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ANCOM Opens the 900 and 1800 MHz Bands for the Newest Communications Technologies

26.10.2012

ANCOM has published for public consultation a draft decision aimed at allowing the use of the 900 and 1800 MHz bands for 4^th generation communications services (4G) as well, in order to impel the provision of multimedia mobile communications and data transmissions services with higher capacities and at higher speeds. According to the draft decision, the operators holding licences for the use of these bands will be able to also offer fourth generation communications services in these frequencies by means of LTE or WiMAX technologies.

At present, the rights of use over these bands are held by three operators – Orange Romania, Vodafone Romania and Cosmote Romanian Mobile Telecommunications. Upon the approval of this decision, the three operators currently using these bands to provide second generation services and, from 2010, third generation services will be able to use them in order to provide forth generation services as well. Furthermore, RCS&RDS, which won a share of spectrum in the 900 MHz band following the auction ANCOM held this year, will be able to offer 4G services as soon as the licence obtained becomes effective. The 4G technology may be also implemented in the 800 and 2600 MHz bands from 2014, as a result of the recently closed Romanian spectrum auction.

The providers will choose whether to implement new technologies in these frequencies, the implementation calendar and the time of the commercial launch of the 4G services.

The ANCOM draft is elaborated in the context of the amendment of the Commission Decision 2009/766/EC by the Commission Decision 2011/251/EU of 18 April 2011, which allows the use of WiMAX and LTE in these bands, alongside GSM and UMTS.

The draft Decision of the president of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications amending and completing the Decision of the president of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications no.168/2010 on the harmonisation of the use of the paired bands 880-915 MHz, 925-960 MHz, 1710-1747.5 MHz and 1805-1842.5 MHz is available for consultation on the ANCOM website, here. The interested persons are invited to send their comments and suggestions, until 05.11.2012, to the ANCOM headquarters in 2 Delea Noua Street, Bucharest 3, or submit them directly to the ANCOM Registry Office. Comments and recommendations may also be sent by fax to +40.372.845.404 or by e-mail to consultare@ancom.org.ro.