6. Measures to achieve the objectives In general, it is possible to promote the introduction of NGNs on the one hand through the removal of legislative or regulatory barriers and on the other through the provision of public aid under determined conditions. 6.1 Transposition of Directive 2014/61/EU The objective of the implementation of Directive 2014/61/EU is to determine certain minimum rights and obligations valid throughout the EU with a view to facilitating the introduction of high-speed NGAs and cross-sectoral coordination. There is general agreement that construction work represents the dominant part of total costs for the deployment of networks, irrespective of the technology used, while with some technologies this share is estimated to be up to 80%. Barriers to investment and access to the market may be reduced through the enabling of more intensive use of existing network infrastructures, strengthening cooperation during the planning of construction work, streamlining the procedures for granting permits, and removing barriers for electronic communications networks prepared for high-speed connectivity built into buildings. The transposition of this directive therefore focuses on the removal of: a) Inefficiencies or barriers in the area of the use of existing “physical” infrastructure (for example ducts, conduits, shafts, cabinets, poles, masts, antennae, towers and other supporting constructions), b) Difficulties in sharing passive infrastructure suitable for the establishment of electronic communications networks (insufficient awareness of the existence of usable passive infrastructure, the lack of conditions for its sharing), c) Barriers in the area of the concurrent introduction of high-speed electronic communications networks, d) Barriers relating to the introduction of high-speed electronic communications networks installed in buildings. If the above indicated problems are addressed together, the result will be a set of coherent and mutually reinforcing measures. The draft of the Act on measures to reduce the costs for deploying high-speed electronic communications networks determines the obligation to enable access to “physical” infrastructure for the purpose of building elements of high-speed electronic communications networks under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions, unless there are reasons for rejecting applications. During the performance of construction work, the investor must comply with an application from an authorised entity for the conclusion of a contract to coordinate construction work with the objective of building elements of any high-speed electronic communications networks, and this under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions. The operator or owner of an access point or “physical” infrastructure inside buildings will have an obligation to make this access point or “physical” infrastructure available for the purpose of building high-speed electronic communications networks, and this based on an 34

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