Press Releases
2024-12-23
ANCOM designates the National Company Posta Romana S.A. as a universal service provider in the field of postal services
Following the completion of the procedure for designating the universal service provider carried out during September – December 2024, ANCOM has communicated to the National Company Posta Romanian S.A. (CNPR) the decision regarding its designation as a universal service provider...
2024-12-17
Romanians consumed more than 400 MB of mobile internet and almost 3 GB of fixed internet daily in the first half of 2024
The number of 5G connections reached almost 2.9 million, and a third of fixed internet connections offered Gigabit speeds (2.2 million connections enabled at least 1 Gbps). The total fixed internet traffic increased by 7%, the mobile one by 5%,...
2024-12-12
Cancellation of payment obligations owed to ANCOM's budget can be requested until 19 December 2024
Following the adoption of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 132/2024 for the amendment and completion of Law no. 227/2015 on the Fiscal Code and for the completion of Law no. 207/2015 on the Fiscal Procedure Code, as well as for...
2024-12-12
What are the steps for cancelling a porting request
Number portability ensures the right of users to change their network while keeping their phone number. Within this process, there are situations in which the users decide to cancel the porting, either because they receive a better offer or due...
2024-12-11
The Aisemnal.ro platform has been updated
ANCOM has updated the www.aisemnal.ro platform with the results of the Authority’s voice signal coverage measurement campaign carried out this year. Moreover, two new functionalities have been added: in the measured localities, information on the signal level is presented by...
2024-12-06
ANCOM`s 2025 Action Plan in public consultation
ANCOM has published for consultation its Action Plan for the year 2025. Next year`s main projects concern the technical and economic regulatory framework for electronic communications services and networks, the radio spectrum management and monitoring and the further elaboration of...
2024-12-04
ANCOM approved the conditions and tariffs for the access to underground ducts for the installation of public electronic communications networks in Galați
ANCOM communicated to the Mayoralty of Galați its decision approving the technical and economic conditions for the access of the providers of public electronic communications networks to the physical infrastructure (underground ducts) built by the municipality. ANCOM Decision no. 759/2024...
2024-11-29
ANCOM asks for opinions on the use of certain frequency bands for satellite communications after 2027
ANCOM has launched a questionnaire on the use of the 1980-2010 MHz and 2170-2200 MHz frequency bands for mobile-satellite services (MSS) after 2027. The consultation aims to set the future directions for the allocation of these frequency bands, as the...
2024-11-28
Clarifications on the application of the DSA Regulation to very large online platforms and search engines
Yesterday, ANCOM had a new meeting with the representatives of the European Commission, this time with the participation of representatives of the company that owns TikTok. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Permanent Electoral Authority and the...
2024-11-27
ANCOM proposes designating CNPR as a universal service provider in the postal field
ANCOM launches for public consultation the draft decision on designating the National Company Romanian Post (CNPR) as a universal service provider in the postal field for the 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2029, in view of the provision of...
2024-11-26
Supervision of the designated very large online platforms and search engines under DSA
According to the DSA Regulation, in any context – including that of the electoral process – the supervision of very large online platforms (VLOP, such as TikTok) and very large search engines (VLOSE, such as Google or Bing) lies within...
2024-11-21
Under what conditions can telephone, internet or television service contracts be extended
After the expiry of the initial period of a contract concluded with an electronic communications service provider, end-users may choose to extend the contract or terminate it without penalty. Before the automatic extension of the contract, providers must inform users,...
2024-11-21
ANCOM publicly consults the criteria for reasonable access to broadband internet
The National Authority for Administration and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) launched today in public consultation a draft decision that establishes the reasonableness criteria that constitute the necessary premises for ensuring the access of individuals to a functional broadband internet service,...
2024-11-14
Webinar for the research community in the context of DSA
În atenția cercetătorilor în contextul DSA Comisia Europeana organizează un webinar pentru comunitatea cercetătorilor, în contextul Regulamentului privind serviciile digitale, dedicat prezentării Data Access delegated act. Acesta stabilește procedura prin care cercetătorii agreați conform art.40, alin.(8) din Regulamentul privind serviciile...
2024-11-06
Interested providers may request the cancellation of payment obligations owed to ANCOM`s budget
In order to apply the new regulations regarding the fiscal-budgetary measures in the field of budgetary receivables management and of the fiscal deficit for Romania`s consolidated general budget in 2024, ANCOM has adopted the procedure for cancelling certain payment obligations...
2024-11-04
ANCOM's recommendations for online orders on Black Friday
During the period dedicated to Black Friday promotional offers, users may face delayed deliveries of products purchased online or fraudulent package delivery attempts. ANCOM recommends users to pay close attention to the delivery options and conditions, as well as to...
2024-10-31
ANCOM's role as a Digital Service Coordinator in the context of the electoral process
On the evening of 30 October 2024, ANCOM received from the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization two complaints registered during the day on the Ministry own platform concerning various aspects related to social media accounts of certain candidates for...
2024-10-24
A final round of consultation on updating the tariffs for the use of numbering resources and the information procedure for intermediary service providers
At the last meeting of the Advisory Council, ANCOM adopted the decision revising the tariffs for the use of numbering resources owed by telephony providers and held a final round of discussions on the draft decision establishing the information procedure...
2024-10-18
Obligations of digital platforms reselling postal services
In the context of a constantly expanding postal services market, users can compare and choose between providers' offers through digital platforms reselling such services. For providing access to postal services through their platform, resellers must conclude contracts with postal services...
2024-10-16
ANCOM proposes indicative tariffs for access to certain physical road infrastructure for the installation of electronic communications networks
The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) has launched today for public consultation a draft decision determining indicative tariffs for access to some physical road infrastructure for the installation of electronic communications networks. These measures...