Press Releases
2025-07-04
Beware involuntary roaming by plane or at sea!
ANCOM draws the attention of communications users travelling by plane or on sea vessels regarding the risks of connecting to non-terrestrial networks via satellite, which fall outside the roaming regulations. These services usually imply extra-costs. Non-terrestrial networks are outside the...
2025-07-04
From July 7, fewer phone calls with falsified identity
Starting Monday, 7 July 2025, users will be better protected against fraudulent calls using false identification data, made on behalf of public institutions, banks or companies. Thus, operators will block calls initiated from outside the territory of Romania, which falsely...
2025-06-26
ANCOM: over 700 controls and fines amounting approx. 1.6 million lei for selling non-compliant radio equipment and devices from Asian countries
ANCOM carried out an extensive control campaign at national level, mainly targeting small shops focused on selling radio equipment and devices produced in Asian countries, in order to identify and eliminate non-compliant equipment from the market, and to bring traders...
2025-06-24
ANCOM: Lesser impact of security incidents in communications networks, in 2024
ANCOM released its Report on incidents affecting the security of electronic communications networks and services in 2024. Although the total number of incidents increased to 861 in 2024, reported data show a lesser impact on users and shorter repair times,...
2025-06-19
Managing the costs of roaming outside the EU/EEA
ANCOM draws the attention of those traveling outside Romania to the importance of checking the conditions of use for the roaming services, especially if their destination is not part of the European Economic Area (EEA). Within the EEA, roaming communications...
2025-06-17
ANCOM participă la Consiliul Uniunii Internaționale a Telecomunicațiilor
The President of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM), Valeriu Zgonea, leads the Authority’s delegation to the meeting of the Council of the International Telecommunication Union, held between 17 and 27 June 2025, in...
2025-06-17
Romania chairs the Council of the International Telecommunication Union
Geneva – 160 years after the establishment of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 80 years since the creation of the United Nations (UN), Romania strengthens its international profile in the field of information and communication technologies, with our country's...
2025-06-11
DSA: How to complain about breaches of digital service providers' obligations
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) informs users of digital services on how they can notify ANCOM of possible violations of the Digital Services Act. Obligations of digital service providers The Digital Services Act imposes a...
2025-06-06
European support for fighting disinformation and protecting the digital environment
The European Commission has launched a €5 million call for proposals to support the growth of a European Network of Fact-Checkers. The initiative is part of the "European Democracy Shield" programme and aims to create a safer, more transparent and...
2025-06-04
ANCOM takes measures against fraud committed through calls made on behalf of public institutions, banks or state-owned companies
Given the significant increase in cases of fraudulent use of numbering resources, ANCOM has identified and imposed a series of measures to limit a phenomenon known as"CLI Spoofing" -i.e. , manipulating the caller ID information to display a fake number...
2025-05-30
Bilateral meetings between ANCOM Romania and authorities from the Republic of Turkey
On the occasion of the visit to Ankara, the President of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) of Romania, Mr. Valeriu Zgonea, met with the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the...
2025-05-22
ANCOM publishes the Guidelines on the interconnection of electronic communications networks for fixed and mobile call termination
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) publishes the Guidelines on concluding interconnection agreements, a document meant to facilitate negotiations between providers of public electronic communications networks, for fixed and mobile voice call termination sevices. At the...
2025-05-16
During 2024, the number of Gigabit connections increased by 16% to almost 2.4 million, mainly due to the increase in the number of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections to 5.4 million (+8%). Thus, Gigabit connections account for 35% of fixed internet connections....
2025-05-14
DSA: Additional measures for the protection of minors online
Yesterday, European Commission has launched in public consultation a draft guidelines setting out a list of measures aimed at supporting the online platforms – except small and micro enterprises – accessible to minors, to ensure a high level of protection...
2025-05-09
DSA: Reporting AI-generated content to online platforms
The first step to act against AI-generated or manipulated online content not clearly labelled as such is to report it to the online platforms where it has been published. The use of malicious deepfake – i.e. AI-generated material without clearly...
2025-05-04
Disinformation campaign carried out on a social media platform
Further to the investigation carried out in cooperation by several state institutions with attributions in the field, ANCOM has been mandated to communicate the following: As a result of the investigations carried out at the level of the Romanian information...
2025-05-02
Following the notifications received and the investigation carried out in cooperation by several state institutions with attributions in the field, ANCOM is mandated to communicate the following: A network of cloned websites was identified, that imitate the exact appearance of...
2025-04-30
ANCOM will actively analyse and promote reviewing current international regulations regarding EPFD limits
Following the mandate received from the Prime Minister of Romania, ANCOM will actively analyse and promote reviewing the current international regulations regarding EPFD limits in the working groups of international decision-making fora. Revising these limits will allow for more efficient...
2025-04-30
ANCOM launches for public consultation the conditions and the procedure for assessing the quality of postal services for domestic priority items of correspondence within the scope of the universal service
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications has launched for public consultation the draft decision for establishing the conditions and the procedure for assessing the degree of compliance with the minimum quality requirements regarding the delivery of domestic...
2025-04-29
ANCOM: Another political actor complains about misleading use of the services offered by large online platforms
ANCOM received a complaint from a political actor about the misleading use of the services offered by some of the major online platforms during the electoral campaign. They denounce the inauthentic behavior observed regarding the posts on their official accounts...