Bulgaria was elected for the seventh time as a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council, Mr. Veselin Bozhkov, PhD – Chairman of the Communications Regulation Commission and Head of  the Bulgarian national delegation informed from Busan, Republic of Korea, where the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is being held.  Our country received a seventh consecutive four-year mandate at the governing body of the largest telecommunication organization for the period 2014 – 2018. Bulgaria was elected from the Eastern Europe and Northern Asia Region, represented to the Council by five countries. The elections results are a decided success for Bulgaria and are indicative of its reputation built in the telecommunication sector. The active participation of Bulgaria in the ITU activities as well as the excellent collaboration with the other Member States, had contributed to the received confidence and the re-election of our country to the Council. Bulgaria has been an ITU member since 1880. The Union brings together 193 countries, 700 Sector Members and Associates – private sector organizations, international and national telecommunication organizations, etc.         

              

On 18^th September 2014 in Sofia a trilateral meeting was held between the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC), the Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU) and the National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of Moldova (ANRCETI). The national regulators were represented by Mr. Veselin Bozhkov, PhD – Chairman of CRC, Mr. Jaromír Novák – Chairman of the Council of the CTU and Mr. Grigore Varanita - Director of ANRCETI.

Issues related to the role of the regulators for ensuring a competitive market for electronic communications and more qualitative services for the end users were discussed at the meeting. In the spirit of the signed Memoranda for understanding the regulators shared information about best regulatory practices and gained experience.

This trilateral meeting is an expression of the constructive dialogue and the active cooperation between the three national institutions for finding the best solutions of the common problems for the regulation of the national markets.

By its Decision No. 552 of 14.08.2014 the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) launched a public consultation procedure on a draft Decree for amendment and supplement to the Tariff for the fees collected by the Communications Regulation Commission under the Law on Electronic Communications, adopted by Decree No. 374 of 29.12.2011 of the Council of Ministers.

The full text of the draft is published on the CRC’s website www.crc.bg, under the Section “Public consultation”.

By its Decision No. 512 of 07.08.2014 the Communications Regulation Commission imposed obligations for publication of information on the quality of mobile services.

The full text of the decision is published on the Internet site of CRC www.crc.bg, under the Section „Public consultation”.

The Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) launches a public consultation procedure under Art. 37 of the Law on Electronic Communications on a draft Reference Offer, submitted by BTC and the CRC position for amendment of the same. The elaborated by CRC position, which is in the form of a draft Decision for giving binding instructions for amendment of the Reference Offer, aims to ensure an effective implementation of the specific obligations imposed on BTC. The drafts of the Decision and of the Reference Offer are published on the Commission’s website - www.crc.bg, under the Section „Public consultation". Interested parties may submit their written comments to the Communications Regulation Commission, 6 Gurko Street, 1000 Sofia, within a 30 days term as from the date of the present publication.