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Responsibilities
The National Telecommunications and Post Commission is an Independent
Administrative Authority, which regulates, supervises and monitors the electronic communications
and postal services market in Greece.
Established in 1992 under Law 2075/1992 under the name ‘National
Telecommunications Commission’ (EET), its competence was focused upon the supervision of the
liberalized telecommunications market. Under Law 2668/98, which defined the means of organization
and operation of the postal services market, EET was renamed to EETT (National Telecommunications
and Post Commission). Law, 2867/2000 enforced the monitoring, supervisory and regulatory role of
EETT, while the current Law 3431/2006 on ‘Electronic Communications’, defines the frame for the
provision of electronic communications networks, services and related facilities within the Greek
territory, according to the current EU regulatory framework, and specifies EETT tasks.
In particular, EETT, among its various duties:
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Regulates issues related to: a) the definition of the relevant markets,
products or electronic communications services, b) the assignment and obligations of operators with
significant market power to the above mentioned markets in accordance with national and Community
legislation,
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Supervises and controls the operators of electronic communications
networks/services, imposes the relevant penalties, and also holds and manages the register of
Electronic Communications Networks and services operators,
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Issues Codes of Practice for the provision of electronic communications
networks and services,
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Supervises the application of the electronic communications legislation,
applies Law 703/1977 as it stands and proceeds to the imposition of relevant penalties,
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Keeps a strong collaboration with the National Regulatory Authorities of all
EU Member States and third countries, in addition to EU community and international officials in
the area of its competence,
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Regulates all issues regarding General Licences,
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Manages the National Numbering Plan,
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Regulates issues with respect to number portability, carrier selection or/and
preselection and supervises the application of the relevant provisions,
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Grants the rights of use for radio frequencies or/ and numbers,
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Regulates issues regarding domain names in the “.gr” area when being
responsible for the “.eu” domain names,
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Regulates electronic signatures issues,
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Regulates all issues of ‘Access’ and ‘Interconnection’,
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Exercises its tasks on ‘Universal Service’ issues,
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Regulates issues of consumer protection both in the electronic communications
and the postal services sector,
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Regulates and supervises the postal services market,
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Manages the commercial radio frequencies, with the exception of radio and TV
spectrum. In this frame:
(i) EETT defines the cases where rights of frequency use are required,
(ii) Assigns rights of use for radio frequencies
(iii) Defines the fees for radio frequency use,
(iv) Supervises and controls the use of spectrum by imposing relevant penalties,
(v) Holds the National Registry of Radiofrequencies,
(vi) Grants licenses for the antennas mast constructions.
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