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| name                = Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia
 
| name                = Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia
| localname          = Agencija za pošto in elektronske komunikacije Republike Slovenije (APEK)
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| localname          = Agencija za komunikacijska omrežja in storitve Republike Slovenije (AKOS)
 
| street              = Stegne 7
 
| street              = Stegne 7
 
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
 
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
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| telephone          = 386 (0) 1 583 6300
 
| telephone          = 386 (0) 1 583 6300
 
| fax                = 386 (0) 1 511 1101
 
| fax                = 386 (0) 1 511 1101
| email              = info.box@apek.si
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| email              = info.box@akos-rs.si
| website            = http://www.apek.si
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| website            = http://www.akos-rs.si
 
| contacts = {{Contact
 
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Mark Pohar
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| name                = Tanja Muha
| role                = Acting Director
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| role                = Director
 
}}{{Contact
 
}}{{Contact
 
| name                = Tina Čuček
 
| name                = Tina Čuček
 
| role                = Head of Public Relations
 
| role                = Head of Public Relations
| telephone          = 386 (0) 1 583 6361
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| telephone          = 386 (0) 1 583 6301
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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A professionally, politically, and financially independent national regulatory agency for media, the [[Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia]] was established in [[established::2001]] as the Telecommunications, Broadcasting, and Post Agency of the Republic of Slovenia (ATRP). It was renamed to its current name in 2004.
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In [[established::2014]] the reorganisation of the independent national regulatory agency for media took place. Today the [[Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia]] (AKOS) regulates and supervises the electronic communications market, manages and supervises the radio frequency spectrum in the Republic of Slovenia, performs tasks in the field of radio and television broadcasting, as well as regulates and supervises the postal and railway service markets.
 
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==Mission and objectives==
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==The field of electronic communications and broadcasting==
The agency regulates electronic communications and the postal market so as to ensure fair and legal competition and thus provide access to high-quality, modern, and affordable services and a variety of radio and television programmes in Slovenia. It aims to ensure equality for operators of communication networks, service providers, and providers of postal services, to manage the radio frequency spectrum and number range, to monitor the content of radio and television programmes, and to protect the rights of users in both Slovenia and the European Union.
 
  
It promotes user-oriented services, a regulated and standardised European market, equal rights for all EU citizens, and variety of radio and television broadcasts.
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The Agency’s role in the field of electronic communications is to provide conditions necessary for effective competition and to manage radio frequency and numbering spaces, thus providing equal conditions for operators in the electronic communications market. The aim of the Agency is to ensure advanced and affordable communication services which satisfy users’ needs.
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In the field of broadcasting, the Agency manages the radio frequency spectrum and supervises program content in such a way as to ensure the plurality of broadcasting media and content.
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It promotes the development and improvement of radio and television programs and enables the broadcasting of program contents and multimedia services through different platforms, so that they are available to the largest possible number of people on any device that supports their reception.
  
 
==International cooperation==
 
==International cooperation==
The agency regularly participates in regional and international events concerning the digital switchover, such as the 2009 Conference on the Digital Switchover in London and a similar regional conference held in Priština (Kosovo). That same year representatives of the agency took part in a conference titled Protection of Children from Inappropriate Television Content in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). In 2010 agency representatives attended a conference on media literacy that was held in London.  
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The agency (formerly called APEK, the Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia) regularly participated in regional and international events concerning the digital switchover, such as the 2009 Conference on the Digital Switchover in London and a similar regional conference held in Priština (Kosovo). That same year representatives of the agency took part in a conference titled Protection of Children from Inappropriate Television Content in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). In 2010 agency representatives attended a conference on media literacy that was held in London.  
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.apek.si/en Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia website]   
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*[https://www.akos-rs.si/akos-ang Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia website]   
  
 
[[Category:Media]]
 
[[Category:Media]]
[[Category:Support services]]
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[[Category:Professional media associations]]
[[Category:Media support services]]
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[[Category:Media_funding,_professional_and_support_services]]

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Agencija za komunikacijska omrežja in storitve Republike Slovenije (AKOS)
Stegne 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 583 6300
Tanja Muha, Director




In 2014 the reorganisation of the independent national regulatory agency for media took place. Today the Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia (AKOS) regulates and supervises the electronic communications market, manages and supervises the radio frequency spectrum in the Republic of Slovenia, performs tasks in the field of radio and television broadcasting, as well as regulates and supervises the postal and railway service markets.


The field of electronic communications and broadcasting

The Agency’s role in the field of electronic communications is to provide conditions necessary for effective competition and to manage radio frequency and numbering spaces, thus providing equal conditions for operators in the electronic communications market. The aim of the Agency is to ensure advanced and affordable communication services which satisfy users’ needs.

In the field of broadcasting, the Agency manages the radio frequency spectrum and supervises program content in such a way as to ensure the plurality of broadcasting media and content.

It promotes the development and improvement of radio and television programs and enables the broadcasting of program contents and multimedia services through different platforms, so that they are available to the largest possible number of people on any device that supports their reception.

International cooperation

The agency (formerly called APEK, the Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia) regularly participated in regional and international events concerning the digital switchover, such as the 2009 Conference on the Digital Switchover in London and a similar regional conference held in Priština (Kosovo). That same year representatives of the agency took part in a conference titled Protection of Children from Inappropriate Television Content in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). In 2010 agency representatives attended a conference on media literacy that was held in London.

See also

External links

Agencija za komunikacijska omrežja in storitve Republike Slovenije (AKOS) +
SI-1000 Ljubljana +
In 2014 the reorganisation of the independent national regulatory agency for media took place. +
In 2014 the reorganisation of the independent national regulatory agency for media took place. +
Ljubljana +
SI-1000 +