Press Releases
2018-06-07
Public consultation on universal service in the postal sector
ANCOM has launched for public consultation a questionnaire on the implementation of universal service in the postal services field. "Every citizen has the right to permanently benefit from postal services at a certain level of quality at anywhere on the...
2018-05-25
TV services penetration rate per 100 households in Romania reached 99.6%
”ANCOM’s statistics show that there were 99.6 subscriptions to TV services per 100 households, at the end of 2017. Most households – i.e. 5 million subscribers – use cable networks, which keep growing, but we must also note the IPTV...
2018-05-24
Romanian telecom market value amounted to RON 15.6 billion, in 2017
”The Romanian telecommunications market is among the most dynamic ones, as reflected by the revenue growth in this sector. In 2017, the total revenue amounted to RON 15.6 billion, i.e. 1.8% in Romania’s GDP. As a regulator of this constantly...
2018-05-23
Telekom mobile was fined over RON 1,000,000 for the security incident occurred in March 2018
”The analysis of the documents provided by Telekom Mobile regarding the security incident that affected its network in March this year revealed serious breaches of the conditions for ensuring service availability. It was the most significant incident in the electronic...
2018-05-22
ANCOM has launched public consultation on the national roadmap for the allotment and future use of the 470-790 MHz band
ANCOM has launched for public consultation the measure plan and the national timetable for the allotment of the 470-790 MHz frequency band together with the associated regulatory options, in the form of a national roadmap for the allotment and future...
2018-05-18
Two out of three fixed internet connections enable speeds of at least 100 Mbps
”Mobile internet may provide access to online information anytime and anywhere, but fixed internet is the one that provides high enough speeds for the huge amounts of data downloaded from or uploaded to networks. Therefore, the number of fixed internet...
2018-05-15
Sorin Grindeanu, ANCOM’s President: in 2017, mobile internet consumption almost doubled for the second year in a row
”The users in Romania enjoy advanced mobile internet access technologies and good coverage, in a competitive market with low prices, which is reflected in the growing mobile internet consumption. On average, a mobile internet user consumed more than 1.4 GB/month...
2018-05-14
ANCOM proposes deregulating the wholesale market of leased lines-terminating segments enabling speeds up to (including) 2 Mbps
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) launched for public consultation its intention to withdraw the obligations imposed on Telekom Romania Communications S.A. in the market of leased lines – terminating segments enabling up to (including) 2Mbps....
2018-05-11
Check the minimum contract period in your telecom services contact!
ANCOM draws the attention of the telephony, internet or television services users in Romania on the fact that withdrawing, during the minimum contractual period, from a contract concluded with the electronic communications services providers, usually involves the payment of penalties....
2018-04-27
President Sorin Grindeanu will chair this year’s Global Symposium for Regulators
ANCOM’s President, Sorin Grindeanu, has been appointed Chair of this year’s Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-18), world’s pre-eminent global ICT regulatory event. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has appointed the ANCOM President as Chair of GSR-18, this being the first...
2018-04-19
Operators will charge lower fees for porting telephone numbers
At the Consultative Council meeting on 19 April 2018, ANCOM together with the industry debated and adopted the decision on reducing the number porting fees charged by telephony operators. “As the amount of ported numbers has increased significantly, ANCOM deemed...
2018-04-03
ANCOM: The users’ rights when accepting providers’ offers by e-mail, telephone or online
When a user purchases telephony, internet or television services via telephone, e-mail or by an online application, the provider must make available a set of minimum information items enabling the user to make a decision that is best suited to...
2018-03-28
ANCOM organizeaza noi sesiuni de examinare pentru radioamatori si operatori radio
Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații (ANCOM) prin Direcțiile sale Regionale din București, Cluj, Iași și Timiș organizează, în perioada 16 aprilie – 18 mai 2018, sesiuni de examinare în vederea obținerii certificatelor de radioamator și certificatelor de...
2018-03-22
Fines for the operators’ failure to observe Roam like at home regulations
”Following a series of complaints received from the users, ANCOM investigated how operators apply the European Roam like at home regulation in Romania. The control actions revealed deficiencies in this regard, therefore the Authority required the providers of electronic communications...
2018-03-20
ANCOM conducted approximately 4,700 control actions in the electronic communications and postal services market
”From the beginning of 2017, for ensuring the smooth functioning of the sector and the electronic communications and postal services providers’ compliance with the law in Romania, ANCOM has conducted almost 4,700 control actions, sending 225 notifications and applying 721...
2018-03-15
The average Internet download speed increased during 2017, according to Netograf.ro
“In the second half of 2017, Internet users in Romania experienced higher average download speeds, i.e. 115 Mbps for fixed internet and 20 Mbps for mobile Internet, according to the statistics on the fixed and mobile Internet service quality in...
2018-03-14
ERGP key priorities 2018
2018 will be an important year in European postal regulation. The European Regulators Group for Postal Services (ERGP) is set to perform major work in contributing to a modernization of the European postal regulatory framework and its consistent implementation...
2018-03-14
BEREC : 5G, International Roaming and Net Neutrality
Today a public debriefing was held by the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) in Brussels, Belgium. BEREC Chair 2018, Johannes Gungl, presented the outcomes of the 34th BEREC Plenary Meetings. In his introduction he highlighted the focus...
2018-03-13
Public consultation on the allotment of radio spectrum for terrestrial digital broadcasting services in Romania
ANCOM has launched a public consultation to assess the market interest in acquiring rights of use for the available spectrum in the VHF and UHF band for terrestrial digital broadcasting services. The views expressed during this consultation will serve in...
2018-03-07
The operators’ contracts for access to public or private property shall be sent to ANCOM
“We have taken another important step in the implementation of Infrastructure Law, one of the Authority’s major multiannual projects, imposing on the electronic communications network providers a transparency obligation as regards the conditions – including tariff-related – agreed for access...