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The authority’s early responsibilities involved
the technical steering and control of telecommunications, radio administration
and the collection of television fees. Later on, the control of postal,
television and radio operations, the coordination of telecommunications
standardisation, the Internet domain name administration and the
enhancement of competition in communications markets and information
security have been added to the authority’s responsibilities.
FICORA is no longer exclusively a general administrative authority
within the communications sector, but its responsibilities are relevant
to all societal sectors and players.
The implementation of the new Communications Market Act
The new Communications Market Act entered into force in 2003.
FICORA holds a key role in implementing the legislation, which has
to occur in harmony with the national implementation of other Member
States. The authority has had a challenging role as one of the first
to put the EU Directives on Electronic Communications into practice.
In December, the Commission and other Member States were notified of
decisions regarding 10 communications product markets. In all, this
international notification round concerned 320 separate national decisions.
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