The European Commission Confirmed HAKOM’s Decision Regarding the Broadband Retail Market

ZAGREB, July 14, 2015 -The European Commission has confirmed three HAKOM’s decisions regarding the market analysis for broadband access. As a result, for HT, as well as the companies under its control Iskon and Optima, there will be no more regulatory requirements on the Broadband retail market and TV programme transmission market This means that the operators no longer have a number and duration of promotional offers per year.
However, HAKOM will continue to monitor whether their retail prices pass the margin squeeze test, either alone or bundled with other services. The European Commission had no objections to HAKOM’s proposal according to which ,  by regulating the wholesale markets, HT and companies under its control, Iskon and Optima, are still obliged to submit to the regulator the retail prices of the above -mentioned services.
 

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.