Press Releases
2016-08-12
ANCOM proposes new technical conditions for identifying location of callers to emergency number 112
Today, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation a draft decision aimed at improving the quality of the caller location information sent to the Single National Emergency Call System SNUAU)....
2016-08-11
How to choose your TV subscription
When the users wish to conclude a subscription for receiving television programmes, they should ask their providers for more information before signing a contract. For example, they should find more about the minimum number of channels included in the desired...
2016-08-10
Netograf.ro: Romanians downloaded data over the fixed Internet at an actual average speed of 53.22 Mbps, in 2015
According to the official statistics on the fixed and mobile internet service quality in Romania generated by Netograf.ro – ANCOM’s application for testing the Internet service quality -, in 2015, Romanian users experienced 19.22 Mbps actual average speeds in downloading...
2016-08-04
Romania 2020: High Performance Communications Technologies, Ever More Competitive Prices
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) adopted ”ANCOM’s Strategy for digital communications up to 2020”,a document containing a diagnosis of the current status of the communications sector in Romania, as well as the future...
2016-07-27
Mobile telephony service – the most complained about to ANCOM
In the first half of 2016, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) received and settled more than 1,310 complaints from the communications users in Romania, 42% more compared to the first half of last...
2016-07-26
New law on telecommunications infrastructure enters into force
Law no. 159/2016 on the regime of physical infrastructure of electronic communications networks, published in the Romanian Official Journal no. 559/25.07.2016 and entering into force on 28 July 2016, clarifies and establishes new rules based on which the providers of...
2016-07-25
ANCOM fines mobile telephony operators for failure to fulfil coverage obligations
“The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania applied fines amounting to a total of RON 900,000 to Orange, Vodafone and Telekom for failure to meet the coverage obligations provided in the licences for the use of...
2016-07-21
Proposals for simpler Amateur Radio rules
On July 21st 2016, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation the draft decision on regulating the Amateur Radio service in Romania. The draft decision lays down and clarifies the...
2016-07-20
More than 2,100 control actions in the electronic communications and postal services markets in the first half of 2016
In the first half of 2016, the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) conducted 2,140 control actions in the electronic communications and postal services markets in order to verify the providers’ compliance with their legal obligations....
2016-07-18
How and where can one complain about telephony, internet and television services
Those who encounter problems in using a communications service, be it telephony, internet or television, should go to the respective service provider in the first instance. The users are advised to request the providers an entry number for the complaint,...
2016-07-13
ANCOM sanctions 200 operators for failure to send or for sending incomplete statistical data
“ANCOM applied 201 sanctions to the electronic communications providers that had not complied thoroughly with their obligation to send statistical data for 2015. These providers can fulfil their obligation within 30 days from the communication date, otherwise the communicated fines...
2016-07-12
More than 440,000 numbers ported in the first half of 2016
Between the launch of number portability and the end of H1 2016, 3,057,298 telephone numbers switched operators while keeping their user, 440,748 numbers being ported in the first half of this year. In the first six months of 2016, the...
2016-07-08
ANCOM consultation on the documentation for a new DTT auction
On 8 July 2016, the Romanian Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation the draft decision and the draft Terms of Reference with a view to organizing an auction for awarding the two national...
2016-07-07
Roundtable on the draft of the new telecom law
During January – February 2011, ANCOM organised several roundtables with representatives of the electronic communications industry to discuss the draft law on the electronic communications. The meetings aimed at clarifying the ambiguous aspects, as well as thoroughly and accurately analysing...
2016-07-07
New rules on equipment sale
During its meeting of 6 July, the Government of Romania adopted the Government Decision transposing the new European provisions on electromagnetic compatibility into the Romanian legislation. This Decision establishes new rules regarding the obligations of economic operators active in the...
2016-06-30
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) is warning mobile internet and telephony users whose roaming service is activated while they are close to the border, although in the country, that their telephone or tablet may...
2016-06-29
Veritel.ro - mobile internet consumption doubled in Romania last year
The Romanian Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) updated on Veritel.ro – the online application for comparing telecom offers – the consumption values configuring the profile of an occasional, average and intensive mobile telephony and mobile internet user,...
2016-06-28
19 million broadband connections in Romania
“The democratisation of internet access has become a reality in Romania. The 4G upsurge and omnipresent 3G mobile coverage, hyper-speeds in the fixed networks, as well as the launch of ever more competitive offers, attracted 19 million connections capable of...
2016-06-21
Incidents affected 30% less connections in 2015
According to the Report on incidents that affected the security and resilience of electronic communications networks and services published by ANCOM, 281 incidents with significant impact affected the security and resilience of electronic communications networks and services in 2015, approximately...
2016-06-16
Electronic equipment without CE marking affects mobile communications (telephony, internet) services!
“In the recent years, ANCOM detected and settled numerous cases of harmful interference that affected the smooth operation of electronic communications services, especially of mobile communications ones. After missions of monitoring and control of the radio spectrum, the Authority’s technical...