The sixth meeting of Stakeholders and Stakeholders in the Electronic Communications Market in Cyprus was organised yesterday by the Office of the Commissioner for Electronic Communications Regulation (BEREC). The meeting was welcomed by the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Mr. Kyriakos Kokkinos.
The first part of the meeting included a review of the last three years regarding the development of broadband services and the regulatory environment and a presentation of the overall strategy of GERET.
In a subsequent panel discussion between market representatives (CYTA, Primetel, Epic, Cablenet) and the Director General of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, the strategy of the providers and the relevant challenges they face in the current regulatory environment were developed, market trends and the need to better exploit the new broadband infrastructure through the offer of innovative services, while at the same time highlighting points where the contribution of the state is necessary for the further development of the electronic communications market.
The second part of the workshop dealt with Ecological Sustainability in the electronic communications sector (Sustainability). The WIK Consult consultancy team presented the study carried out on behalf of the Body of European Union Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to assess and evaluate the impact and impact of electronic communications activities on the environment. The presentations included a review of the ecological activities in the electronic communications sector in Cyprus and the European Union by Cullen International. In the ensuing discussion between market representatives and representatives of WIK Consult and Cullen International, the present and future actions of the providers in relation to environmental sustainability were highlighted, while a constructive discussion took place on the approach that the state should take to support providers in the field of electronic communications in Cyprus and the European Union.
