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NMHH A M o D e r N , 2 1 S T C e N T ur y A u T H o ri T y All this demonstrates that the Prevailing market regulations must The NMHH is an autonomous infocommunications sector is not be constantly aligned to the reality regulatory body reporting to the a separable area of the Hungarian of the 21st century. As the various National Assembly. At present, economy but an industry whose areas of communications and the the Authority has 630 employees development not only affects media - that is, all the devices and at 4 locations in Budapest and the functioning of most fields, it content that can be used to trans- 5 additional cities in the country: 21 century for their progress. To gauge its distinctly separated, neither can and Sopron. also provides the basis required mit information - can no longer be Szeged, Pécs, Debrecen, Miskolc st their surveillance be fully separate. impact one needs to only look at authority the efficient use of frequencies in Since 2010, a convergent author- Taking the approach of “good stew- ardship”, the Authority follows the communications and the media, principle of responsible financial which can be viewed as one of the ity has been responsible for the economic indicators of a country: communications and the media in the greater the coverage of the regulation and surveillance of management. service and the faster the informa- Hungary. The goal is the same in An independent administrative tion flow, the more intense the both areas: fostering development organ of the NMHH, the Media economy’s digital circulation. and competition, and representing Council is primarily tasked with the interests of consumers and ensuring democratic publicity in end-users. The NMHH strives to media, as well as maintaining maintain a reliable, predictable and a healthy balance between the undisturbed market environment interests of audiences and of the in the Hungarian infocommunica- media based on media governance tions sector to provide the condi- legislation. tions for satisfactory operations for service providers and users alike. The institution of the The Authority functions as a cred- Commissioner for Media and ible point of reference performing Communications also operates tasks that are indispensable and within the framework of the essential for economic progress Authority. While violations and and as such, it contributes to the legal remedies require intervention development of the country. by the Authority, the Commissioner may be consulted on matters where consumers’ interests, rather than rights, are prejudiced. NMHH eMployees work at 4 BUDAPEST DEBRECEN MISKOLC Budapesti locatioNs aNd at SOPRON 5 PÉCS SZEGED additioNal sites NatioNwide 3