Today, the President signed the law on the National Commission for state regulation in the spheres of electronic communications, radio frequency spectrum, and provision of postal services (#6055). This document was approved by the parliament last December.
There are currently no legal obstacles to creating an independent regulator in e-communications.
The law establishes the legal status of the national commission and special aspects of the organization of its activities as a regulator, its functions and powers, a procedure for drafting regulatory acts.
In turn, the current members of the NCCIR keep working until the end of the six-year period. As different regulator’s members were appointed at different times, there is no single date of expiry of the term of office for the current Commission. But for most members, their term will expire in 2027.
As we wrote earlier, this law gives the green light for further implementation of the reforms provided by the Law of Ukraine “On Electronic Communications”.
Additionally, the document provides a legal basis for fulfilling Ukraine’s obligations under the Association Agreement in this area and integrating into the EU Digital Single Market. But this is not enough — it is very important to ensure compliance with this Law and the Law “On Electronic Communications” to implement the European integration obligations. This process implies not only changing the legal rules, but also practical approaches to their application. This is, in particular, a key condition for improving the protection of end-users’ rights.
We are glad that the long process of adopting a new law on the sector regulator is over! We thank all the people’s deputies, industry associations, and experts involved in the drafting and adoption of this law.