RATEL hosts BEREC CN and IRG meetings

16.09.2024

RATEL hosted the third CN meeting of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the 2024 meeting of the Independent Regulators Group (IRG), held on September 12th and 13th, 2024 in Belgrade. The meetings were attended by 90 on-site representatives of 40 European regulators and organizations, with  20 online participants.  

The objective of the meeting was preparation of documents for the 60th BEREC Plenary. Main topics of the agenda included, among other, the report on the development of private and public 5G networks in Europe, review of the workshop on the use of satellite technologies in mobile communications and report from the workshop on the protection of end-user rights aimed at elaboration of an opinion on the expansion of new technologies for the provision of electronic communications services. BEREC’s 2025 Activity Plan and consolidation of this organization’s strategic documents into a unique strategy roadmap for the period 2026-2029 were also discussed. 

On a day earlier, a workshop for 50 participants was held, entitled „Role of regulators in the development and implementaion of sustainability indicators in the ICT sector“. The aim of this gathering was the exchange of experience regarding the collection of data on telecom and digital providers’ environmental impact.