Press Releases
2023-08-01
ANCOM has launched consultation on updating the regulations regarding the security of networks and services
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania has published for consultation the draft decision on the security of public electronic communications networks and publicly available electronic communications services. The draft decision aims to harmonize the secondary...
2023-07-27
ANCOM submits to public consultation new regulations regarding the general authorisation regime for the provision of postal services
ANCOM published for consultation the draft decision on the general authorisation regime for the provision of postal services. Taking into account the legislative changes in the primary regulatory framework and the recent years’ technological developments towards digitalization in the postal...
2023-07-25
Over 775,000 phone numbers ported in the first half of 2023
775,108 phone numbers were ported in the first half of 2023. 96% of these, i.e. 745,595, are mobile telephony numbers and 29,513 are fixed telephony numbers. According to the data available, most numbers were ported by residential users (87% of...
2023-07-14
Significantly lower impact of security incidents on fixed telephony and fixed internet connections, in 2022
According to ANCOM’s Report on significant incidents affecting the security of electronic communications networks and services in 2022, the number of security incidents decreased last year by 17%, to 341 incidents affecting approximately 6.9 million connections. An important decrease is...
2023-07-07
Roaming between Romania and the Republic of Moldova, one year after the Agreement: More for Less
ANCOM and ANRCETI published today the Joint Report – one year of enforcement of the Roaming Agreement between Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The Report shows spectacular increases in internet roaming traffic in 2022: 20 times for the users...
2023-07-05
Numbers for directory enquiry services
The national numbers for directory enquiryservices are of 118xyz type. These numbers are usedfor finding out the telephoneorfaxnumbersof the subscribersto publicly available electroniccommunications services, usuallybasedonthe name. The numbers are allocated by ANCOM to the providers of publicly available electronic communications...
2023-07-05
25% higher download speeds on fixed and mobile internet in 2022
”The quality of internet access services improved in 2022, when we saw an increase in the average download and upload speeds at national level for both fixed and mobile connections. Thus, in 2022, the tests conducted using Netograf indicate an...
2023-06-20
ANCOM opens for allocation 116016 – Helpline for victims of violence against women
Between 20 June and 21 July 2023, the interested telephone service providers may request ANCOM to allocate the national short number for harmonized services of social value 116 016, a number intended for the service “Helpline for victims of violence...
2023-06-20
Check your roaming conditions during holiday travels, to avoid unwanted charges!
ANCOM warns the users of mobile telephony and mobile internet who plan to travel abroad for the holidays, that roaming services and usage conditions must be carefully checked, irrespective whether their destination lies within the European Economic Area (EEA) or...
2023-06-15
Numbers for various services
These numbers are not specific to a certain county. The tariffs, if any, do not depend on the geographic location. 0801 xxx xxx These numbers are used for services whose call tariff is shared between the caller and the called...
2023-06-15
Electronic communications providers, obliged to make available pre-contractual information in the contract summary
Before concluding a contract, the providers are required to provide the users with a series of detailed, clear and relevant information regarding the electronic communications services they are to benefit from. In addition, the users must receive from the provider...
2023-05-26
New regulations to improve the localization of calls to 112
The Romanian Government adopted, today, an emergency ordinance on the implementation of measures meant to ensure an increased accuracy of the location of calls made to the Emergency Service 112. This new type of localization with increased accuracy will be...
2023-05-17
In 2022, the urban-rural gap in the fixed Internet segment decreased by 3 percentage points, reaching 14%, due to new connections installed in rural areas. Thus, the penetration rate per 100 households reached 77% at national level, respectively 69% in...
2023-05-10
ANCOM submits to public consultation updates and completions to the administrative procedure of awarding radio frequency usage rights
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications has published for consultation the draft decision amending and completing Decision no. 353/2015 on the procedure of awarding radio frequency usage rights. This procedure is periodically examined and improved both in...
2023-04-12
TelVerde
0800 xxx xxx –freephone numbers (green numbers) These are used by various companies or institutions to enable the public to receive information or submit suggestions and complaints. The costs incurred by the access to this service are borne entirely by...
2023-04-12
Updates required for conducting the national inventory of public communications networks
ANCOM has launched for public consultation a draft decision reviewing the provisions on setting the format and the means of transmitting information on the deployment and geographical location of public electronic communications networks and their associated physical infrastructure elements. The...
2023-03-10
ANCOM submits to public consultation the list of localities covered by public fixed broadband electronic communications networks
In order to achieve the objectives of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), respectively Investment I11 – “The implementation of a support scheme for the use of communication services through different types of tools for beneficiaries, focusing on white...
2023-02-23
Forma finală a planului de acțiuni al ANCOM pentru anul 2023 a fost adoptată
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has adopted its Action Plan for 2023, submitted to public consultation in December 2022. The main projects concern the review of the fixed and mobile call termination markets, the market...
2023-02-23
ANCOM published the report on the compliance with the rules of conduct for 2022
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) published on its website the annual report on compliance with the rules of conduct by the contractual staff for 2022. The report is available (in Romanian) here. The report is...
2023-02-22
Netograf: In 2022, the average upload speed for fixed internet increased by over 50% compared to 2021
According to the statistics processed by ANCOM based on the tests carried out on the Netograf platform, users in Romania experienced an average download speed of 533 Mbps for fixed cable internet in 2022, up by about 17% compared to...