EU regulatory package on electronic communications and presents the legal framework for full liberalization of the electronic communications market. The Law on Electronic Communications is complemented by over 45 regulations. With the Law on Electronic Communications the conditions are ensured for interconnection and access by application of the principles of transparency and nondiscrimination, determining operators with significant market power on the relevant market, selection of universal service provider, introduction of a procedure for notification of legal and natural persons prior to construction of public electronic communications networks and provision of communication services, allowing access to services of another operator selected by the subscriber, etc. It also provides the rules for allocation of the limited resources (radiofrequency spectrum, numeric space). Pursuant to the existing Law on Electronic Communications, agencies in charge of implementation of the rules pertinent to the electronic communications are the Ministry of Transport and communications and the Agency for Electronic Communications, as a regulatory authority in the field of electronic communications. Under the authority of the Ministry of Transport and Communications is the implementation of the policy of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia in the area of electronic communications, the drafting of legislation in the area of electronic communications in collaboration with the AEC, conducting activities related to development of electronic communications and information technologies, promoting competition in the area of electronic communications and increasing the access to and use of electronic communications and information technologies. Accessibility of public communications networks, the development and improvement of electronic communication networks and services, market analysis and determination of operators with significant market power, control of tariff regimes, control of services’ tariffs, etc. II.2. Strategic Approach of the Republic of Macedonia toward Legislation and Regulation of Electronic Communications Considering the strategic determination for future membership of the Republic of Macedonia of the European Union, the need is inevitable for continuing approximation of the Macedonian legal framework with the EU acquis. While complying with the principles of technical neutrality, the legal framework and regulation should take account of the consequences of the global digital convergence of electronic communications, information technologies and media. Good regulatory policy is a precondition for efficient development of the market of electronic communications, because it leads to increased competition, new investments and reduction of services’ tariffs. Page 11 of 40