Press Releases
2017-09-07
Network locked phone? How to remove the network lock
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) makes aware the users that they can request their provider to unlock their network locked handsets, at the moment of purchase or any time after that, based on...
2017-09-05
ANCOM Warning: Look for the CE Marking on Cordless Fixed Telephone Sets!
ANCOM continues the information campaign on holding, putting into service and using DECT 6.0 cordless fixed telephones without the CE (European Conformity) marking. Equipment without the CE marking, which typically comes from outside the European Union and does not comply...
2017-09-01
ANCOM to update a series of regulations within the scope of universal postal service
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation three draft decisions aimed at updating the secondary legislation on the provision of services within the field of universal postal service, in line with the...
2017-08-30
Users calling 09xx xxx xxx numbers incur additional charges
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) brings to the user’s attention that higher, premium rates are charged for calls to 09xx xxx xxx numbers. These numbers offers value-added content services – such as entertainment,...
2017-08-29
ANCOM management met high officials of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
At the invitation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) management, during 28-29 August 2017, in Geneva, ANCOM’s president Adrian Dita took part in a series of meetings with the elected officials and senior management of ITU, the United Nations’ specialized...
2017-08-24
ANCOM has launched a public consultation on extending the term for building a radiocommunications pillar on a plot of land taken over from STS
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) has launched a public consultation on a draft Government decision that extends the term for building a radiocommunications pillar on a part of a real estate plot transferred,...
2017-08-08
International minutes cannot be used in roaming
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) makes telephony users aware of the fact that calls initiated from Romania to numbers abroad, including to numbers in the European Union (EU), are different from international roaming calls. Providers...
2017-08-07
ANCOM takes further steps in implementing the law on electronic communications networks infrastructure
The National Authority for Management and Administration in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) launched, for public consultation, a draft decision regulating the format and manner of the electronic communications network providers’ sending documents and information on exercising the rights of access...
2017-08-04
Veritel.ro: Mobile internet consumption is on an upward trend
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) updated on Veritel.ro – the online application for comparing telecom offers – the consumption values configuring the profile of an occasional, average and intensive mobile telephony and mobile...
2017-07-31
Netograf.ro: average download speed for fixed internet data exceeds 100 Mbps in Romania
Statistics on the quality of the internet access service in Romania generated by Netograf.ro– ANCOM’s application for measuring the internet service quality – reveal that Romanians benefited from average actual speeds of 109 Mbps countrywide, for data download over fixed...
2017-07-27
Mobile telephony subscriptions or pre-paid cards without access to roaming services?
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) reminds mobile telephony users that operators may sell subscriptions or pre-paid cards without access to roaming services, with allowances (minutes/SMS/MB/GB) that can be consumed exclusively domestically. Those intending...
2017-07-21
ANCOM extends the public consultation on new spectrum use rights in the 5G outlook
Upon the request of industry representatives, the public consultation on the need and opportunity to organise a competitive selection procedure with a view to awarding the spectrum use rights in the new frequency bands harmonised on a European level for...
2017-07-20
ANCOM proposes reviewing the quality indicators for the internet access service
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications launches for public consultation a draft decision reviewing the secondary legislation in force on the quality (technical and administrative) indicators for the provision of the internet access service, as well as...
2017-07-18
How to avoid surcharges when you ”Roam Like at Home”
Starting from 15 June 2017, Romanian users temporarily travelling in the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein (EEA) can use the minutes, SMS and domestic data included in their tariff plans and the corresponding add-ons like at home, any additional roaming...
2017-07-10
The number of mobile connections affected by security incidents is growing
10. 07 2017 According to ANCOM’s Report on incidents that affected the security and integrity of electronic communications networks and services, 279 incidents with significant impact affected the security and integrity of electronic communications networks and services in 2016, impacting...
2017-06-30
ANCOM authorizes RCS&RDS to levy roaming surcharges, from the first consumption unit
With a view to enabling the operator to recover the costs of providing roaming services and maintain the tariffs of services provided in Romania, in accordance with the European roaming regulations, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications...
2017-06-29
Netograf.ro : Average download speed for fixed internet data increased by more than 70%
Statistics on the quality of the fixed and mobile internet service in Romania generated by Netograf.ro – ANCOM’s application for measuring the internet service quality – reveal that Romanians benefited from national average actual speeds of 95 Mbps for data...
2017-06-26
ANCOM launches public consultation on new rights of spectrum use, in the 5G outlook
ANCOM launches a public consultation on the need and opportunity to organise a competitive selection procedure with a view to awarding the rights of spectrum use in the new frequency bands harmonised on European level for broadband mobile communications systems,...
2017-06-15
”Roam like at home”: How Much Does a User Pay for Data Roaming?
Starting today, 15 June 2017, data (mobile internet – MB/GB) consumed while roaming in the EU member countries, as well as in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein (EEA) will be deducted from the domestic volumes included in subscriptions or extra-options, as...
2017-06-15
Rules for making available on the market of radio equipment
ANCOM organized a meeting for informing the relevant industry on the new conditions for placing radio equipment on the market, taking into account the fact that, as of 13 June 2017, radio equipment placed on the Romanian market must fully...