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The Ministry of Economics urges building owners and managers, especially in the city of Riga, to inspect the electronic communication engineering networks of ventilation in their property and take action to organize their property according to the current regulations.

In order to assist building owners and managers, the Ministry of Economics has prepared informational material on arranging the external engineering networks of electronic communication ventilation, describing the actions to be taken by the building owner or manager and those to be taken by the municipal building authority. The material also describes the construction process for dismantling the external engineering networks of electronic communication ventilation. Informational materials are available on the Building Information System website.

Electronic communication cable networks are deployed to provide residents with internet and television services. In some cases, the installation of cable networks has been done legally, but there is a significant number of networks that have been installed arbitrarily. Moreover, such arbitrarily installed engineering networks also create problems for building management, especially for roof repair and maintenance work, as well as for roof and façade insulation. The most pressing issue regarding the installation of external engineering networks of electronic communication ventilation concerns the city of Riga because for several years, land use and construction regulations have prohibited the installation of new cable networks for electronic communication ventilation and only allow underground cable solutions.

The construction of electronic communication engineering networks is regulated by the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 501 of August 19, 2014, "Building Regulations for Electronic Communication Engineering Structures." Since 2002, all electronic communication cable networks must be marked. Therefore, if the engineering network does not contain appropriate marking and documentation is not available, its installation is considered arbitrary.

Ministry of Economics

Public Relations Department

prese@em.gov.lv