Press Releases
2019-06-11
Romania s candidacy for hosting the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22) endorsed by ITU Council
In the 2019 Council session of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), held in Geneva from 10 to 20 June 2019, ANCOM’s President, Sorin Grindeanu, presented Romania’s candidacy for hosting the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22), which was endorsed by...
2019-06-10
ANCOM warns of involuntary roaming in border areas
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) warns mobile internet and telephony users whose roaming service is activated that they may accidentally use roaming services when they are in border areas. Involuntary roaming occurs when the...
2019-06-07
The 5G auction conditions and procedure are now in place
ANCOM completed, during the Consultative Council, held on Friday, 7 June 2019, the Position Paper on awarding usage rights for the frequency spectrum available in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1500 MHz, 2600 MHz and 3400-3800 MHz bands. ”Today, we...
2019-06-03
ANCOM Organises a New Examination Session for the Achievement of the Radio Operator and Radioamateur Certificates
Between 2 April and 12 May 2010, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications, by means of its territorial divisions of Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi and Timisoara, organises the ordinary examination session for the persons who wish to achieve...
2019-06-03
How can I cancel a porting request
Following the complaints received by ANCOM, the Authority brings to the users’ attention the fact that only the applicant can cancel the process of porting a telephone number, by submitting a request to the provider to whose network he/she intended...
2019-05-23
Apel 112 – an App to Locate 112 Callers
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) recalls the users that calls to 112 emergency number are free of charge and can be initiated either from a landline or from a mobile phone. The Special...
2019-05-23
ANCOM:better telecom offers for persons with disabilities
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) launches for public consultation a draft decision proposing a review of the measures meant to ensure the access of the persons with disabilities to telephone and internet access...
2019-05-16
Communications Day, celebrated on 17 May, brings new data on telecom revenues that reached 16 billion lei in 2018
“The value of the Romanian telecom sector grew slightly in 2018, by 1%, amounting to 16 billion lei in terms of revenues obtained by the providers and holding 1.7% share in Romania’s GDP. During 2018, according to the statistical data...
2019-05-15
Romanians buy more TV subscriptions and talk less on the phone
“The number of TV service subscriptions keeps growing so now we have 7.64 million of such subscribers. The national traffic on the telephone networks is slightly decreasing, while the roaming traffic is growing due to the benefits of Roam like...
2019-05-14
Capped tariffs for calls and SMS from Romania to EEA countries
The tariffs for calls and SMS from Romania to numbers in any country of the European Economic Area (European Union member states, as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) will be capped at EUR 0.19/minute (VAT not included) and EUR...
2019-05-13
ANCOM: Romania Exceeded 5 Million Fixed Internet Lines, with 2 Million Fibre-to-the-Home
“The citizens and business environment in Romania need more and better internet: we exceeded 5 million fixed internet lines, 2 million of which are fibre-to-the-home. In the mobile internet area, the 4G connections account for more than a half within...
2019-04-25
ANCOM: Infrastructure Law Must Be Enforced Consistently!
“It is very concerning that, although an effective legal tool was created with sustained efforts to support the development of the communications infrastructure, namely Law no.159/2016 regarding the regime of the physical infrastructure of electronic communications, we deal today with...
2019-04-24
A distance contract is not deemed concluded upon mere agreement by telephone
After the provider’s presening of an offer for telephony, internet or television services and the user’s accepting it during a telephone conversation, the user still has two important steps to take before a contract for electronic communications services is deemed...
2019-04-15
Tariffs for calls from Romania to EEA countries will be capped
Starting 15 May 2019, the tariffs for fixed and mobile calls to any country in the European Economic Area (European Union member states, as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) will be capped at EUR 0.19 (VAT not included) per...
2019-04-09
Romania announces its candidacy for hosting the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22)
At the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum held in Geneva, from 8 to 12 April 2019, ANCOM’s President Sorin Grindeanu handed to the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Houlin Zhao, the official letter by which...
2019-03-29
Roam like at home still applicable in the UK at least until 12 April 2019
Romanians will continue to benefit from roaming at national rates in the UK and Gibraltar at least until12 April 2019. Ongoing Brexit negotiations include setting the roaming rules after that date. ANCOM will keep the users informed on these rules....
2019-03-27
New Examination Sessions for Amateur and Radio Operator Certificates
The Romanian Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), through its regional divisions of Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi and Timis, is organising examination sessions for the issuance of Amateur and, respectively, Radio Operator Certificates in the land mobile service, during...
2019-03-20
The electromagnetic field strength is below the limits imposed by the legislation in force
”We are permanently measuring the electromagnetic field, by means of fixed and mobile sensors, around hospitals, schools and in heavy traffic areas. All the results are within the limits provided by the law and are publicly available on the dedicated...
2019-03-12
BEREC publishes guidelines on intra-EU communications
From 15 May 2019, any retail price (excluding VAT) charged to consumers for regulated intra-EU communications shall not exceed EUR 0.19 per minute for calls and EUR 0.06 per SMS message. The new rules on retail price caps for intra-EU...
2019-03-07
Invitation to the BEREC public debriefing of the 38th BEREC Board of Regulators ordinary meetings
BEREC Chair Jeremy Godfrey (ComReg, Ireland) will present the outcomes of the 38th Board of Regulators ordinary meetings, which is the first meeting after the adoption of the European Electronic Communications Code. The public debriefing will take place in Brussels...