Press Releases
2020-08-04
Pay attention to your roaming conditions!
ANCOM recommends the users to check the usage conditions for their data and telephony roaming services, as well as their device settings, before going on holiday, either to the border areas of Romania or to foreign countries where no travel...
2020-07-28
Lower fixed call termination rates from 1 November 2020
ANCOM discussed, during an online meeting of the Consultative Council, the reduction of the maximum fixed call termination rate by 30%. Thus, starting from 1 November 2020, the new maximum fixed call termination rate will be 0.098 eurocents/minute. The new...
2020-07-23
ANCOM it is certified against SR EN ISO/IEC 27001: 2023
ANCOM has been certified for implementing and maintaining a Information Security Management System which fulfils the requirements of the following standard: SR EN ISO/IEC 27001:2023 (ISO/IEC 27001:2022). ANCOM's mission is to protect the interests of communications users in Romania, by...
2020-07-14
64% more complaints registered with ANCOM in H1 2020, compared to H1 2019
In the first 6 months of 2020, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) received more than 2,400 complaints from electronic communications and postal service users in Romania. "More and more users are aware of ANCOM’s role...
2020-07-08
Over 1,700 ANCOM control actions in the telecom, postal and radio equipment markets, in H1 2020
”In the context of the atypical period we are going through, in the first half of this year, ANCOM’s monitoring and control activity focused mainly on the surveillance of the market of radio equipment and electromagnetic compatibility, since non-compliance of...
2020-07-01
New technical conditions for the transmission of calls to the emergency number 112, consulted by ANCOM
In the context in which the infrastructure of the National Unique System for Emergency Calls (SNUAU) is going through a modernization process, ANCOM submits for public consultation the technical conditions for the IP-based interconnection between SNUAU and Telekom Romania, the...
2020-06-30
Aisemnal.ro map, updated to include localities with involuntary roaming risk
“In order to make the users more aware of the areas where they might enter involuntary roaming, we introduced these localities in the aisemnal.ro map, visible as points at street level. Thus, aisemnal.ro is now offering information on both the...
2020-06-30
The Commission adopts Implementing Regulation to pave the way for high capacity 5G network infrastructure
The European Commission adopted the Implementing Regulation on small-area wireless access points, or small antennas, which are crucial for the timely deployment of 5G networks that are delivering high-capacity and increased coverage as well as advanced connection speeds. The Regulation...
2020-06-25
ANCOM approved the conditions and tariffs for the access to underground ducts for the installation of public electronic communications networks in Târgu Mureș
ANCOM communicated to the Mayoralty of Târgu Mureș its decision approving the technical and economic conditions for the access of the providers of public electronic communications networks to the physical infrastructure built by the municipality. The ANCOM Decision no. 554/2020...
2020-06-23
ANCOM extends the consultation term for the draft position paper on the review of the relevant markets corresponding to local fixed access and central fixed services
At the request of several industry representatives, the consultation on the ANCOM Draft Position Paper on the review of the relevant markets from the electronic communications sector corresponding to local fixed access services and central fixed access services intended for...
2020-06-17
ANCOM to evaluate the quality of CNPR's priority domestic postal items
Considering the designation of the National Company Poșta Română S.A. (CNPR) as a universal service provider in the field of postal services for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2024, ANCOM launches for public consultation the conditions and...
2020-06-16
Under what conditions can the operator modify your telephone, internet or television contract?
The modification of the contract for telephone, internet or television services can be done both upon the user’s request and at the operator’s initiative. If the operator intends to unilaterally change clauses in the contract (services offered, tariffs, charging method,...
2020-06-15
Communications in Romania during the state of emergency: fixed internet and data traffic increased by 30%
During the 60-day state of emergency, the data and internet traffic increased on average by 26%, i.e. 30% on fixed networks and 5% on mobile networks, while voice traffic increased on average by 11%, compared to the 60 days preceding...
2020-06-11
Fixed broadband internet access services remain a competitive market, no regulations needed in corresponding wholesale markets
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation its position on the review of the relevant wholesale markets, corresponding to local fixed access services and, respectively, central fixed access services, for services intended...
2020-06-05
Mobile internet services mainly affected by security incidents in 2019
The data collected from the providers and analysed by ANCOM indicate an important growth in the number of security incidents with a significant impact in 2019 compared to 2018 – by over 40% (from 556 to 794). However, the operators...
2020-05-19
ANCOM proposes lower fixed call termination rates
”We have launched for public consultation draft measures to reduce the maximum fixed call termination rate by approximately 30%, to 0.097 eurocents/minute, from 1 August 2020. We thus continue the Authority’s efforts to foster a competitive telecom market in Romania,...
2020-05-17
ANCOM statistics:; three quarters of the fixed internet connections in Romania allow speeds over 100 Mbps
“Good news from the telecom sector: by end-2019, three quarters of the 5.3 million fixed internet connections in Romania allowed very high data transfer speeds, exceeding 100 Mbps. This was alsofelt – during the state of emergency that we have...
2020-05-13
ANCOM issues temporary transmission licences for drive-in events
“During the state of emergency period, ANCOM has received several requests for supporting the organisation of drive-in events (cinema, live concerts). Therefore, we will issue licences for low-power frequency usage in the FM band, which will help ensure the soundtrack...
2020-05-11
ANCOM proposes compensating the net cost of universal postal service for 2017
On the request of the National Company Romanian Post (CNPR), ANCOM analysed the unfair burden character of the net cost incurred by CNPR in providing services within the scope of universal service in 2017. Since the two conditions provided by...
2020-05-08
Essential information you need to know about GSM boosters
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the subsequent social distancing, which triggers higher levers of electronic communications services usage, 2G/3G/4G signal amplifiers – radio equipment boosting the signal received by mobile telephones – could be increasingly used....