CEE Regional Working Group - a cooperation project in our region

1. CEE Regional Working Group- a cooperation project in our region Dr. Nicolae OACĂ Strategy Adviser to ANCOM President Sub-Regional Workshop on Transition to Digital Broadcasting and Digital Dividend, 6-7 October 2011, Belgrade, Serbia

2. Content • Starting points • CEE Regional Working Group members • Regional project • www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.net • Next steps

3. 1. Starting points • The switchover process generated the need for closer cooperation between countries in the field of spectrum management • A history of good cooperation between South East European regulators • Our region has simmilarities • Cooperation in the telecommunication sector - a regular topic on the agenda of many regulators in the region: scale economy, ... • The need to address key issues that will influence our region in the future • Share best practicesand exchange ideas for the development of the telecommunication sector • Opportunity = a regional online platform where the stakeholders (investors, consultants, international organizations) could have easy access to centralized information

4. 1. Starting points “The achieved level of regulation and analysis of electronic communications market”, INFOFEST, Budva, 28 Sept 2009 ANCOM proposed a regional meeting dedicated to the digital dividend ANCOM proposed a regional approach on the digital dividend usage “ Digital Dividend –Challenges and Opportunities in the Region”, Bucharest, March 2010 ANCOM proposed a regional portal and working group (at least one decision-making representative from each regulator) to create and operate it. ANCOM offered to create and operate the portal and assist the working group. Proposal was included in event press-release “South-East Europe Ministerial Summit on Digital Dividend” , Belgrade, June 2010 In 2011 spring, ANCOM invited regulatory bodies in our region to join the project. 12 regulatory bodies from 11 countries joined the project CEE Regional Working Group starts working: consultation on cooperation rules, portal functionalities and content “Radio spectrum strategies” Bucharest, May 12th 2011 Kick-off of RWG meeting agreeing on cooperation rules, portal content, portal functionalities

5. 2. Working group members (1) CNFR ANRCETI NMHH APEK ANCOM HAKOM RAK RATEL EKIP AEC ICTA AKEP

6. 2. Working group members (2) • AKEP - Electronic and Postal Communications Authority, Albania • RAK - Communications Regulatory Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina • HAKOM - Post and Electronic Communications Agency, Croatia • NMHH - National Media and Infocommunication Authority, Hungary • AEC - Agency for Electronic Communications, Macedonia • CNFR – National Center for Radio Frequencies, Republic of Moldova • ANRCETI – National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology, Republic of Moldova • EKIP - Agency for Electronic Communciations and Postal Services, Montenegro • ANCOM – National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications, Romania • RATEL - Republic Agency for Electronic Communications, Republic of Serbia • AKEP - Post and Electronic Communications Agency, Republic of Slovenia • ICTA - Information and Communication Technologies Authority, Turkey

7. 3. Project - CEERegionalWorkingGroup.net-the main tool - one-stop shop for information/regional overview on the telecommunications and regulation in Central and Eastern Europe - information on telecoms issues in each country - calendar of switchover, tenders, events etc. - relevant documents: legislation, decisions, studies, reports etc. - RSS feed Objective - industry/investors - consultants - international organisations (ITU, GSA, ..) - EU bodies - end-users Target group Content

8. 3. Project - the working group • Make decison on the portal • Provide national relevant information to be uploaded on portal • Represent a platform/opportunity of know-how sharing and cooperation between the NRAs • Faster/emmergency communications channel among members for solving problems • Debate topics of interest for the region and, if necessary, agree on them : …. • Cooperate with other similar regional groups or international bodies, for the of the region • Mutually agree to add new topics to the portal, other than digital dividend … • Could coagulate a common regional approach on ....

9. 4. www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netSteps taken • Kick-off meeting: agreement on portal content and portal functionalities, as well as cooperation rules - 12 May 2011 • Portal name www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netestablished after on-line consultation- June 2011 • Portal name www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netreserved and acquired - July 2011 • Developing an in-house version* of the portal based on RWG agreement of 12 May – June-September 2011 - ....... * In-house version allows experiments for preparing portal final version • Uploading first documents on the portal at the end of July 2011: • Serbia - ASO process, Digital Tv progress, Digital Dividend, National Statistics • Montenegro - Digital Tv progress, National Statistics • Romania - National Statistics • Croatia - ASO process, Digital Tv progress, Digital Dividend, National Statistics • Slovenia - Digital Tv progress • Macedonia - ASO, Digital Tv progress, Digital Dividend

10. 4. www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netHomepage

11. 4. www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netDigital Dividend

12. 4. www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netEvents

13. 4. www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netCEE Regional Working Group

14. 4. www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netEuropean Union

15. 4. www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netOther topics

16. 4. www.CEERegionalWorkingGroup.netMember Authorities/Countries

17. 5. What next?Portal • Upload relevant info on the portal - upload relevant information on in-house version of the portal – July 2011 - ….. - CEE RWG members: news, events, country relevant information ( , , , , ) - relevant entities: - international organizations: ITU, GSM Association, EU, CEPT, EBU, etc. - consultants, investment banks, ... - manufacturers, - transfer on the new portal - March 2012 Until the creation and launch of the new portal by the hired company, CEE RWG will use the existing in-house portal to upload relevant information, to make experiments, field trials, ... • Road show to promote the Regional Project - make our project visible - started -May 2011, ITU event, Gyor, Hungary - continuing road show this autumn to present project status and discuss further actions - ITU-DStudy Group2, Geneva, Switzerland, 13 September 2011 - SoftCOM 2011, Hvar, Croatia, 16 September 2011 - Infofest 2011, Budva, Montenegro, 3-4 October 2011 - bilateral discussion with AEC of Macedonia - Sub-Regional Workshop on Transition to Digital Broadcasting and Digital Dividend 6-7 October 2011, Belgrade, Serbia….. • Public acquisition procedure for portal development: Contest documents – ready in September 2011 Tender: Launch – October 2011 Hiring portal developer – December 2011 Portal development – 1st quarter 2012

18. 5. What next?CEE Regional Working Group Actions for: coagulating our CEE Regional Working Group accelerate work and cooperation strengthening relations and building a team Road show to coagulate the Group usefull for our region From discussions two ideas emerged: Experts meeting on preparing DD usage in our region Training/workshop on planning and organizing an auction If the majority agrees, to look for support on preparing ...

19. Thank you for your time and attention! Nicolae Oacă, PhD, MBA, nicolae.oaca@ancom.org.ro