Press Releases
2021-07-22
ANCOM extends the consultation on the Draft Decision and on the Terms of Reference for awarding frequency usage rights in the available spectrum in the 800 MHz, 2600 MHz and 3400 - 3600 MHz bands
Upon the request of industry representatives, the consultation on The documents regarding the selection procedure for awarding frequency usage rights for services intended for the general public, excepting the Government Decision on setting the amount of the minimum licence fee...
2021-07-02
ANCOM validates licence applications for public networks using DECT technology in 3,153 localities
Following ANCOM’s announcement on launching the third round of awarding licences for the deployment and operation of wireless access public electronic communications networks with DECT base stations operating in the 1880-1900 MHz band, the Authority validated the options submitted by...
2021-07-01
Agreement signed between UN tech agency and host country Romania for ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) signed an agreement with the Government of Romania for the hosting of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22) in Bucharest. ITU’s supreme governing body is set to convene from 26 September to 14 October 2022...
2021-07-01
ANCOM proposes awarding the frequency spectrum available in the 800 MHz, 2600 MHz and 3400 – 3600 MHz bands
” Expanding the capacity of wireless electronic communications networks has become a necessity, given the rapid growth of data traffic and of the economic, industrial and social importance of digital economy. Therefore, we intend to organize an auction for awarding...
2021-06-30
Lower fixed and mobile voice call termination rates from 1 July 2021
From 1 July 2021, mobile telephony operators in the Romanian market will charge 0.7 eurocents/minute for mobile voice call termination, while fixed telephony operators will charge 0.078 eurocents/minute for fixed voice call termination. This regulatory measure was established by the...
2021-06-24
Mobile telephony was the most affected by security incidents in 2020
”In 2020, although communications networks witnessed new usage records, they also proved higher levels of security and resilience. Thus, the number of security incidents with significant impact decreased by about 28% compared to 2019, these incidents having a shorter duration...
2021-06-15
New round of licence granting in DECT band
ANCOM is organizing a new procedure for granting licences in the DECT band. Thus, the providers of electronic communications networks and services wishing to deploy and operate wireless access public electronic communications networks with DECT base stations in the 1880-1900...
2021-06-04
Can an operator reject a porting request?
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) highlights that providers cannot reject a user’s request for porting their telephone number, with a few exceptions that are clearly provided by law: the porting request filed by the user...
2021-06-02
Fixed internet traffic increased by more than 50% in 2020
”The statistical data on the electronic communications market in 2020 are often surprising. They reveal reversed trends, unusual dynamics, changes in long-term rankings. Moreover, according to forecasts made at the beginning of the pandemic, the demand for fixed internet reached...
2021-05-27
Tulcea debate on the coverage of communications services in the Danube Delta
ANCOM, with the support of the County Council of Tulcea, organised a conference in Tulcea for informing the public on the availability of mobile voice and internet services and on the involuntary roaming risk in the Danube Delta area. The...
2021-05-17
ANCOM EMF measurements results, fully available on www.monitor-emf.ro
ANCOM has launched a new version of the www.monitor-emf.ro platform, where all those interested can view the results of the measurements on the electromagnetic field level generated by the antennas used in the frequency bands up to 7 GHz (radio-TV,...
2021-05-14
Decisions on frequency spectrum management, under public consultation
ANCOM has launched for public consultation three draft decisions regarding the procedure for awarding frequency usage rights, licence-exempt frequencies or frequency bands, and setting the spectrum usage tariff. Procedure for awarding frequency usage rights The Draft decision for amending and...
2021-05-13
ANCOM Survey: 65% of the respondents used postal services in the past 12 months, with an overall satisfaction score of 8.2
”According to a survey conducted by ANCOM, 65% of the respondents used postal services in the past 12 months, with an 8.2 out of 10 overall satisfaction score. Moreover, 71% of the postal service users performed online transactions in the...
2021-04-28
Lower fixed and mobile call termination rates in Romania
Starting with 1 July 2021, the fixed and mobile telephony operators on the Romanian market will reduce the call termination rates in their individual networks due to the setting of a single maximum Union-wide mobile voice termination rate and a...
2021-03-08
ANCOM: security incidents caused by power outage have grown in Romania over the past two years
“Most communications networks in Romania are modern, high-performance and highly resilient taking into account a wide range of risks, including cyber-attacks. Among these, their ’capacity’ as electricity consumers proves to be a major system vulnerability. The data communicated by operators...
2021-02-24
ANCOM Survey: Citizens’ perceptions regarding EMF and 5G
”In the digital age, providing accurate and complete information to the citizens is of special importance and requires awareness of the existing perceptions. Amidst the growing interest in the new technologies and electromagnetic (EMF) radiation, we have conducted a survey...
2021-02-23
2018 Universal Postal Service Net Cost Meets Compensation Conditions
During an online session of the Consultative Council, ANCOM adopted the decision on compensating the net cost of CNPR’s providing postal services under the universal service obligation in 2018, by RON 6,285,244. According to the Authority’s assessment, the provision of...
2021-02-23
Fixed ultra-fast broadband network coverage – what is the actual state of play?
Having processed the data collected from providers of fixed public electronic communications networks regarding the localities in Romania where the end users may lack access to a fixed public ultra-fast broadband electronic communications network (i.e. download speed ≥100 Mbps), ANCOM...
2021-02-09
ANCOM conducted approximately 3,500 control actions in the markets of electronic communications, postal services and radio equipment in 2020
”The monitoring and control activity in the fields of electronic communications, postal services, radio equipment and electromagnetic compatibility was even more thorough in 2020, as this period featured unusual challenges and extreme circumstances. Last year, we carried out 3,481 control...
2021-02-04
ANCOM adopted its Action Plan for 2021
According to the adopted Action Plan, the main priorities of ANCOM in 2021 are as follows: transpose the provisions of the European Electronic Communications Code into the secondary legislation, hold the spectrum auction for awarding usage rights in the bands...