Press Releases
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...
2023-09-25
ANCOM proposes deregulation of voice call termination markets at fixed points and mobile points in public telephone networks
ANCOM launches for public consultation the draft decision proposing the withdrawal of the obligations imposed on operators identified with significant power on the relevant markets corresponding to voice call termination services at fixed points, respectively at mobile points in public...
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...
2023-07-14
Significantly lower impact of security incidents on fixed telephony and fixed internet connections, in 2022
According to ANCOM’s Report on significant incidents affecting the security of electronic communications networks and services in 2022, the number of security incidents decreased last year by 17%, to 341 incidents affecting approximately 6.9 million connections. An important decrease is...
2023-07-07
Roaming between Romania and the Republic of Moldova, one year after the Agreement: More for Less
ANCOM and ANRCETI published today the Joint Report – one year of enforcement of the Roaming Agreement between Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The Report shows spectacular increases in internet roaming traffic in 2022: 20 times for the users...
2023-07-05
Numbers for directory enquiry services
The national numbers for directory enquiryservices are of 118xyz type. These numbers are usedfor finding out the telephoneorfaxnumbersof the subscribersto publicly available electroniccommunications services, usuallybasedonthe name. The numbers are allocated by ANCOM to the providers of publicly available electronic communications...
2023-07-05
25% higher download speeds on fixed and mobile internet in 2022
”The quality of internet access services improved in 2022, when we saw an increase in the average download and upload speeds at national level for both fixed and mobile connections. Thus, in 2022, the tests conducted using Netograf indicate an...
2023-06-20
ANCOM opens for allocation 116016 – Helpline for victims of violence against women
Between 20 June and 21 July 2023, the interested telephone service providers may request ANCOM to allocate the national short number for harmonized services of social value 116 016, a number intended for the service “Helpline for victims of violence...
2023-06-20
Check your roaming conditions during holiday travels, to avoid unwanted charges!
ANCOM warns the users of mobile telephony and mobile internet who plan to travel abroad for the holidays, that roaming services and usage conditions must be carefully checked, irrespective whether their destination lies within the European Economic Area (EEA) or...
2023-06-19
Romania si Japonia – impreuna pentru inovare si digitalizare. Conferinta „TechCo for a Digital Sunrise”, la Cluj-Napoca
Today, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) organizes the conference “TechCo for a Digital Sunrise”, aimed at facilitating the deep commitment of Romania and Japan in strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries in the...