Press Releases
2015-12-15
Fixed Internet Connections of at Least 100Mbps Almost Doubled by Mid- 2015
As of 30 June 2015, Romanians accessed the Internet using 4.1 million fixed broadband connections, generating a total traffic of 2.2 million TB in H1 2015, whereas the average monthly consumption per user reached 90 GB, according to ANCOM’s most...
2015-12-10
4G Connections Grew Five Times in one Year
“Broadband mobile internet kept growing steadily in Romania in the first half of 2015, this type of connection reaching 12.7 million, up by 2.3 million compared to mid-2014, according to the most recent statistical data processed by ANCOM. Though foreseen,...
2015-11-24
ANCOM Reopens for Allocation the Number 116000 – Helpline for Missing Children
Between 24 November and 23 December, interested telephony providers may request ANCOM the allocation of the short number for services of social value, harmonised at European level, 116000, available for “Hotlines for Missing Children”. Until 22 October 2015, the company...
2015-11-19
Black Friday Is Coming – Are You Ready to Choose a Suitable Internet or Telephony Offer?
We are on the eve of a special period, in which the providers of electronic communications services launch promotional offers, therefore ANCOM advises users to inform themselves before considering telephony or internet offers and to choose the offer that best...
2015-11-18
70% of the Complaints Received from the Internet Providers in 2014 Refer to Failures
Today, the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has published the Report on the quality of the internet access service in 2014, which presents the status of the providers’ compliance with the administrative parameters. The scope...
2015-11-17
Romanian Communications during 2016-2020 – from Users' Expectations to Regulator's Objectives
Romanian electronic communications users expect electronic communications services to migrate onto online platforms by 2020, mobile internet enfolding all the other electronic communications services. This is one of the conclusions derived from a survey ordered by ANCOM, as the Authority...
2015-11-12
ANCOM Adopted Its 2016 Action Plan
Today, the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has adopted, in Consultative Council, its 2016 Action Plan, which provides steps for fostering competition in the electronic communications and postal services market, enhancing the efficiency of the...
2015-11-12
The Romanian Market of Fixed Broadband Internet Access Services Is Competitive, No Remedies Required
Today, the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has established – in Consultative Council, together with the industry representatives, and following extensive analysis – that the relevant wholesale market for services of access to infrastructure elements...
2015-10-27
End of Auction for Frequencies in the 3.4 – 3.8 GHz Band
255 MHz were assigned in the auction for the rights of use of the radio frequencies in the 3410-3600 MHz and 3600-3800 MHz bands, by 65% more than currently licensed. In these bands, the winning bidders 2K Telecom S.R.L., Orange...
2015-10-21
More than 2,300,000 Numbers Ported in Seven Years
In the 7 years since the launch of number portability, 2,327,058 telephone numbers changed operators, without changing users. 1,798,488 of these are mobile telephony numbers and 528,570 are fixed telephony numbers. Since 21 October 2008, when the service was launched...
2015-10-19
Postal Service Providers Will Send Specific Information to ANCOM by Electronic Means Only
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation a draft decision requesting all the postal service providers to send specific information to ANCOM, exclusively by electronic means, using an online application and...
2015-10-19
The Auction for the Frequencies in the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz Band Goes on, with Assignment Rounds
The Commission for the auction organised with a view to awarding the rights of use for the radio frequencies in the 3410-3600 MHz and 3600-3800 MHz bands announces that, following the completion of the additional round organised yesterday, the winning...
2015-10-16
Demand Does Not Exceed Offer in the Auction for Frequencies in the 3.4 – 3.8 GHz Band
Following the analysis of the initial bids submitted by the five bidders in the auction for awarding licences for the use of radio frequencies in the 3410-3600 MHz and 3600-3800 MHz bands, ANCOM’s auction commission announces that the demand does...
2015-10-15
Internet Service Speeds in Romania, in the First 3 Quarters of 2015 - Statistics Netograf.ro
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has published, on Netograf.ro, the official statistics regarding the fixed and mobile internet services in Romania for quarters I-III of 2015. These were generated based on more than 120,000...
2015-10-14
Information on terminating and amending contracts, available on the providers’ websites
The providers of telephony, internet and TV services in the Romanian market have the obligation to publish, on their websites, all the information related to contract termination or to the contract amendment terms. According to ANCOM’s Decision no.158/2015 on the...
2015-10-13
ANCOM Prepares a New Auction for DTT Multiplexes
“The documentation of the auction for awarding the digital television multiplexes that are still available will be launched for consultation by the end of this year, and the auction will be initiated next year”, declared Bogdan Iana, Executive Director of...
2015-10-12
All the 5 Applicants Qualify in the Auction for the Frequencies in the 3.4 – 3.8 GHz Band
The auction commission has announced today that all the five applications received in the procedure of auction for awarding the licences for the use of radio frequencies in the 3410-3600 MHz and 3600-3800 MHz, launched by ANCOM on 7 September...
2015-10-06
5 Operators Apply for Frequencies in the 3400 - 3800 MHz Bands
Monday, 5 October, was the application deadline for the operators interested in the auction launched by ANCOM, on 7 September 2015, with a view to awarding licences for the use of radio frequencies in the 3410-3600 MHz and 3600-3800 MHz...
2015-10-01
Users' guidebooks
Press Releases 2015 October 5 Operators Apply for Frequencies in the 3400 – 3800 MHz Bands | All the 5 Applicants Qualify in the Auction for the Frequencies in the 3.4 – 3.8 GHz Band | ANCOM Prepares a New...
2015-09-30
ANCOM Launches Its 2016 Action Plan for Public Consultation
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) has published today, for public consultation, the proposals for its 2016 action plan. Thus, in order to support the development of broadband electronic communications networks in Romania, ANCOM...