Ukraine has not still defined the required minimum speed for broadband Internet access by law. Therefore, domestic operators can afford to provide users with Internet access services at the level of nominal figures of 64 kbit/s. This is 468 times less than the required available level in Europe. Ukraine has one of the lowest levels of providing the fixed Internet access among European countries, and it is only 11 subscribers per 100 people.
What do we need to provide all citizens with Internet access across the country? How to remove barriers to develop networks outside the cities? What changes will help provide users with quality services?
The state and business representatives with try to find answers and solutions to market problems as part of the Roundtable “Internet to everyone: pain points of broadband access regulation” on June 15.
The event will be attended by:
- Oleksandr Danchenko, the Head of the VRU’s Committee on Information and Communication
- Maksim Nefyodov, the First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
- Kseniya Lyapina, the Head of the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine
- Vira Rybak, the Coordinator of programs in the education, science and information society sector, the EU Delegation to Ukraine
- Petro Chernyshov, the President of the CJSC “Kyivstar”
- Oleksandr Zhyvotovskyi, the Head of the National Commission for state regulation of communications and informatization
- Leonid Osherov, the Chairman of the Council of the Telas Association
- Oleksandr Fediyenko, the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Internet Association of Ukraine
- Tatyana Popova, the Chairman of the Board of the Telecommunications Chamber of Ukraine
- Oleksiy Honcharuk, the BRDO Head
Business, public, expert community and media representatives.
BRDO experts conducted a rolling review of the quality of market regulation, the results of which have been presented in the analytical research – the Green Paper “Regulation of the market of the fixed broadband Internet access”, that will be the subject of discussion at the roundtable.
Join the dialogue! Discussion results will be used as the basis to develop particular legislative changes in the market.
Venue: Kyiv, iHub (Khreschatyk St, 10)
Time: 10:00 – 13:00, June 15, 2017
The event’s agenda is available here.
You can register here. Details at: 063 440 47 07.
Accreditation of media representatives is till 18.00 on June 14 by calling 099 256 59 56.