"As chairman of AKEP, the priority will be 5G" - Gentian Sala's candidacy, for voting in the plenary session of the Assembly
Gentian Sala is expected to be the new chairman of the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority (AKEP). In the Parliamentary Committee on Productive Activities, Trade and Environment, Sala listed some of his work priorities if he is voted as chairman of AKEP.
"Continuing work on the deployment of the 700 MHz band in the electronic communications sector, another main 5G band after its release from audiovisual media, with the aim of fully covering the territory and population with quality 5G service, a process already initiated by AKEP. In the field of postal services, the primary focus will be to promote effective competition in the functioning of this market, especially in the context of the liberalization of the provision of postal services. In fulfilling this objective, supervision, monitoring, and formalization of the activity of entities that provide postal services will continue ," said Sala.
Sala emphasized that during his work as AKEP chairman, he will continue to cooperate with academic institutions to organize scientific and research activities. The members of the commission were all in favor of passing his candidacy for the final vote in the plenary session.
The candidate proposed by the Council of Ministers graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tirana and holds a master's degree in European studies.
Sala holds the status of a lawyer, has been engaged with civil society for years, and has held the position of administrator and co-owner in a private business.
From 2014-2019, Gentian Sala served as Chairman of the Audiovisual Media Authority, while since 2021 he has served as the coordinator of the Albania-Kosovo Intergovernmental Coordination Secretariat.
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