Press Releases
2015-09-29
ANCOM Launches Public Debate on the Evolution of Romanian Electronic Communications during 2016-2020
September 29, 2015 The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) published, for public consultation, a document presenting the Authority’s preliminary outlook on the developments in the electronic communications sector in Romania up to 2020 and on...
2015-09-28
In 2014, Twice as Many Postal Parcels Processed as in 2013
According to the Statistical data report on the 2014 postal services market published by ANCOM, 2.3 times more postal parcels were processed in Romania last year, compared to 2013, 90% of which were processed by private providers. The total postal...
2015-09-24
Both Fixed and Mobile Internet Services are Used in Most Companies in Romania
September 24, 2015 Two market surveys ordered by the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) with the aim of identifying the consumption behaviour for fixed, respectively for mobile internet services in the companies and public institutions...
2015-09-22
One Tablet in More than a Third of the Romanian Households
September 22, 2015 In 36% of the households in Romania there is at least one tablet, with an average of 1.1 tablets/household, as shown in a survey conducted by the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM). Moreover,...
2015-09-17
Romanian Users Pay, on Average, RON 34 per Month for Their Fixed Internet Service
September 17, 2015 Romanian users pay – on average – RON 34 per month for their individually purchased fixed internet service at home, according to a market survey ordered by the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM)....
2015-09-14
77% of the Romanians use their fixed internet at home for instant messages and social networks
90% of the fixed internet users in Romania use their internet at home to search for information, read news and stay posted on various events, whereas 77% of them use it for accessing social networks, according to a market survey...
2015-09-07
ANCOM Launches Auction for the 3.4 – 3.8 GHz Band
Yesterday, 7 September 2015, ANCOM launched the competitive selection procedure for awarding the rights to use the radio frequencies in the 3410-3600 MHz and 3600-3800 MHz bands, by publishing here the official announcement on the auction organisation and putting on...
2015-09-02
ANCOM Established the Details of the Auction for the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz Band
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) agreed, in the Consultative Council, both the organisation details and the Terms of Reference for the competitive selection procedure with a view to awarding licences for the use of...
2015-09-02
ANCOM Organises Examination Sessions for the Certificates of Radio Amateur and of Radio Operator in the Land Mobile Service
Between 21 April and 28 May 2015, the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), by means of its regional divisions in Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi and Timis, is organising the ordinary examination sessions for the persons who...
2015-08-27
ANCOM Extends the Deadline of the Consultation on the Documentation for the 3.4 – 3.8 GHz Auction
Upon an operator’s request, the consultation on the draft Documentation regarding the organisation of the selection procedure for granting the usage rights for the radio frequencies in the 3410-3800 MHz band will be extended – from 4 June 2015 –...
2015-08-26
New information obligations with respect to Premium Rate SMS and MMS
27 August 2015 is the date of entry into force of new obligations imposed by the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) as regards the end-users’ information on the tariffs for SMS/MMS to numbers enabling the...
2015-08-20
Telephony, internet or television contracts – read what you are signing
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) imposed additional obligations on the electronic communications (telephony, internet, television) providers, regarding the users’ information on the Framework-agreement. This agreement must be posted on the providers’ websites, with a...
2015-08-13
ANCOM proposes to eliminate obligations of the operator with significant market power in the market for access to infrastructure elements
Yesterday, the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) launched the public consultation on a draft decision regarding the identification, analysis and regulation of the relevant market for the services of access to infrastructure elements. Based on...
2015-08-13
Numbering and portability legislation has been amended
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has decided on amending several normative acts that regulate the domain of numbering, technical resources and portability. The measures are aimed at facilitating the porting process, respectively at creating...
2015-08-12
Facturile detaliate – un mod eficient de a controla consumul de comunicatii
Subscribers to telephony, internet or television services have the right to request itemised bills. Itemised bills must be issued, upon request, irrespective of whether the user is a natural or legal person, a subscriber or a prepaid card user. Usually,...
2015-08-06
Cum să ții sub control costurile pentru internet în roaming
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) draws again the Romanian mobile internet users’ attention on the fact that they can choose a special tariff plan when travelling abroad on holiday or they can set...
2015-07-28
Things You Need to Know About TV Subscription
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) imposed on the providers new obligations of informing the users as regards the subscriptions to TV programme retransmission services. Before signing the contract, the operators have the obligation...
2015-07-23
Submitting a complaint to your telephony, internet or television operator
When a user encounters problems with a communications service, his/her complaint should be addressed, at first, to the provider of the respective service. Telephony, internet or television service providers have the obligation to post, on their websites, the complaint handling...
2015-07-23
Public consultation on licence-free bands
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) launched for public consultation a draft decision identifying several frequency bands that could be used ”freely” – without a prior licence issuance procedure –, in which a series of...
2015-07-21
ANCOM Proposes Amendments to the Radio Spectrum Usage Tariffs
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation a draft decision on amending the annual spectrum usage tariff for certain radiocommunications networks and stations. The most important amendment envisages the spectrum tariff...