HAKOM: Never less Violations Online During the Election SilencePRESS RELEASEThis is the first election where the number of citizens' complaints, compared to the previous elections, was almost negligible. The numbers from which the unsolicited SMS texts were received have been blocked, and HAKOM will ex officio examine each reported number.
ZAGREB, May 22, 2017 - Over the past weekend, during the pre-election and election silence for the local elections HAKOM has reported the smallest number of unsolicited political SMS texts ever. There were only 10 different numbers from which different political messages were sent, and later reported by the citizens to (State Electoral Commission) or HAKOM. Following the citizens’ reports, the numbers were blocked by the operator in order to protect the public from further disturbances. This is the first election where the number of citizens' reports regarding violations of the pre-election or election silence as well as the Electronic Communications Act due to the unsolicited SMS texts was almost negligible. It is obvious that the citizens’ cooperation with HAKOM, State Electoral Commission and operators rendered good results and obviously reduced this kind of behaviour we are faced with during the elections.
All registered numbers will be further examined and verified, and the identified senders will be inspected for violations of the Electronic Communications Act. Due to the fact that it is not within HAKOM’s jurisdiction, information on the owners-users of the numbers will be forwarded to SEC as sending of such texts is considered a violation of silence. The second round of the local elections is expected in two weeks, and HAKOM invites the citizens to continue reporting any SMS or other form of unsolicited electronic communications that can be considered as a form of inadequate, political or economic form of SMS. The email address for registration is nezeljeni.sms@hakom.hr and the necessary information can be found at default.aspx?id=1394 # # # 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: Registration required.
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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