Press Releases
2022-02-11
ANCOM supplements the decision on using licence-exempt frequencies
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation a draft decision supplementing the provisions of Decision no. 311/2016 on licence-exempt radio frequencies or frequency bands. The Authority proposes adding a new...
2022-02-11
Tariffs for roaming services and international calls between Republic of Moldova and Romania to decrease
On 11 February 2022, in their joint governmental meeting, the Governments of Romania and of the Republic of Moldova signed the Agreement on reducing the tariffs for the provision of services of international roaming and international calls between the two...
2022-02-02
Aisemnal at subway
“Considering that the subway is one of the main transport solutions used by many residents of Bucharest, in 2021, alongside the monitoring campaign we conduct every year, we decided to also measure the mobile voice signal coverage in the underground....
2022-01-26
Porting record in 2021: over 1.1 million ported telephone numbers
2021 saw a new peak in the number of porting processes, the highest since the portability launch in 2008. Last year, 1,105,771 telephone numbers switched operators, while keeping their users. Among these, 1,050,900 (95%) are mobile telephony numbers and 54,871...
2022-01-19
International Legislation
NULL Porting record in 2021: over 1.1 million ported telephone numbers | Approximately 3,700 control actions conducted in 2021...
2022-01-19
Approximately 3.700 control actions conducted in 2021
”In 2021, ANCOM conducted almost 3,700 control actions, and sanctioned breaches with fines amounting over RON 3.5 million. Last year, we also carried out another measurement campaign for verifying coverage with mobile voice signal in areas where new base stations...
2021-12-22
Roam like at home – more roaming data in EU/EEA at no extra charges, in 2022
From 1 January 2022, the volume of data (MB/GB) that can be consumed when roaming in the EU/EEA will be extended for most tariff plans, without the application of additional charges, due to a decrease in the regulated wholesale tariff....
2021-12-20
2022 is coming with lower fixed and mobile voice termination rates in Romania
From 1 January 2022, the voice termination rates for both mobile and fixed services in Romania will decrease following the implementation of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/654. Thus, the mobile telephony operators on the Romanian market will charge 0.55...
2021-12-16
O nouă modalitate de stabilire a tarifelor pentru serviciul universal poștal pentru următorii 3 ani a fost adoptată
During its most recent Consultative Council online meeting, ANCOM adopted new tariff regulation measures for a series of services which the National Company Romanian Post (CNPR) was designated to provide in its capacity as universal service provider in the postal...
2021-12-15
Regulatory framework amendments needed for mapping public communications networks at national level
ANCOM has launched for public consultation a draft decision on the format and manner of submitting information on the deployment and geographical location of public electronic communications networks and of the associated infrastructure. The information to be transmitted to ANCOM...
2021-12-14
How much does it cost to send a parcel within the EU?
The European Commission makes available to all those interested an app which allows finding out the costs incurred by sending a parcel to/from any state of the European Union. Thus, by accessing the app available here, the users may learn...
2021-12-13
ANCOM launches public consultation on 2022 Action Plan
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) published today for public consultation its action plan for 2022. “Electronic communications services and postal services are evolving both in terms of advancing technologies and in terms of improving end-user...
2021-12-10
Fixed internet traffic reaches 50 GB/month/inhabitant
”In the first half of 2021, the Internet resumed the steady growing trend it witnessed before the pandemic: the number of connections increased by 3%, while fixed internet traffic increased by 6%. H1 2021 also saw fibre-to-the-home connections (enabling ultra-high...
2021-12-09
ANCOM proposes amendments to Amateur Radio regulations
ANCOM launches for public consultation new rules regarding the Amateur Radio activity, aimed at reviewing the secondary legislation in the field, and at bringing it in line with the evolution of the national and international regulations. A further proposal is...
2021-12-06
What you need to know before terminating a telephony contract
ANCOM: You should check the contractual terms before asking your telephony provider for contract termination. Contract termination upon the user’s request When they want to terminate their telephony contract, users are advised to check the following: ü Has the initial...
2021-11-25
Netograf: average download speeds of 429.17 Mbps on fixed internet and of 30.54 Mbps on mobile internet, in Romania
” In Romania, the tests performed by users on the Netograf platform in H1 2021 revealed that fixed internet connections provided through cable saw average speeds of 429.17 Mbps (download) and 279.83 Mbps (upload), while average speeds for mobile internet...
2021-11-23
This year’s spectrum auction wraps up
”We have completed the auction for awarding usage rights in new frequencies for broadband mobile communications. The two winners will pay to the state budget a total amount of EUR 43.4 million, i.e. 60% of the value of the spectrum...
2021-11-18
Two bids qualified in the Romanian auction for new spectrum licences
ANCOM received two application files in the competitive selection procedure organised for awarding spectrum usage rights for the 195 MHz available in the 800 MHz, 2600 MHz and 3400 – 3800 MHz bands. Both applications qualified and the two bids...
2021-11-18
Update on the spectrum auction
Subsequently to the requests received concerning the two application files submitted within the competitive selection procedure, we specify that the two application files were submitted by RCS&RDS S.A. and Invite Systems S.R.L....
2021-11-05
ANCOM advises the users to choose carefully from the Black Friday telecom offers and parcel delivery services
Telephony, internet or television operators launch a wide range of Black Friday special offers, but it is important for the users to get thoroughly informed before choosing any such offers. The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM)...