Press Releases
2016-06-09
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) advises postal service users that send valuable goods on the territory of Romania (telephones, photo cameras, etc.) to choose an insured items service, despite the relatively higher costs....
2016-06-09
Peste 3.000.000 de numere portate în România
In the first five months of 2016, more than 370,000 numbers have been ported, which means that the total amount of ported numbers since the launch of number portability in Romania, until the 7th of June, exceeded 3 million numbers....
2016-06-06
BEREC seeks views on guidelines to implement new net neutrality rules
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has today published for public consultation draft guidelines on the implementation by regulators of new net neutrality rules and is seeking the views of stakeholders over the next six weeks, with...
2016-06-06
Events
ANCOM organises and participates in national events, reunions and working groups in the communications field.These events are intended to ensure a high level of transparency as to the ANCOM activity and decisions in the field of electronic communications and postal...
2016-05-19
Watch out for SMS to short Premium rate numbers
Upon sending an SMS/MMS to short numbers of 3-5 digits, mobile telephony users request or subscribe to value-added (Premium rate) content services, such as games, horoscope or certain applications for which they are usually charged additional costs. In order to...
2016-05-19
More than 7 million subscribers to audio-visual programme retransmission services in Romania
By the end of 2015, there were more than 7 million subscribers to paid audio-visual programme retransmission services, 4% more than in the previous year. Among these, almost 4.6 million subscribe to cable networks, 2.4 million subscribe to satellite networks...
2016-05-18
ANCOM proposes the strategic vision for digital communications up to 2020
”If somebody had expressed a wish in 2007, Romania’s EU accession year, for our country to have the best fixed networks in Europe within a few years, he/she may have been considered a dreamer. Now, we have the best fixed...
2016-05-16
4G Connections Continue Upsurge
“Almost 3 times and a half grew 4G connections in Romania in one year, from less than 800,000 in 2014, to 2.7 million in 2015. This confirms the Romanian users’ interest for high performance terminals, mobility and speed, as well...
2016-05-12
ANCOM proposes changing the destination of numbering resources
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has launched for public consultation a draft decision on changing the destination of short codes in subdomains 7t (7tvx(y) format), used for the provision of micro-payment services. Thus, ANCOM’s draft...
2016-05-12
From 2015, more than half of the fixed internet connections in Romania enable speeds above 100Mbps
At end-2015, the internet users in Romania had more than 300 thousand fixed broadband internet connections compared to end-2014, mainly ultra-fast broadband connections. More than half of the 4.3 million fixed broadband connections in Romania enable speeds above 100Mbps, according...
2016-05-05
Financial sources
In accordance with the provisions of Article 14(1) of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 22/2009 on the establishment of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications, approved by Law no. 113/2010, with the subsequent amendments and completions, ANCOM’s...
2016-05-05
Can a subscription-based number be ported onto a prepaid card?
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) points out that mobile telephony users have the right to port their telephone numbers from one network to another, even when the porting involves switching from a subscription (in the...
2016-04-27
Itemised bills – when and how you can receive them
Telephony, internet or television users are entitled to request itemised bills, in order to check the billing method for the used services, irrespective of whether they hold a subscription or a prepaid card. Generally, the providers issue a non-itemised bill...
2016-04-20
Roaming charges applicable in the EU starting 30 April 2016
On 30 April 2016, the last intermediate step regulated by the European Commission before the full removal of roaming charges within the European Union on 15 June 2017, will enter into force. Thus, in this period, the Romanian users who...
2016-04-11
Watch out for the extension of your telephony, internet or television contract
Contracts for telephony, internet or television services are usually extended, by default, either for successive periods equal to the initial contract duration, or for an indefinite period, without requiring further steps from the users or the providers. Warning! The operators may...
2016-04-04
Tariffs owed for the allotted numbering resources
The annual tariff for the use of numbering resources is owed to ANCOM by all the LURN holders during the entire period in which they hold the right to use the numbering resources. They owe to ANCOM the following tariffs:...
2016-04-04
ANCOM proposes granting radio frequency usage rights to SRR for the provision of the public radio broadcasting service
In order to ensure the continuity of the public radio broadcasting service, ANCOM proposes granting radio frequency usage rights for the next 9 years to the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company (SRR). These rights are currently held by The National Radiocommunications...
2016-03-30
A Romanian Spends on Average RON 87 a Year on Postal Services
”The most recent surveys conducted by ANCOM on the users of postal services in Romania show that, last year, residential users spent on average RON 87 on such services, with an average of RON 106 per year in urban areas...
2016-03-24
How can the contract for telephony, internet or television services be amended?
Telephony, internet or television contracts may be amended both upon the user’s request, under the terms provided in the contract or based on direct negotiation, and upon the provider’s initiative. According to the legal provisions, where an operator intends to...
2016-03-17
ANCOM Organizes Examination Sessions for the Radio Amateur and Radio Operator Certificates in the Land Mobile Service
Between 16 April and 25 May 2016, the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), through its regional divisions of Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi and Timis, is organising examination sessions for those who wish to obtain radio amateur...