Press Releases
2009-03-17
Operators to Release of Their Own Accord the Terminals Locked On the Network
During a meeting with the electronic communications industry, the National Authority for Communications established that the terminals “captive” (encoded) in the mobile telephony networks should be released according to a good practice code elaborated by the ANC specialists together with...
2009-03-10
ANC Has Launched the Open Tender for the Designation of the Universal Service Providers that Will Establish a Directory Enquiry Service and a Subscriber Directory
ANC has launched two tender procedures, one for the designation of the universal service provider that will make publicly available a directory enquiry service and one for the designation of the universal service provider that will make available an on-line...
2009-03-04
ANC Regulates the Broadcasting Market
“The rules of the game in the broadcasting market have been established. After having completed the consultation process, we adopted the first regulations for this market, we designated SNR as an operator with significant market power (SMP) and we will...
2009-02-24
ANC Applies Fines for the Breach of the Electronic Commerce Law
During the press conference organised today for announcing the 2009 Action Plan of the National Authority for Communications, Liviu Nistoran, the ANC President, declared that one of the Authority’s priorities this year is fighting against unsolicited commercial communications and spam...
2009-02-24
ANC Assessed Romtelecom’s Compliance with the Obligations Provided in the Licence for the Use of the 410-415/420-425 MHz Frequencies
ANC performed the first assessment of Romtelecom’s compliance with the obligations undertaken in the offer for the 410-415/420-425 MHz mobile communications licence, between 19 and 27 January 2009. During the tender procedure, Romtelecom had submitted an offer by which it...
2009-02-13
ANC Launches The Procedure for The Designation of A Universal Service Provider in The Field of Postal Services
ANC launched the procedure for the designation of one or several Universal Service Provider(s) in the field of postal services that will have the obligation to provide, until 31 December 2012, the services included in the scope of universal service...
2009-02-13
The ANC President Met the Director General of the European Commission’s Information Society and Media Directorate-General
This morning, the President of the National Authority for Communications, Mr. Liviu Nistoran, met the Director General of the European Commission’s Information Society and Media Directorate-General, Mr. Fabio Colasanti, who came to Bucharest to discuss with the Romanian authorities. The...
2009-02-11
31,000 Telephone Numbers Ported in Three Months
“While 7,000 numbers were ported, on average, per month, in the first two months since the launch of number portability in Romania, once with the extension of the ceiling of ported numbers per day, more than 15,000 new ported numbers...
2009-02-06
No Offer for The BWA Licences
Yesterday, 5 February 2009, 17.00 hrs. was the deadline for submitting offers in the process of granting two licences for the use of radio frequencies in view of providing electronic communications services by means of the broadband wireless access (BWA)...
2009-01-27
Final Debate on the Mobile Interconnection Tariffs
“We have concluded the national consultation on the draft decisions regarding the interconnection with the mobile telephony operators. We maintain our decision to regulate the interconnection tariffs of all the five mobile telephony operators. In addition to the initial proposal,...
2009-01-27
ANC Benefits From A New Phare Project For Enhancing Its Institutional Capacity
Deloitte Consultanta SRL – Romania in association with Deloitte Business Consulting SA – Poland will provide ANC with the technical support necessary for enhancing its institutional capacity in the area of economic regulation. This project belongs to the programme PHARE...
2009-01-20
ANC Proposes a New Obligation for the Communications Providers: Release the Terminals Locked to the Network
The National Authority for Communications launches for public consultation a draft decision whereby it establishes the conditions in which the providers of electronic communications services are to release the terminals “captive” (encoded) in their own networks. The providers will have...
2009-01-15
The Subscriber Directory and The Directory Enquiry Service Will Be Launched on 31 October 2009
“Today, we have reached an agreement with the electronic communications industry on a new set of measures on the implementation of universal service in Romania and on the first regulations in the broadcasting market”, the ANC President, Mr. Liviu Nistoran,...
2009-01-06
More than 15,000 Telephone Numbers Ported in Two Months
In the first two months since the launch of number portability, almost 25,000 porting requests have been submitted – over 21,000 for mobile numbers and over 3,000 for fixed numbers. Speaking of fixed telephony, 1,694 numbers have been ported so...
2008-12-23
New Draft Measures for Establishing the Directory Enquiry Services and the Subscriber Directories
The National Authority for Communications launches for public consultation a draft decision aimed at setting the 31st of July 2009 as the deadline by which the providers of publicly available telephone services that allocate telephone numbers to their subscribers should...
2008-12-22
ANC Completes the Legal Framework for Electronic Signature
Today, 22 December 2008, ANC has launched for public consultation the draft decision on the mechanism of checking electronic signatures and the draft decision on the procedure of agreeing the bodies that certify the secured devices for generating electronic signature....
2008-12-22
New Projects and Reviews of Current Regulations Foreseen for 2009
Today, the National Authority for Communications has announced its propositions for the Authority’s 2009 Action Plan on the regulation in the fields of electronic communications, postal services and information technology. “We elaborated the 2009 Action Plan in line with the...
2008-12-16
6 companies interested in the BWA licences
Six companies purchased the Terms of Reference for the granting of the two licences for the use of radio frequencies required to provide electronic communications services by means of broadband wireless access (BWA). The Terms of Reference were available for...
2008-12-11
ANC Demands Blocking the Access to 40 Pornographic Websites
Today, December 11, the National Authority for Communications has decided to block the access to 40 pornographic websites, for failing to comply with the provisions of article 7 of Law no.196/2003 on preventing and fighting pornography, republished. The ANC investigation...
2008-12-03
ANC Allotted 118xyz Short Numbers
The National Authority for Communications allotted the first national short numbers in the 118xyz range for harmonised services at European level. The 118xyz telephone numbers are assigned, at European level, to the directory enquiry services. In Romania, such numbers will...