communications

Romanian Comm Ministry Redrafts Data Retention Law, Ruled Unconstitutional In 2009

20:52, 23 Iun. 2011
Romania's Communication Ministry is again sponsoring a bill, ruled unconstitutional in 2009, which requires telecom operators to store, for six months, certain data on calls, text messages and e-mails, that can be provided to judicial or national security authorities.

Romanian Telecom Regulator Wants Lower Phone Number Portability Fee Cap

14:09, 21 Ian. 2010
Romanian communications regulator ANCOM wants to lower the ceiling on the fees paid by telephony operators for number portability, from EUR13 to EUR7on fixed telephony and from EUR11 to EUR5 on mobile telephony, the regulator said Thursday.

Comm Min-Designate: Romania Not To Sell Posta Romana, To Keep Stake In Romtelecom

16:57, 22 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Communications and Information Society Minister-designate Gabriel Sandu on Tuesday said he does not plan to sell state-owned postal company Posta Romana during his mandate, but reorganize it, adding the ministry’s stake in mainline operator Romtelecom will not be sold either.

4G Technology To Help Operators Up Mobile Data Traffic, Cut Costs

14:58, 02 Dec. 2009
The introduction of the fourth generation (4G) communication technology will allow operators to deal with the increase of mobile data traffic in the following years and reduce operating costs, mobile phone supplier Nokia Siemens Networks Romania general manager Dragos Chivu said.

Romania Interior Min, Telecom Operators To Convene Monday Over Quake-Related Malfunctions

13:45, 27 Apr. 2009
Romanian interior minister Dan Nica summoned the country’s fixed and mobile telephony operators at the ministry headquarters Monday evening, 18:00 local time, to try and establish what triggered malfunctions in telephony networks after the low-intensity earthquake Saturday evening.

Romanian Comm Min To Negotiate Infringement Removal With EC

19:50, 25 Feb. 2009
The Romanian Government delegated communications and information society minister Gabriel Sandu to negotiate with the representatives of the European Commission the manner in which the infringement procedures against Romania might be ceased.

Romanian Govt To Amend Communications Data Recording Law

18:26, 25 Feb. 2009
The Romanian Government decided to amend the law on the recording of data processed in electronic communications networks, correlating it with community legislation by the end of the year, government sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Communications Min To Discuss Infringement With Viviane Reding

18:09, 29 Ian. 2009
Romanian communications minister Gabriel Sandu will meet on February 17, in Prague, with European commissioner for information society and media Viviane Reding, to discuss the infringement procedure initiated when Romania breached EU regulations on the independence of its national telecom regulator.

Romanian Communications Watchdog Regulates Interception Methods

16:28, 07 Apr. 2008
The Romanian National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI) said the decision on communications interception, issued after the decision of the High Council for National Defense on March 25, only brought technical specifications regarding interception.

European Consumers Can Change Telecom Providers In Only One Day

17:38, 02 Mart. 2008
Romanian democrat liberal MEP, Marian Zlotea, Sunday presented, in a press conference, a law package launched for debates in the European Parliament, which offers consumers the possibility to change their telecom providers in only one day if no longer satisfied with the services provided.