Press Releases

2012-09-25

Electronic Communications and Postal Services Operators Will Pay No Monitoring Tariff for 2012

The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) will charge the providers no monitoring tariff for the year 2012. An authorised provider of public electronic communications networks, of publicly available electronic communications services or of postal services, with...

2012-09-24

Spectrum Auction Successfully Concluded

Following the spectrum auction held by ANCOM, 5 operators have won 485 MHz in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz bands, the radio frequencies suitable for broadband voice mobile communications and Internet. The amount of spectrum...

2012-09-20

ANCOM Proposes to Extend until 19 February 2013 the Usage Term of 1951 and 1958 Numbers for the Current Services

The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has published today for public consultation a draft decision on extending until 19 February 2013 the usage term in the case of the 1951 and 1958 national short numbers (19vx...

2012-09-17

Assignment Rounds within Spectrum Auction Start on Friday

The last additional round of the spectrum auction for allocating the frequencies in the 800, 900, 1800 and 2600 MHz bands has been held today. After this round, the generic blocks won by each bidder and the amounts they must...

2012-09-14

Second Additional Bid Round in the spectrum auction on Monday, 17 September

At the end of the first additional round of the spectrum auction held for allocating the frequencies in the 800, 900, 1800 and 2600 MHz bands, the Commission announces that a new additional round is scheduled to take place on...

2012-09-11

Spectrum Auction Continues with Additional Rounds

After the primary bid held today, on the second day of the spectrum auction, the Commission announces that demand no longer exceeds the offer in any of the available bands. The primary rounds phase ends thus, after 3 bidding rounds....

2012-09-10

Further Primary Rounds Are Needed after the First Day of Spectrum Auction

On the first day of spectrum auction organised for the allocation of frequencies in the 800, 900, 1800 and 2600 MHz bands, two primary rounds were held. Taking into account the fact that the request exceeds the offer in at...

2012-09-07

ANCOM organises this year’s second ordinary examination session for the issuance of radio operator certificates and radioamateur certificates

Between 19 September and 20 October 2012, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), by means of its regional divisions of Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi and Timis, organises an ordinary examination session for the issuance of radioamateur certificates...

2012-09-05

Most of the Providers Verified by ANCOM Observe the Legislation on Informing the End-Users

Between March and August 2012, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) conducted 836 inspections on the electronic communications providers and their partners in order to verify compliance with the obligations of informing the end-users, as imposed...

2012-09-03

Starting Today, a Telephone Number Can Be Ported in 3 Days

ANCOM’s decision amending the technical and commercial conditions related to telephone number porting entered into force on 2 September. From this date on, the ported number will become active in the new network in maximum one working day, in line...

2012-08-30

Tarifele de interconectare pentru telefonia mobilă scad de la 1 septembrie 2012

As a result of the regulations of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), the interconnection rates charged by the operators of mobile telephone networks will decrease by 24%, to 3.07 eurocents/minute, as of 1 September 2012....

2012-08-24

ANCOM Proposes a Reviewed General Authorisation Regime for the Electronic Communications Providers

ANCOM proposes amendments and completions to the decision on the general authorisation regime for the provision of electronic communications networks and services, in order to reflect the provisions of the new legislative framework for electronic communications, as well as to...

2012-08-23

Following Tender, ANCOM Hires Developer of Tariff Comparison Application

“Online application for comparing the communications offers intended for the end-users” Sector Operational Programme "Increase of Economic Competitiveness" – co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund – “Investments for your future” 23.08.2012 The National Authority for Management and Regulation in...

2012-08-23

Primary Rounds of the Spectrum Auction in Romania Start on the 10th of September

After analysing the initial bids submitted by the five operators as part of the spectrum auction, the Commission announces that the holding of primary rounds is required since the initial aggregated bid of the five bidders exceeds the number of...

2012-08-20

Toţi cei cinci candidaţi intră în licitaţia de spectru

Today the auction commission has announced that all the five applications submitted within the auction procedure held to allocate the available spectrum have been validated. Thus, the operators that qualified for the next stage are 2K Telecom, Cosmote Romanian Mobile...

2012-08-14

5 Applications Submitted for the Spectrum Auction

Until Monday, 13 August 2012, the deadline set for submitting applications, ANCOM received 5 applications from entities wishing to participate in the largest spectrum auction ever held in Romania within which the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600...

2012-08-13

ANCOM Adopted the Regulatory Strategy for Postal Services

ANCOM has adopted and published today on its website the Regulatory Strategy for Postal Services for the 2012-2016 timeframe, identifying as main action lines the promotion of the postal service users’ interests, the ensuring of the right of access to...

2012-08-02

More than 800,000 Ported Numbers

Since the introduction of number portability on 21 October 2008 and until now, the amount of ported numbers has exceeded 800,000. The disparity between the fixed and the mobile ported numbers remains relatively the same, 68% of the total ported...

2012-07-18

RON 100,000 Fine and Temporary Suspension of the Right to Provide Postal Services for Total Post

ANCOM applied a RON 100,000 fine to S.C. TOTAL POST SERVICES S.R.L., which provided postal services consisting of correspondence items weighing up to 50 g, charging less than RON 2/item. The company thus breached the exclusive right reserved to the...

2012-07-04

ANCOM Fined Romtelecom with RON 200,000

ANCOM applied a RON 200,000 fine to S.C. ROMTELECOM S.A. for not having fully observed the obligations under the mobile communications licence held in the 410-415/420-425 MHz frequency bands. According to the undertaken obligations, this operator was due to install...