ANNUAL REPORT Art.9 of the Rules of Organisation and Operation of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications, Approved by Decision No
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ANNUAL REPORT Art.9 of the Rules of Organisation and Operation of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications, approved by Decision no. 156/01.02.2018 amended and completed by Decision no. 286/23.03.2018, Decision no.720/30.08.2018, Decision no.833/28.09.2018, Decision no.1119/18.12.2018, Decision no.104/30.01.2019 and Decision no.327/08.04.2019, provides the following: „Art.9. – (1) ANCOM shall publish on its own website, no later than 30 April each year, a The content of this document was created or put detailed report regarding its activity during together by the National Authority for Management the previous year.” and Regulation in Communications, for the purpose of informing the public on the ANCOM activity. The full or partial reproduction of this document is permitted under the condition that the reproduced or quoted material is presented as part of the 2018 Annual Report of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications and is accompanied by one of the following statements: z Source: 2018 Annual Report of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania; z Source: National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania; z Source: ANCOM; z or a clear statement having the same meaning as the above. A full version of ANCOM’s 2018 Annual Report is available on ANCOM’s website, as well: www.ancom. org.ro © ANCOM 2018 1. President’s message ............................................................................................ 6 2. ANCOM – mission and objectives ..................................................................... 8 3. The 5G for Romania Strategy ............................................................................ 9 4. Electronic communications ..............................................................................12 4.1 Electronic communications service market .............................................12 4.1.1 General authorisation .........................................................................................12 4.1.2 Statistical data .....................................................................................................13 4.1.2.1 Fixed and mobile internet .......................................................................13 4.1.2.2 Fixed and mobile telephony ..................................................................14 4.1.2.3 TV retransmission ......................................................................................15 2018 4.1.2.4 Multiple electronic communications services ................................15 4.1.2.5 Revenues .......................................................................................................15 4.2 Regulating relevant markets in the electronic communications sector ....................................................................................15 Annual 4.2.1 Review of mobile termination rates .............................................................15 4.2.2 Identifying and regulating the harmonised technical conditions on IP interconnection for providing fixed and mobile call termination services on public telephony networks and on regulating the tariffs corresponding to IP interconnection-related services ...................................16 4.2.3 Review of the relevant market for high-quality access services Report provided at a fixed location ....................................................................................16 4.2.4 Review of the number portability tariffs charged between operators .......................................................................................................17 4.2.5 Implementing ”Roam like at home” ...........................................................17 4.2.6 Quality indicators for the internet access service ..............................18 4.2.7 Security and integrity of electronic communications Contents networks and services ...............................................................................................19 4.2.8 Universal service in the electronic communications field .................20 4.2.9 Infrastructure Law ............................................................................................22 4.2.9.1 Setting the maximum tariffs that public authorities can charge for the communications operators’ access to public property ............22 4.2.9.2 Setting and imposing technical and economic conditions, including tariffs, for the providers’ access to Netcity infrastructure ....................................................................................22 4.2.9.3 Setting and imposing technical conditions and the tariffs for access to RCS&RDS’ ducts infrastructure in Oradea ...............................23 4.2.9.4 Setting the format and the manner of the electronic of the 470-790 MHz Frequency Band .................................................................38 communications providers’ sending certain documents and 6.1.2 Flexible use of geographic numbers (fixed telephony) ......................39 information on exercising the right of access to properties, as well as 6.1.3 New provisions regarding spectrum usage fees .................................. 40 for setting the corresponding access conditions ......................................24 6.1.4 Review of the usage conditions for licence exempt radio 4.2.9.5 Completing the regulations on setting up a Single Information frequencies .....................................................................................................................41 Point, and the conditions and manner of transmitting information on the physical infrastructure of network operators ....................................24 6.1.5 Allotment of radio spectrum for terrestrial digital audio broadcasting services in Romania .........................................................................41 4.3 Settling disputes between providers ......................................................24 6.2 Radio spectrum management ...................................................................41 4.3.1 Disputes in the electronic communications field ..................................24 6.2.1 Radiocommunications in the land mobile service .................................41 4.3.2 Disputes in the field of electronic communications networks physical infrastructure ...............................................................................................25 6.2.1.1 Additional frequencies for broadband 4.4 Protect end-users’ interest .......................................................................25 mobile communications networks ..................................................................41 4.4.1 Netograf.ro – an application for measuring the technical quality 6.2.1.2 Professional mobile radiocommunications (PMR) and public parameters of the internet access service .........................................................25 access mobile radiocommunications (PAMR) ............................................43 4.4.2 Open internet access ......................................................................................27 6.2.1.3 International coordination of radio frequency use in the land mobile service ........................................................................................................ 44 4.4.3 Number portability ..........................................................................................27 4.4.4 The emergency call service – 112. Population Warning System 6.2.2 Radiocommunications in the fixed service .............................................45 RO-ALERT ......................................................................................................................28 6.2.3 Audio and TV broadcasting .........................................................................46 4.4.5 Solving users’ complaints .............................................................................28 6.2.4 Aeronautical, Maritime, Satellite and Amateur 5. Postal services ....................................................................................................31 Radiocommunications ...............................................................................................48 5.1 Postal market ................................................................................................31 6.2.4.1 Radiocommunications in the fixed- and mobile-satellite services ......................................................................................................................48 5.1.1 General authorisation ........................................................................................31 6.2.4.2 Radiocommunications in the maritime mobile and maritime 5.1.2 Statistical data ....................................................................................................32 mobile-satellite services, including on inland waterways and maritime 5.2 Postal service regulation ..........................................................................33 radionavigation .......................................................................................................49 5.2.1 Cross-border parcel delivery .........................................................................33 6.2.4.3 Radiocommunications in the aeronautical mobile and 5.2.2 Universal Service in the Postal Sector ......................................................34 aeronautical mobile-satellite services, including aeronautical 5.2.2.1 Settling