ZAGREB, September 15, 2017 – Following the invitation of the organizer the Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RATEL), Belgrade hosted this year’s third meeting of the Contact Group of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications), (BEREC).
BEREC was established pursuant to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Electronic Communications Regulators (BEREC) and the Office as of 25 November 2009, no. 1211/2009 and it replaced the European Group of Regulators for Electronic Communications Networks and Services (ERG), which, until then, had been an advisory body of the Commission in the development of the internal market and an intermediary between state regulatory authorities and the Commission.
BEREC operates within the scope of Directive 2002/21 / EC (Framework Directive), 2002/19 / EC, 2002/20 / EC, 2002/22 / EC and 2002/58 / EC (special directives) no. 717/2007 performing the tasks independently, impartially and transparently by contributing to the development and better functioning of the internal market of electronic communications networks and services with a view by aiming to ensure consistent application of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications.
The aim of this year’s second CN is the preparation for the 32nd regular BEREC plenary session which will be held on October 5 and 6, 2017, in Bucharest, Romania according to. In addition to BEREC's report regarding certain areas of the electronic communications market (implementation of network neutrality, roaming benchmarks, regulatory accounting etc.) much of the discussion was devoted to the 2018 BEREC Annual Work Programme Proposal and the document is planned for public discussion and BEREC 2018-2020 Strategy aligning with 2018 annual work program proposal.
The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) was represented by Marko Čavlović, Assistant Director at HAKOM and Natalija Boltužić, Council Secretary at 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.
