Today, October 16, 2007, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) organised a Consultative Council session, during which the findings of the consultancy project for the elaboration of the Regulatory Strategy in the Electronic Communications Sector for 2007-2010 were presented and debated. The agenda of the meeting also included the project for amending the ANRCTI President’s Decision no.1.074/2004 on the Implementation of Universal Service in the Electronic Communications Sector.
On this occasion, the representatives of TASC Strategic Consulting, the consultancy company assisting ANRCTI in the elaboration of the regulatory strategy, presented the conclusions of the study conducted on the main segments of the Romanian electronic communications market and proposed a set of strategic objectives, which should guide the regulator’s approach to this market, as well as a series of remedies for the assessed deficiencies.
Furthermore, the ANRCTI and the industry representatives discussed the draft decision amending the ANRCTI President’s Decision no.1.074/2004 on the Implementation of Universal Service in the Electronic Communications Sector. This draft decision provides that ANRCTI shall designate, either ex officio, or by open tender, both the Universal Service Provider that is to make publicly available a subscriber directory and directory inquiry service including the telephone numbers and certain personal data of the subscribers of all the fixed and mobile operators, and the Universal Service Providers who will have the obligation to install public pay telephones.
The Strategy Paper and the Decision amending the ANRCTI President’s Decision no.1.074/2004 on the Implementation of Universal Service in the Electronic Communications Sector will be completed taking into account the comments received during the Consultative Council.