Press Releases

2004-10-05

Unbundled Access to the Local Loop Boosts Broadband Internet Access Offers

Wednesday, October 5, 2004, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications, Ion Smeeianu, made a speech in the opening session of the 2004 edition of “International Broadband Communications Conference”. The ANRC President highlighted the fact that the high...

2004-09-28

ANRC Launches for Public Consultation the Draft ANRC President’s Decisions on the Designation of the Providers with Significant Power in the Retail Markets within the Electronic Communications Sector

Today, September 28, 2004, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications launched for public consultation the draft ANRC President’s decisions on the designation of the providers with significant power in the relevant specific retail markets within the electronic communications sector, identified...

2004-09-20

The Period for Submitting the Standard Applications in order to be Granted Subsidies for the Families with Low Income

Monday, September 20, 2004, based on ANRC President’s Decision no. 1188/2004, 10 individual decisions for the completion of the decisions issued as of September 9, 2004 on the designation of the universal service providers in the electronic communications sector who...

2004-09-18

Explanations on the Implementation of Universal Service in the Electronic Communications Sector

Following the requests received from mass media representatives with a view to making clear certain legal aspects regarding the implementation of universal service in the electronic communications sector, ANRC releases the following explanations: According to the ANRC Action Plan, published...

2004-09-16

Amendments to Decision no.1074/2004 on the Implementation of Universal Service in the Electronic Communications Sector

Wednesday, September 15, 2004, ANRC President’s Decision no. 1188/2004 amending and completing ANRC President’s Decision no.1074/2004 on the implementation of universal service in the electronic communications sector was published in the Official Romanian Journal, Part I. According to ANRC President’s...

2004-09-15

800,000 Numbering Resources for National Coverage Fixed-Line Telephony

The National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC) extended the numbering resources granted to the companies S.C. TELCOR COMMUNICATIONS S.R.L. and S.C. EUROWEB ROMANIA S.A. ANRC granted to S.C. TELCOR COMMUNICATIONS S.L.R. and S.C. EUROWEB ROMANIA S.A., in addition to the...

2004-09-13

Subsidies and Facilities Granted to Disadvantaged Families by Universal Service Providers

According to the provisions of ANRC’s President Decision no.1074/2004 on the implementation of universal service in the electronic communications sector, all the families whose average monthly income per family member does not exceed ROL 2,460,000 have the possibility to require...

2004-09-08

Technological Neutrality Stimulates Investment in the Electronic Communications Sector

Wednesday, September 8, 2004, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications, Ion Smeeianu, attended the conference „450 Mhz Digitalisation”. In the opening session, the President held a presentation entitled „Technological Neutrality –ANRC Regulatory Approach”. Technological neutrality stimulates investment...

2004-09-02

The Romanian Communications Market Follows the European Rising Trend

Thursday, September 2, 2004, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications, Ion Smeeianu, together with the Vice President of the institution, Alexandrina Hirtan, took part in “The Fifth Debate Session on the Long Term Development Strategy of Romania...

2004-08-23

1,000,000 Numbers for Mobile Telephony Services

The National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC) has extended the numbering resources granted to S.C. Voxline Communication S.R.L. and S.C. MobiFon S.A. Following a request submitted by S.C. MobiFon S.A. to ANRC, 1,000,000 numbers have been added to the numbering...

2004-08-20

Isolated Communities Will Have Access to Telephone Services

Saturday, August 21, 2004, ANRC President’s Decision nr.1074/2004 on the implementation of universal service in the electronic communications sector will enter into force upon publication in the Official Journal of Romania no.750/2004. The document regulates the modalities of implementing universal...

2004-08-13

ANRC Launches for Public Consultation a Series of Measures in Order to Complete Romtelecom’s Reference Offer for Interconnection

In February 2003, upon assigning S.C. Romtelecom S.A. as provider with significant power on the market of the access to fixed public telephone networks, with a view to calls origination, termination and transit, and on the market of services of...

2004-08-11

Active Providers on the Telecommunications Liberalized Market

Today, August 11 2004, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications, Ion Smeeianu, together with the management team of ANRC organised a press conference, presenting the ANRC half-yearly report for 2004. The dynamic dialogue initiated between the ANRC...

2004-08-11

The Number of Subscriptions for Internet Services Doubled

Wednesday, August 11, 2004, during the press conference organised at the headquarters of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications, the President of ANRC, Ion Smeeianu, together with other representatives of ANRC, presented the evolution of the number of subscribers for...

2004-08-11

The Interconnection Regime Stimulates Competition on the Electronic Communications Market

During the press conference held today, Wednesday, August 11, 2004, by the National Regulatory Authority for Communications in order to outline its activity for the first 6 months of this year, there was also presented the evolution of the regime...

2004-08-10

Public Consultation on Reporting Statistical Data by the Postal Service Providers

Yesterday, August 9, 2004, The National Regulatory Authority for Communications launched for public consultation the draft Decision on reporting statistical data by the postal service providers. According to the draft document, the providers of postal services will have the obligation...

2004-08-05

ANRC Consults the Industry on the Necessity of Updating the National Numbering Plan

Today, August 5, 2004, ANRC opens the preliminary public consultation on the Necessity of Updating the National Numbering Plan (NNP). ANRC deems this procedure as a necessary step in order to ensure, in the long run, the availability of adequate...

2004-08-03

ANRC allots 410 000 numbers for fixed telephony services

The National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC) issued a license for the use of numbering resources to the company S.C. Atlantic Telecom S.R.L. and extended the numbering resources granted to the companies S.C. Romania Data Systems S.A., S.C. Magic Telecom...

2004-07-28

ANRC Gives the Green Light to DSL Technologies in Romania

The Decision of the ANRC President regarding the principles and preliminary conditions of the reference offer for unbundled access to the local loop has been adopted today, July 28th, 2004. The document establishes the conditions under which S.C. Romtelecom S.A....

2004-07-22

ANRC Identifies, Together with the Industry, the Solutions for the Implementation of the Universal Service

During the today meeting of the Consultative Council, ANRC held discussions with the representatives of the electronic communications industry about the means to implement the universal service by installing telecentres and public pay telephones. The industry comments and recommendations on...