Press Releases
2005-11-02
New Law Regulating the Regime of Electronic Communications Networks
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC) have launched for consultation a draft law regulating the rights of way for the providers of electronic communications networks, the shared use of the...
2005-10-28
ANRC Reduces the Interconnection Tariffs of Romtelecom
On Thursday, October 27, 2005, ANRC imposed Romtelecom the obligation to reduce its interconnection tariffs, based on a two-step adjustment schedule, January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007. By the end of this transition period, the interconnection tariffs will have...
2005-10-19
6 Electronic Communications Providers Submitted Offers for the Installation of Telecentres
On Tuesday, October 18, 2005, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC) organised, at its headquarters, the opening of the offers for the installation of telecentres in 40 rural localities. The bidders were: Euroweb Romania, Mobifon, Orange România, Rartel, Romtelecom...
2005-10-18
The Number of Subscribers of the Fixed Telephony AlternativeProviders Tripled During the First Half of 2005
“Competition is viable and effective on the electronic communications market,” the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications, Mr. Dan Cristian Georgescu, declared Wednesday, October 18 2005, in the opening session of the “International Broadband Communications Conference”. On this...
2005-10-14
Three New Companies Requested Numbering Resources for the Provision of Fixed Telephone Services
ANRC granted new numbering resources to RCS&RDS S.A., Telecom-City S.R.L., Plus+ Telecom S.R.L. and Acord Telecom S.R.L. Telecom-City requested 60,000 numbers for the provision of fixed telephone services (in the 0Z=03 domain), blocks of 1,000 numbers for services offered through...
2005-10-10
ANRC: Public Civil Works Should Be Announced, so that Electronic Communications Providers Could Install Their Underground Networks
Upon the request of the industry in South-Western Romania, which met the ANRC Caravan in Pitesti, on Friday, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications, Mr. Dan Cristian Georgescu, mentioned several ANRC proposals regarding the rights of way...
2005-10-05
ANRC Collaborates with MCTI for Developing the National Broadband Strategy
“The National Regulatory Authority for Communications initiated, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the process of elaborating a national strategy for the development of broadband services. After only one year since ANRC set out the conditions...
2005-09-29
ANRC Proposes Amendments to the Conditions for the Unbundled Access to the Local Loop
ANRC proposes amendments to the Reference Unbundling Offer (RUO), thus allowing the industry to assess and make a stand on the Romtelecom tariffs for the services associated with the provision of the unbundled access to the local loop and providing...
2005-09-22
The Costs Incurred with the Postal Services Provided by theRomanian Post Will Be Permanently Monitored
ANRC launches for public consultation the ANRC President’s draft decision in order to enhance the quality and credibility of the internal cost accounting system, which the Romanian Post has the obligation to implement, as a universal service provider in the...
2005-09-21
ANRC Granted New Numbering Resources
ANRC has allotted – from the beginning of September – numbering resources to RCS&RDS S.A., Danubius Telecom S.R.L. and Nxtel Solutions S.R.L. RCS&RDS S.A. and Danubius Telecom S.R.L. requested and were granted new numbering resources, in addition to the previously...
2005-09-14
Electronic Communications Providers Will be Able to Test the VDSL Technology
Today, September 14, 2005, ANRC has launched for public consultation the document establishing the terms under which the providers of broadband communications services are allowed to conduct tests in the Romtelecom access network. These tests will provide for the evaluation...
2005-09-13
From 2006, the providers will have the possibility to contribute to the Universal Service Fund based on the income resulted exclusively from the provision of electronic communications networks or services
Starting next year, the providers of public electronic communications networks and of publicly available electronic communications services may choose to contribute to the universal service fund in direct proportion to the income resulted exclusively from the provision of electronic communications...
2005-09-12
1894 Control Actions to the Headquarters of the Providers of Electronic Communications Networks and Services
In the first half of 2005, ANRC conducted, by means of its 47 territorial offices, 1894 control actions to the offices of the providers of electronic communications networks and services. The control personnel assessed 687 contraventions, most of which (650)...
2005-09-06
The Quality of Postal Services Provided by Romanian PostWill Be Permanently Monitored
Today, September 6, 2005, ANRC is launching for consultation the draft decision on the conditions and procedure for monitoring the compliance of the N.C. “Posta Romana” S.A. (CNPR) with the quality standards imposed by the Authority regarding the delivery of...
2005-09-01
ANRC launches the auction for a first set of 40 rural localities that will be telephoned
Today, September 1st, 2005, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC) is launching the public tender for the designation of the universal service providers in 40 rural localities. Each universal service provider is to install a telecentre in the locality...
2005-08-03
Simpler Authorisation Procedures for the Providers of Private Electronic Communications Networks and Services
The persons who intend to provide private electronic communications networks or services using radio-electric frequencies are exempted from the obligation to notify the National Regulatory Authority for Communications. Previously, the authorisation procedure provided a couple of consecutive steps to be...
2005-07-29
ANRC Allots 1 Million Numbers for the Provision of Mobile Telephone Services
ANRC allotted one million numbers for the provision of mobile telephone services and 700,000 numbers for fixed telephone services. These numbering resources were granted to the following companies: ORANGE ROMANIA S.A., ROMANIA DATA SYSTEMS S.A., INTERSAT S.R.L., IRISTEL ROMANIA S.R.L.,...
2005-07-28
Calculation Base for the Monitoring Tariff Owed to ANRC Has Been Modified
From 2006, the providers of public electronic communications networks, of publicly available electronic communications services and the providers of postal services will have the possibility to pay the annual monitoring tariff owed to ANRC based exclusively on the income resulted...
2005-07-28
ANRC Launches for Consultation a New Calculation Formula for the Contribution to the Universal Service Fund
From 2006, the calculation formula for the providers’ contribution to the universal service fund will be harmonised with the new mechanism for the calculation of the monitoring tariff, established by Law no.239/2005 on the amendment and completion of several normative...
2005-07-28
The Turnover of the Communications Providers Increased by 14% in 2004
The cumulated turnover of the 987 providers of public electronic communications networks and/or publicly available electronic communications services who had sent their financial statements for 2004 to the National Regulatory Authority for Communications by June 30, 2005, amounted to RON11,239,742,033,...