Press Releases
2018-07-16
ANCOM proposal: fixed telephone numbers should be kept when moving to another county
ANCOM proposes in a draft decision launched for public consultation that geographical fixed telephone numbers could also be used outside the geographical area in which they were allocated. “In order to fully reap the benefits of new technologies, telephony providers...
2018-07-11
When can operators refuse a porting request
“Given that the users are complaining that the Authority refuses their porting requests, I would like to point out that ANCOM is solely responsible for the management of the IT system that supports the porting processes. Only telephony operators involved...
2018-07-09
Sorin Grindeanu chairs the Global Symposium for Regulators
President Sorin Grindeanu chairs this year’s Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-2018), the world’s eminent gathering of the global ICT regulatory community. The event is organized by the International Telecommunication Union ITU. Under the theme “New Regulatory Frontiers”, in Geneva, Switzerland,...
2018-07-02
ANCOM approved RCS&RDS’ request on EEA roaming services
For the second year in a row, ANCOM approved RCS&RDS’ request to levy their customers certain surcharges, in addition to the domestic tariffs, for the roaming services provided in the European Union, as well as in Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein...
2018-06-28
Warning: Mobile data and telephony offers may lack roaming!
”Lately, ANCOM has been receiving user complaints about the lack of roaming services in the contracted tariff plans. It is the holiday period and it is important for those who spend their holidays abroad to check whether they have access...
2018-06-27
Security incidents affected mostly mobile internet and telephony
"According to the electronic communications services providers’ reports, the number of security incidents that occurred in 2017 increased by 20% compared to 2016, but the average number of connections affected by each incident significantly decreased, by almost 38%. Similarly to...
2018-06-20
Preparing the 5G landscape: BEREC holds a debriefing on important documents for the European Electronic Communications Market
Today, BEREC Chair Johannes Gungl presented the outcomes of the 35th Plenary Meetings to the public. This Public Debriefing by the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications was held in Brussels, Belgium. Gungl put emphasise on the important work...
2018-06-19
Netograf.ro: The average download speed for the fixed internet reached 112.1 Mbps in 2017
Statistics on the quality of fixed and mobile internet service in Romania, updated based on the tests performed on Netograf.ro – ANCOM’s online tool for testing internet service quality – show that, in 2017, Romanians benefited from average download speeds...
2018-06-15
A year of Roam like at home
15 June 2018 – ”Roam like at home” has been in force for a year now, and the Romanians have fully benefitted from this EU Regulation. In 2017, the roaming traffic soared: the traffic of calls made tripled (from 0.5...
2018-06-14
Invitation to the BEREC public debriefing of the 35th plenary meetings
On 20 June 2018, in Brussels, BEREC will hold a public debriefing to give an overview of the outcomes of the 35th plenary meetings of 13 – 15 June in Gdańsk-Sopot, Poland. The BEREC Chair Johannes Gungl will present three...
2018-06-07
Collaboration protocol between the Competition Council and ANCOM
5 August 2009 – The president of the Competition Council, Bogdan Chiriţoiu, and the president of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), Cătălin Marinescu, have signed a new collaboration protocol in view of fostering and promoting...
2018-06-07
Public consultation on universal service in the postal sector
ANCOM has launched for public consultation a questionnaire on the implementation of universal service in the postal services field. "Every citizen has the right to permanently benefit from postal services at a certain level of quality at anywhere on the...
2018-05-25
TV services penetration rate per 100 households in Romania reached 99.6%
”ANCOM’s statistics show that there were 99.6 subscriptions to TV services per 100 households, at the end of 2017. Most households – i.e. 5 million subscribers – use cable networks, which keep growing, but we must also note the IPTV...
2018-05-24
Romanian telecom market value amounted to RON 15.6 billion, in 2017
”The Romanian telecommunications market is among the most dynamic ones, as reflected by the revenue growth in this sector. In 2017, the total revenue amounted to RON 15.6 billion, i.e. 1.8% in Romania’s GDP. As a regulator of this constantly...
2018-05-23
Telekom mobile was fined over RON 1,000,000 for the security incident occurred in March 2018
”The analysis of the documents provided by Telekom Mobile regarding the security incident that affected its network in March this year revealed serious breaches of the conditions for ensuring service availability. It was the most significant incident in the electronic...
2018-05-22
ANCOM has launched public consultation on the national roadmap for the allotment and future use of the 470-790 MHz band
ANCOM has launched for public consultation the measure plan and the national timetable for the allotment of the 470-790 MHz frequency band together with the associated regulatory options, in the form of a national roadmap for the allotment and future...
2018-05-18
Two out of three fixed internet connections enable speeds of at least 100 Mbps
”Mobile internet may provide access to online information anytime and anywhere, but fixed internet is the one that provides high enough speeds for the huge amounts of data downloaded from or uploaded to networks. Therefore, the number of fixed internet...
2018-05-15
Sorin Grindeanu, ANCOM’s President: in 2017, mobile internet consumption almost doubled for the second year in a row
”The users in Romania enjoy advanced mobile internet access technologies and good coverage, in a competitive market with low prices, which is reflected in the growing mobile internet consumption. On average, a mobile internet user consumed more than 1.4 GB/month...
2018-05-14
ANCOM proposes deregulating the wholesale market of leased lines-terminating segments enabling speeds up to (including) 2 Mbps
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) launched for public consultation its intention to withdraw the obligations imposed on Telekom Romania Communications S.A. in the market of leased lines – terminating segments enabling up to (including) 2Mbps....
2018-05-11
Check the minimum contract period in your telecom services contact!
ANCOM draws the attention of the telephony, internet or television services users in Romania on the fact that withdrawing, during the minimum contractual period, from a contract concluded with the electronic communications services providers, usually involves the payment of penalties....