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ROUND TABLE ON THE NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
IN TELECOM SECTOR
The Federal Ministry of Telecommunications, in cooperation with
the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications of the Republic
of Serbia and the Electric Engineering School in Belgrade, will
host a Round Table outlining the new regulatory framework in telecom
sector. The Round Table will be held on Monday, 9th July, 2001,
at 10 a.m, at the Electric Engineering School in Belgrade.
In view of the current relations of the constituent Republics within
Yugoslav Federation, and given fact that Montenegro has already
adopted its own telecom legislation, the new regulatory framework
envisages a division of powers between the federal and the republican
levels. The Federal Telecommunications Act lays down basic principles
and contains provisions governing the fulfilment of FRY obligations
arising from its membership in the relevant international organizations
and ensuring normal functioning of private networks on the federal
level, while details regarding the rights and responsibilities of
telecom operators and service providers are governed by the republican
acts.
The proposed regulatory framework is aimed at achieving two equally
important goals. It is fully in line with EU directives and international
provisions governing telecom activities, while taking into account
the current status and limitations of telecom sector in our country.
The key novelty introduced by the new regulatory framework is the
regulatory authority for telecommunications. This is the first time
in our legal system that regulatory functions are transferred from
the government to an independent regulator, beyond reach of political
power and the influence of various interests.
DRAFT BROADCASTING ACT READY
FOR FINE-TUNING
Media Centre Working Group, along with experts of the Federal Ministry
of Telecommunications, have finalized the Draft
Broadcasting Act. The drafting process was assisted by the Council
of Europe, European Commission and OSCE Media Section, who provided
valuable comments and suggestions.
The Act envisages that responsibility for regulating broadcasting
activities should lie with the Broadcasting Council of Serbia, independent
regulatory authority established in line with European practices.
Another novelty introduced by the Draft is a replacement of the
formerly state-controlled broadcaster (RTS) by a public broadcasting
service, responsible for providing the public with the right proportion
of information, education, culture and entertainment.
The Draft Broadcasting Act has been put up for public debate and
will be open for any comments and suggestions by broadcast media,
media experts and other interested parties.
ICT - Round Table (Beograd, Electric Engineering School, July 9,
2001)
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