Press Releases

2007-02-22

WiMAX – Support for Increasing the Broadband Penetration in Romania

“WiMAX is one of the most recent developments in communications and, in this domain, Romania has proved its openness for new, state-of-the-art technologies. Considering the current 1,2 million broadband connections in Romania, at a 5.5% penetration at the population level,...

2007-02-12

ANRCTI Allots 1 Million Numbers for the Provision of 3G Services

ANRCTI allotted new numbering resources to S.C. RCS & RDS S.A., S.C. Total Inter Media S.R.L. and S.C. Transilvania Digital Network S.A., for the provision of telephony services. After being granted the license for 3G services, the RCS & RDS...

2007-02-05

ANRCTI Consults the Industry on the Terms for the Implementation of Number Portability

Today, Monday, February 5, 2007, ANRCTI submitted to public consultation a draft decision on the technical and commercial terms for the implementation of number portability. Within 9 months after the adoption of these terms by the President of ANRCTI, the...

2007-01-30

ANRCTI Launches Pilot Tender for the Installation of Public Pay Telephones

The National Regulatory Authority for Communication and Information Technology (ANRCTI) launches a pilot tender in view of designating the universal service providers for 50 rural localities in Olt county. “Each company interested in becoming a universal service provider must submit...

2007-01-25

The President of ANRCTI at the European Data Protection Day

On thrusday, January 25, 2007, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology, Dan Georgescu, attended the roundtable held in Sibiu, on the occasion of the European Data Protection Day organised by the National Agency for...

2007-01-23

ANRC Publishes the Annual Activity Report for 2006

December 27, 2006 “From many viewpoints, the year 2006 is a key moment as regards the electronic communications sector. First, we speak about the year prior to Romania’s integration in the European Union and therefore it may be regarded as...

2007-01-23

ANRCTI Allots New Numbering Resources

ANRCTI allotted new numbering resources for the provision of telephone services to the following companies: Atlas Telecom Interactive, Biotel Com, Crosstel, Dox Company, NECC Telecom Romania and RCS&RDS. Atlas Telecom Interactive and Crosstel, who are at their first request for...

2007-01-04

Dan Cristian Georgescu Appointed President of ANRCTI

As of Friday, December 29, 2006, the Prime-Minister of Romania, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, appointed Dan Cristian Georgescu President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI). Vice-President was appointed Alexandrina Luminita Hirtan. The two appointment decisions (Decision...

2006-12-21

ANRC Presents the Status of the Electronic Communications Market by Mid-2006

The total number of telephony services users exceeded 19 million as of June 30, 2006, according to the “Report on the Romanian electronic communications market, January 1 – June 30, 2006”, published today by the National Regulatory Authority for Communications....

2006-12-19

123 New Telecentres to be Installed by 4 Universal Service Providers

Today, December 19, 2006, ANRC has designated the companies that are to install telecentres in 123 more localities in the rural area with limited access to telephone services. The companies that won this tender launched in September 2006 are: Orange...

2006-12-15

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În luna ianuarie 2006, Autoritatea Nationala de Reglementare în Comunicatii a început derularea Programului Phare RO 2003/005-551.04.10 “Improving the Institutional Capability of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC)”. Programul a constat dintr-o singura componenta de asistenta tehnica – „Technical...

2006-12-13

ANRC Modifies the Glide-path of the Tariffs for the Interconnection with Mobile Networks

On December 12, 2006, ANRC adopted the decisions on postponing the implementation of the second stage of the decrease of tariffs for the interconnection with the networks of Orange Romania and Vodafone Romania. The maximum interconnection tariffs that may be...

2006-12-11

ANRC Discussed, during the Consultative Council Meeting, the Postponement of the Tariffs for the Interconnection with the Networks of Orange and Vodafone

Today, December 11, 2006, at the headquarters of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC), took place the meeting of the Consultative Council where the representatives of the authority, together with the representatives of the main companies and the professional...

2006-12-08

ANRC Allots New Numbering Resources

ANRC allotted numbering resources for the provision of telephone services to Atlas Telecom Network Romania, Fast Telecom, Infotel Europe, RCS&RDS, Techno Bridge and Vocalpad Rom. Fast Telecom and Infotel Europe, who requested their first numbering resources, were granted blocks of...

2006-12-04

ANRC Suggests Simpler Rules for the Authorisation of Postal Services Providers

ANRC submits to public consultation the draft decision on the general authorisation regime for the provision of postal services. This decision envisages two main objectives, namely to simplify the rules imposed on the postal services providers during the authorisation process...

2006-11-29

ANRC 2007 Action Plan - Launched for Public Consultation

Wednesday, November 29, 2006, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications launched for public consultation its 2007 Action Plan, in compliance with the principle of transparency and predictability of the regulatory framework. In elaborating its 2007 Action Plan, ANRC identified seven...

2006-11-28

The Romanian electronic communications market is ready for the EU

Today, November 28, 2006, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications, Mr. Dan Georgescu, participated in the conference entitled “Digital Day – Hard and Soft Accession”, organised by Jurnalul National. “At present, we may fight in duels of...

2006-11-14

ANRC Received Eight Offers for the Installation of Telecentres in 123 More Villages

Today, November 14, 2006, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC) organised, at its headquarters, the opening of the offers for the installation of telecentres in 123 more rural localities launched for tender in September 2006. The following companies submitted...

2006-11-03

ANRC Disapproves the Unfair Practices Used for AttractingCustomers on the Communications Market

Today, November 3, 2006, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC), Dan Cristian Georgescu, and the Vice-President of ANRC, Alexandrina Hirtan, presented the main problems pointed out by the industry from the North-Eastern region of the country,...

2006-11-01

The Number of Broadband Internet Connections Will Double by the End of 2007

“The broadband penetration rate at population level might reach 10% in 2007, considering the conditions of the present developments of the broadband services and the rapid expansion of the neighbourhood networks”, Mr. Dan Cristian Georgescu, President of the National Regulatory...