Press Releases
2024-01-04
Technical quality parameters
The Internet access providers will have the obligation to include in the contracts the following technical quality parameters: data transfer speed – the contracts will specify the nominal/maximum data transfer speed and the guaranteed minimum data transfer speed. If the...
2024-01-04
ANCOM Study: sustainable electronic and postal communications
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) has conducted a study on the environmental impact of electronic and postal communications to identify the population’s awareness level, attitude and perceptions towards the actions meant to limit...
2023-12-19
The number of 5G connections doubled in H1 2023
The number of 5G mobile internet connections doubled in the first half of this year, to over 1.5 million. Fixed Gigabit interned connections kept growing, by 10%. The 1.9 million such connections account for almost 30% of the total number,...
2023-11-22
ANCOM adopted the updated edition of the National Table of Frequency Band Allocations
During the most recent meeting of the Consultative Council, ANCOM approved the update of the National Table of Frequency Band Allocations (NTFA). The NTFA is an essential radio spectrum management tool which needs continuous adjustments due to the fact that...
2023-11-20
Electronic communications contracts continue even after the end of the initial term
ANCOM: At the end of the initial duration, of no more than 24 months, an electronic communications contract may be extended automatically, for a definite or indefinite period. The users may terminate the contract without any penalty, at any time...
2023-11-02
The Romanian Electronic Communications Market in the Second Half of 2010
“Despite the difficult economic environment we further faced in the second semester of 2010, except for fixed telephony and leased line services, all the other services, mobile telephony, Internet access, audiovisual programme retransmission and data transmission, registered increases”,Eduard Lovin, Regulation...
2023-10-24
15 years of number portability in Romania: almost 11 million numbers have changed the operator, but not the user
Since the number portability service – which enables the users to choose the offer most fitted to their needs while keeping their phone number – was launched 15 years ago, almost 11 million phone numbers have been transferred within the...
2023-10-20
Public consultation on the draft law establishing measures for the implementation of the Digital Services Act in Romania
ANCOM and the Ministry for Research, Innovation and Digitalisation launch for public consultation the draft law establishing the national legislative measures necessary for the application of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council...
2023-10-19
Investment in Romania’s postal sector grew by almost 30% in 2022
Postal market players invested RON 360 million in 2022, i.e. 8% of annual revenues. Supporting parcel traffic was the main driver of investments, materialized by an increase of almost 80% in the number of automated systems, up to almost 4,500....
2023-10-12
BEREC Work Programme 2024 launched for public consultation
BEREC is committed to an open-door policy and values stakeholder engagement to gain a broader perspective in its work. Today, at the BEREC public debriefing, the BEREC Chair Kostas Masselos (EETT, Greece), together with the incoming BEREC Chair, Tonko Obuljen...
2023-10-11
ANCOM new vice-presidents appointed by the Romanian Parliament
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, by the Parliament’s Decision no. 33/2023, published in the Romanian Official Journal no. 915 of 10 October 2023, Mr. Vlad Bontea and Mr. Pavel Popescu were appointed vice-presidents of ANCOM. According to the provisions of the...
2023-09-11
Providers of electronic communications services can unilaterally modify contracts with end-users, under certain conditions
ANCOM: Providers of publicly available electronic communications services are allowed to modify contracts concluded with end-users without the latter’s explicit consent, if they notify the users on the modification at least 30 days in advance. Upon such notification, users have...
2023-08-21
New rules on radio spectrum use
During the Consultative Council meeting of Friday, 18 August 2023, ANCOM agreed with the electronic communications industry on the amendment and completion of the procedure for awarding the rights of use for radio frequencies. The main amendments concern aspects related...
2023-08-18
ANCOM extends the public consultations on the updating of regulations on network security and services and NTFA
The public consultations on the Draft decision on the security of public electronic communications networks and publicly available electronic communications services and on the Draft decision on the approval of the National Table of Frequency Band Allocations are extended by...
2023-08-10
Means for concluding electronic communications contracts
ANCOM: The electronic signature can now be used to conclude the electronic communications contracts. The electronic communications contracts can be concluded in writing, on paper or in electronic form, using the electronic signature, but also through distance communication means, according...
2023-08-03
ANCOM launches public consultation on the updated National Table of Frequency Band Allocations
ANCOM has launched for consultation the draft decision on the approval of the National Table of Frequency Band Allocations (NTFA). The NTFA is an essential spectrum management tool that is based on international regulations. Technological progress and innovative advances in...
2023-08-01
Telephone numbers
Press releases August 2023 Means for concluding electronic communications contracts | New rules on radio spectrum use | ANCOM has launched consultation on updating the regulations regarding the security of networks and services | ANCOM extends the public consultations on...
2023-08-01
ANCOM has launched consultation on updating the regulations regarding the security of networks and services
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania has published for consultation the draft decision on the security of public electronic communications networks and publicly available electronic communications services. The draft decision aims to harmonize the secondary...
2023-07-27
ANCOM submits to public consultation new regulations regarding the general authorisation regime for the provision of postal services
ANCOM published for consultation the draft decision on the general authorisation regime for the provision of postal services. Taking into account the legislative changes in the primary regulatory framework and the recent years’ technological developments towards digitalization in the postal...
2023-07-25
Over 775,000 phone numbers ported in the first half of 2023
775,108 phone numbers were ported in the first half of 2023. 96% of these, i.e. 745,595, are mobile telephony numbers and 29,513 are fixed telephony numbers. According to the data available, most numbers were ported by residential users (87% of...