Press Releases
2025-05-30
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On the occasion of the visit to Ankara, the President of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) of Romania, Mr. Valeriu Zgonea, met with the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the...
2025-05-22
ANCOM publishes the Guidelines on the interconnection of electronic communications networks for fixed and mobile call termination
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) publishes the Guidelines on concluding interconnection agreements, a document meant to facilitate negotiations between providers of public electronic communications networks, for fixed and mobile voice call termination sevices. At the...
2025-05-16
During 2024, the number of Gigabit connections increased by 16% to almost 2.4 million, mainly due to the increase in the number of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections to 5.4 million (+8%). Thus, Gigabit connections account for 35% of fixed internet connections....
2025-05-14
DSA: Additional measures for the protection of minors online
Yesterday, European Commission has launched in public consultation a draft guidelines setting out a list of measures aimed at supporting the online platforms – except small and micro enterprises – accessible to minors, to ensure a high level of protection...
2025-05-09
DSA: Reporting AI-generated content to online platforms
The first step to act against AI-generated or manipulated online content not clearly labelled as such is to report it to the online platforms where it has been published. The use of malicious deepfake – i.e. AI-generated material without clearly...
2025-05-04
Disinformation campaign carried out on a social media platform
Further to the investigation carried out in cooperation by several state institutions with attributions in the field, ANCOM has been mandated to communicate the following: As a result of the investigations carried out at the level of the Romanian information...
2025-05-02
Following the notifications received and the investigation carried out in cooperation by several state institutions with attributions in the field, ANCOM is mandated to communicate the following: A network of cloned websites was identified, that imitate the exact appearance of...
2025-04-30
ANCOM will actively analyse and promote reviewing current international regulations regarding EPFD limits
Following the mandate received from the Prime Minister of Romania, ANCOM will actively analyse and promote reviewing the current international regulations regarding EPFD limits in the working groups of international decision-making fora. Revising these limits will allow for more efficient...
2025-04-30
ANCOM launches for public consultation the conditions and the procedure for assessing the quality of postal services for domestic priority items of correspondence within the scope of the universal service
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications has launched for public consultation the draft decision for establishing the conditions and the procedure for assessing the degree of compliance with the minimum quality requirements regarding the delivery of domestic...
2025-04-29
ANCOM: Another political actor complains about misleading use of the services offered by large online platforms
ANCOM received a complaint from a political actor about the misleading use of the services offered by some of the major online platforms during the electoral campaign. They denounce the inauthentic behavior observed regarding the posts on their official accounts...
2025-04-26
ANCOM has received a new complaint in the electoral context, from a political actor
On 24th April 2025, ANCOM has received a new substantive complaint in the electoral context, from a political actor, signalling the limitation of daily expenses for electoral propaganda on the candidate’s profile and page on a certain online platform, particularly...
2025-04-25
What users of very large online platforms can do in case of account suspension, restriction or closure
Following the receipt of complaints on this matter, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) informs users of very large online platforms about the mechanisms available in case of suspension, restriction or closure of their accounts. There...
2025-04-23
Clarifications regarding the complaints received by ANCOM in the electoral context
The Digital Services Act primarily aims to prevent illegal and harmful activities in the online environment, ensuring users safety, protecting their fundamental rights and creating a fair and open environment for intermediary service providers. DSA establishes, inter alia, the conditions...
2025-04-17
Very large online platforms have the obligation to mitigate systemic risks during electoral processes
Providers of very large online platforms and very large online search engines are required to assess and mitigate the systemic risks identified, in accordance with Articles 34 and 35 of the Digital Services Act. This obligation derives from the scale...
2025-04-14
ANCOM proposes to amend decision on setting spectrum usage fee
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation a draft decision to clarify the temporary reduction of the tariff for frequencies in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 3400...
2025-04-10
ANCOM has adopted new rules on numbering resources and on number transfer between operators
At today’s meeting of the Consultative Council, ANCOM has adopted the decision that completes and clarifies the regulatory framework on how the providers in the electronic communications market can acquire the right to use numbering resources. A new way of...
2025-04-09
Where and how complaints regarding online electoral campaign can be submitted
Persons who identify – both during the electoral campaign and on the eve of the election day – non-compliant online political advertising materials posted on Very Large Online Platforms can submit a complaint to the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC). If...
2025-04-04
ANCOM launches for public consultation the draft decision on the conditions for preparing and auditing separate financial statements by the National Company Posta Romana
ANCOM has launched for public consultation a draft decision that establishes the requirements regarding the content of the methodology for developing a separate accounting system that are applicable to CNPR, as a universal service provider in the field of postal...
2025-04-03
Recommendations on electronic communications networks interconnection for fixed and mobile call termination
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) has launched a public consultation on the Guidelines on the conclusion of interconnection agreements, a document meant to facilitate negotiations between providers of public electronic communications networks for...
2025-04-02
Ways to counter illegal content online. The role of relevant authorities
The relevant authorities – i.e. public institutions and authorities with attributions regarding the supervision of a sector or field of activity – have the competence to rule on illegal content in online environment, and, if necessary, to issue orders (administrative...