the interested public from July 3 to September 1, 2015.

For more information check the following link https://esavjetovanja.gov.hr/ECon/MainScreen?entityId=1512

The Government of the Republic of Croatia determines that the development of the Broadband Internet access infrastructure and services in the Republic of Croatia, with the speeds higher than 30 Mbit /s, is one of the key prerequisites for the development of a modern economy. In this Strategy, the main objectives pointed out by the Government of the Republic of Croatia until 2020 are following:

the coverage of the next generation access networks (NGA) enabling the access to the Internet at the speeds higher than 30 Mbit/s for all the inhabitants of the Republic of Croatia
the possibility that at least 50% of the households in Croatia are the users of Internet access service at a speed of 100 Mbit/s or more.

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For additional information please contact:

Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (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:
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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.