Press Releases
2008-03-12
ANRCTI Imposed the First Fine for Unrequested Commercial Messages Sent via E-mail
ANRCTI enforced the first fine for sending unrequested commercial messages, following an inquiry which revealed that the subject had not obtained the addressees’ consent for sending such a communication (spam). The inquiry was initiated upon receiving a complaint, at the...
2008-03-11
ANRCTI Will Monitor Compliance with the EU Regulations in the Romanian Electronic Communications Sector
Today, March 11, 2008, ANRCTI has launched for public consultation, on the Authority’s website, the draft ordinance amending and completing the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 79/2002 on the general regulatory framework for communications. The main goal of this draft emergency...
2008-03-05
Mobile Television – the New Revolution in the Romanian IT&C Sector
This was one of the main topics debated together with the representatives of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology during the seminar held on the occasion of Romania’s Day at CeBIT 2008, in Hannover. “The National Regulatory...
2008-03-04
ANRCTI Proposes an Integrated Procedure for the Allocation and Use of Certain Codes, Indicatives and Routing Numbers
ANRCTI launches the public consultation on the draft Decision of the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology on the allocation and use of technical resources. The draft decision establishes the procedure for the allocation and...
2008-02-28
ANRCTI Will Grant Licences for the Use of WiMAX-compatible Frequencies
Yesterday, the Government of Romania approved the Emergency Ordinance regulating the spectrum reorganisation in the 3600 – 3800 MHz band, in view of providing for the implementation of BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) systems at a national level. According to this...
2008-02-26
ANRCTI Priorities in 2008
The National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) has published, on its website, the 2008 Action Plan, elaborated, for the first time, based on a Strategy Paper for the next three years. During this first year of strategy-based...
2008-02-22
ANRCTI Prepares for Granting New Mobile Communications Licence
ANRCTI launches for public consultation the draft decision on the procedure for granting a licence for the use of radio frequencies on view of providing mobile electronic communications networks and services within the frequency bands 410-415/420-425 MHz. According to the...
2008-02-12
Romania to Use National Short Numbers for European Harmonised Services
ANRCTI launches for public consultation the draft decision on the allocation and use of national short numbers for European harmonised services: national numbers within the 116 numbering range for harmonised services of social value, and national numbers within the 118...
2008-02-12
Electronic Invoicing Available in Romania
ANRCTI launches for public consultation the draft decision on the procedure for the assessment and certification of electronic invoicing systems. According to the provisions of Article 26 of Law no. 260/2007 on the registration of commercial operations by electronic means,...
2008-02-06
Financing of the 112 Service
“We are prepared to ensure the additional financing of the 112 system as soon as the Government approves the draft law in this regard. All parties involved in its optimum functioning make all the efforts in order to solve this...
2008-01-24
Number Portability – Available from October 21, 2008
On January 21, 2008, the Decision of the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology no.3.444/2007 on the adoption of the Technical and Commercial Terms for the implementation of number portability, published in the Romanian Official...
2008-01-24
ANRCTI Accredits the Providers of Electronic Signature Certification Services
Today, January 24, 2008, the ANRCTI President’s Decision no. 31/2008 on the procedure for the accreditation of the certification service providers entered into force, establishing the procedure of issuance, suspension and withdrawal of the accreditation decisions for the providers of...
2008-01-22
ANRCTI Proposes Regulations on the Regime of Interconnection with 33 Operators of Fixed Telephone Networks
According to the draft decisions launched for public consultation today, January 22, 2008, by the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI), the regime of interconnection with the largest two operators of fixed telephone networks, Romtelecom and RCS...
2008-01-16
ANRCTI Shall Grant the Licence for the Use of the 410–415/420–425 MHz Frequency Bands during the Following Six Months
During the meeting of today, January 16, 2008, the Government approved by Decision the selection procedure for granting a national licence for the use of radio frequencies in view of providing data networks and mobile electronic communications services in the...
2008-01-09
Romanian Government Approves the Measures for Ensuring Caller Location within the National Unique System for 112 Emergency Calls
On Thursday, January 9, 2007, the government approved the Memorandum submitted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCTI), in collaboration with the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI), the Special Telecommunications Service (STS) and the...
2008-01-08
ANRCTI Launches for Consultation the Rules Governing the Activity of the Providers of Time-Stamp Services
The National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) has elaborated and is launching, for public consultation, the technical and methodological rules for the enforcement of Law no.451/2004 on time-stamp. The draft rules set up the procedure of notifying...
2007-12-20
ANRCTI Might Sanction RCS&RDS by a Fine up to 5% of the Turnover for Non-Observance of the Regulated Interconnection Tariff
On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, the National regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) sent a notification to the company “RCS&RDS” – S.A. whereby it informed the provider on its finding related to the provider’s failure to observe the...
2007-12-20
ANRCTI Launches Seventh Tender for the Installation of Telecentres in 172 Villages
Today, December 20, 2007, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) launched the seventh public tender for the installation of telecentres in 172 rural localities in 31 counties of Romania. Any person that is both a provider...
2007-12-19
Telecentre 300 – Sighetu Silvaniei village, Salaj county
Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Sighetu Silvaniei, Salaj county. The national programme for the implementation of the universal service initiated by the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology reached the installation of the 300th telecentre. Dan Georgescu, the President...
2007-12-12
50 More Computers for 26 Telecentres
ANRCTI and EcoTic supplemented the equipment of 26 telecentres installed as part of the Universal Service Programme, by donation of 50 reconditioned computers. On Wednesday, December 12, 2007, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology,...