The Romanian regulator ANCOM has announced plans for a new auction for the frequencies remaining after selection procedures carried out in 2012 and 2015.
It proposes organising two distinct selection procedures, the first for public consultation, aiming to grant the rights to use the remaining spectrum available from previous auctions (800 MHz, 2600 MHz and 3400-3600 MHz), and the second for the granting of rights in the new bands (700 MHz and 1500 MHz) and in the band 3400-3800 MHz (with the rights coming into force on January 1, 2026, when the existing licences in this band expire), after the transposition into national law of the European Electronic Communications.
ANCOM has set minimum licence fees for the rights to use the frequencies. They are the local currency (RON) equivalent of €22 million for the pair block in the 800 MHz band; €4.3 million for the pair block in the 2600 MHz band; €3.5 million for the unpaired block in the 2600 MHz band; and €700,000 for an unpaired block in the 3400-3800 MHz band.
The licence fees will have to be paid within 15 days from the date of announcing the final results of the auction and go to the state budget.
