Press Releases
2010-03-25
ANCOM Organises a New Examination Session for the Radio Operator and Radioamateur Certificates
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), through its Regional Divisions of Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi and Timisoara, organises – between 10 April and 20 May 2010 – the ordinary examination session for the certificates of radioamateur and...
2010-03-24
ANCOM Hosts a Regional “Digital Dividend” Think-Tank
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications will host, on Tuesday, 30 March 2010, the regional think tank Digital Dividend – Challenges and Opportunities in the Region. Most states will have replaced the current analogue broadcasting with digital...
2010-03-23
Completions to the Regulatory Framework Regarding the Allotment and Use of Short Numbers for Services of Public Interest Provided at a National Level and Services of General Interest Provided at a Local Level
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) launches for public consultation a draft decision on the amendment and completion of certain regulations in the field of the numbering resources and a draft decision on the allotment and...
2010-03-19
The Regulation on the Establishment of SNR’s Costing Model Has Been Adopted
March 19, 2010 Having received the favourable opinion from the European Commission, ANCOM adopted the decision approving the Regulation on the establishment of SNR’s costing model, which will entry into force on 1 June 2010. Within 6 months from the...
2010-03-18
ANCOM Asks for the Opinion of the Communications Users and Industry on the Implementation of Universal Service
Today, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has launched a public consultation regarding the implementation of Universal Service in the Romanian electronic communications sector, with a view to enforcing the new National Strategy in the field....
2010-03-09
ANCOM Proposes Lower Tariffs for Access to the Local Loop
ANCOM launches for public consultation the document that reviews the regulatory measures on the market for the provision of full or shared unbundled access to the local loop. The local loop is the physical circuit between an end-user and the...
2010-03-03
Wireless Telephones Illegally Used in Romania
A control campaign initiated by the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) in the North-Eastern part of the country revealed the usage of non-conforming wireless fixed telephones (DECT 6.0), which cause prejudicial interferences in certain radio frequency...
2010-02-23
Third Generation Services on the Radio Frequencies Assigned to GSM Services
Today, ANCOM and the telecom industry representatives which attended the Consultative Council meeting have completed the technical and administrative terms for the provision, in parallel, of third generation and second generation electronic communications services in the 900 MHz and 1800...
2010-02-10
ANCOM Proposes a Reviewed General Authorisation Regime for the Electronic Communications Providers
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) launches for public consultation a draft decision regarding the general authorisation regime for electronic communications networks and services. ANCOM deems necessary to review, strengthen and update the general authorisation regime...
2010-02-08
ANCOM and ANPC Collaborate for Protecting the Communications Services Users
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) and the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) have signed a collaboration protocol for protecting the interests of the users of electronic communications and of postal services in Romania. The...
2010-02-01
ANCOM attended the first meeting of BEREC
Last week, ANCOM President Catalin Marinescu attended the first meeting of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), the body which replaces the European Regulators Group (ERG) and aims at strengthening the cooperation between the EU Member States...
2010-01-22
ANCOM Proposes to Amend and Complete the Radiocommunications Regulation for the Amateur Service in Romania
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) launches for public consultation a draft decision which amends and completes the Radiocommunications Regulation for the amateur service in Romania. The Regulation needs to be amended mainly because of the...
2010-01-21
ANCOM consultation on draft decision for lower porting tariffs chargedbetween telephone operators
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications launches for public consultation a draft decision aimed at lowering the maximum level of the tariffs for porting telephone numbers currently charged between the telephone operators. According to the ANCOM regulations,...
2010-01-13
Public Consultation on Transferring the 118931 Number
Today, 13 January 2010, ANCOM launches a public consultation on transferring the 118931 number, from S.C. Il Numero Italia S.R.L. to S.C. INFOCLICK – S.A. In spite of the fact that certain conditions regarding the transfer of numbering resources are...
2010-01-12
More Than 200,000 Numbers Ported
14 months after the launch of number portability in Romania, 201,104 telephone numbers have been ported. 66% (132,644) of these were mobile telephone numbers, whereas 34% (68,460) were fixed telephone numbers. In the mobile telephony field, the order of the...
2010-01-07
Telephony Providers Observe ANCOM Decision on Informing End-Users in More than 90% of the Locations Inspected
In the last quarter of 2009, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) conducted 1,110 inspections at the working points of 28 providers of telephony services or their dealers, in order to verify compliance with the obligations...
2009-12-23
The ANCOM Action Plan for 2010 was adopted
Yesterday, 22 December 2009, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) adopted the Action Plan for 2010, after a final consultation with the interested parties, in the Consultative Council meeting. In view of ensuring a stable and...
2009-12-10
ANCOM Proposes Amendments and Completions to the Regulations for Radio Operators in Romania
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications has launched for public consultation a draft decision on the amendment and completion of the Regulations for Radio Operators in Romania, in order to support those interested in obtaining a radio...
2009-12-08
The Universal Service Implementation in Romania will be reviewed in 2010
Today, during a conference on Universal Service, ANCOM has announced that the first stage of the new Universal Service strategy implementation has been completed. The Universal Service is a minimum set of electronic communications services, made available, upon request, to...
2009-12-03
The Romanian Communications Market in the First Half of 2009
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications has published today, on its website, the half-yearly statistical data report on the Romanian electronic communications market in the first half of 2009. According to the report, the segment of fixed...