Press Releases
2008-01-24
Number Portability – Available from October 21, 2008
On January 21, 2008, the Decision of the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology no.3.444/2007 on the adoption of the Technical and Commercial Terms for the implementation of number portability, published in the Romanian Official...
2008-01-24
ANRCTI Accredits the Providers of Electronic Signature Certification Services
Today, January 24, 2008, the ANRCTI President’s Decision no. 31/2008 on the procedure for the accreditation of the certification service providers entered into force, establishing the procedure of issuance, suspension and withdrawal of the accreditation decisions for the providers of...
2008-01-22
ANRCTI Proposes Regulations on the Regime of Interconnection with 33 Operators of Fixed Telephone Networks
According to the draft decisions launched for public consultation today, January 22, 2008, by the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI), the regime of interconnection with the largest two operators of fixed telephone networks, Romtelecom and RCS...
2008-01-16
ANRCTI Shall Grant the Licence for the Use of the 410–415/420–425 MHz Frequency Bands during the Following Six Months
During the meeting of today, January 16, 2008, the Government approved by Decision the selection procedure for granting a national licence for the use of radio frequencies in view of providing data networks and mobile electronic communications services in the...
2008-01-09
Romanian Government Approves the Measures for Ensuring Caller Location within the National Unique System for 112 Emergency Calls
On Thursday, January 9, 2007, the government approved the Memorandum submitted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCTI), in collaboration with the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI), the Special Telecommunications Service (STS) and the...
2008-01-08
ANRCTI Launches for Consultation the Rules Governing the Activity of the Providers of Time-Stamp Services
The National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) has elaborated and is launching, for public consultation, the technical and methodological rules for the enforcement of Law no.451/2004 on time-stamp. The draft rules set up the procedure of notifying...
2007-12-20
ANRCTI Might Sanction RCS&RDS by a Fine up to 5% of the Turnover for Non-Observance of the Regulated Interconnection Tariff
On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, the National regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) sent a notification to the company “RCS&RDS” – S.A. whereby it informed the provider on its finding related to the provider’s failure to observe the...
2007-12-20
ANRCTI Launches Seventh Tender for the Installation of Telecentres in 172 Villages
Today, December 20, 2007, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) launched the seventh public tender for the installation of telecentres in 172 rural localities in 31 counties of Romania. Any person that is both a provider...
2007-12-19
Telecentre 300 – Sighetu Silvaniei village, Salaj county
Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Sighetu Silvaniei, Salaj county. The national programme for the implementation of the universal service initiated by the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology reached the installation of the 300th telecentre. Dan Georgescu, the President...
2007-12-12
50 More Computers for 26 Telecentres
ANRCTI and EcoTic supplemented the equipment of 26 telecentres installed as part of the Universal Service Programme, by donation of 50 reconditioned computers. On Wednesday, December 12, 2007, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology,...
2007-12-03
9.7 Billion Minutes Initiated in the Romanian Mobile Networks in the First Half of 2007
The voice traffic originated in the public mobile networks continues its upward trend, increasing by 24% compared to last year’s second semester – as per the final Statistical Data Report on the electronic communications sector for January 1 – June...
2007-11-29
Financing Resources for 112
“ANRCTI could provide additional financing resources for the 112 system, on the condition that a normative act is issued to amend the legal provisions in force regarding the financing of the National Unique System for Emergency Calls (SNUAU),” the ANRCTI...
2007-11-28
112 Caller Location
“ANRCTI will check the mobile operators’ compliance with their obligation to provide access to caller location data for the operator of the 112 emergency call system, the Special Telecommunications Service (STS), and will take the suitable legal steps,” the ANRCTI...
2007-11-28
ANRCTI Will Accredit the Providers of Electronic Signature Certification Services
Thursday, November 28, 2007, ANRCTI launched for public consultation the draft decision on the procedure of accrediting the providers of electronic signature certification services. The draft decision establishes the procedure of granting, suspending and withdrawing the decision for the accreditation...
2007-11-26
ANRCTI Will Conduct Market Analyses and Will Impose ex ante Regulations in the Electronic Communications Sector Assisted by the European Union with Phare Support
Central Finance and Contracting Unit (CFCU) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology have designated the winner of the tender for the implementation of the Phare project for technical assistance...
2007-11-19
ANRCTI Provides for Using the GSM Communications Technology on Board of Aircrafts
Today, November 19, 2007, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology launches for public consultation the draft decision completing the Decision of the President of the Inspectorate General for Communications and Information Technology no.686/2005 on the approval of...
2007-11-16
The 3400-3600 MHz Bands To Be Used for Mobile Communications
“The participants in the World Radiocommunication Conference decided that the 3400 – 3600 Mhz bands, now used only for communications provided at fixed locations, shall be used for mobile communications, as well. In the following period, we shall analyze which...
2007-11-14
Services of (re)transmission of audio-visual programmes – the growth engine of the electronic communications sector
„The services of (re)transmission of audio-visual programmes, along with the mobile telephony, have been the main growth engine of the electronic communications sector, lastly. The subscription services of retransmission of audio-visual programmes (especially through analogical cable and DTH) feature one...
2007-11-13
ANRCTI Launches the First Regulatory Strategy for the Romanian Electronic Communications Sector
Today, November, 2007, during the international conference entitled “Reforming the Communications Regulation: In Search of the Winning Strategy” organised by ANRCTI, representatives of the telecom industry, of the European Commission and of the Authority analyse the proposed objectives of the...
2007-11-08
Broadband Internet access in Romania still lags behind Europe
In order to draw up the Position Paper on the Regulatory Strategy for the Romanian Electronic Communications Sector up to 2010, ANRCTI and its consultant, TASC Strategic Consulting, undertook a diagnosis-analysis of the Romanian electronic communications sector which outlined, among...