National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of Moldova

The National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) was founded on March 14, 2008, as the Law on Electronic Communications no. 241-XVI of 15.11.2007 entered in force, the former National Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications and Informatics (ANRTI) being reorganised. Former ANRTI was founded on August 17, 2000, being one of the first regulatory telecommunications authorities in the post-Soviet space. ANRCETI is the legal successor of ANRTI. The regulator honours its functions and attributions pursuant to ANRCETI Regulations, developed in accordance with the Law on Electronic Communications and approved by Government Decree no. 905 of 28.07.2008.

The Agency is a central public authority whose mission is to regulate the activity in electronic communications and information technology sector, to ensure the implementation of sector development strategies and supervise compliance of electronic communications network and/or service providers with the legislation. ANRCETI has the status of a legal person, funded from an autonomous budget, an entity independent from service and network providers, from manufacturers of communications equipment and from the Government, except for the following:
- the Agency fulfils its functions based on Government-approved Regulations;
- the Agency approves, after preliminary consultation with the Government, tariffs for public electronic communications services, provided by service providers with significant market power on the relevant fixed telephony market;
- the Government approves the Agency director and deputy directors.

By its Regulations, the Agency seeks to promote competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities, takes due action to ensure that users benefit from the possibility to choose services, prices and quality, encourages efficient investment in infrastructure, supports efficient infrastructure investments, innovations and reasonable use of limited resources.

Being assigned the role of an arbitrator on electronic communications market, ANRCETI promotes an active and unbiased policy, sustained by a team young staff, well-aware of the responsibilities assumed. Striving for the development of the domestic electronic communications market, the Agency applies the principle of non-discrimination with respect to providers and the need to remove barriers to the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated infrastructure. ANRCETI analyzes and provides remedies the existing problems to the benefit of end-users. The decisions adopted by the Agency are targeted at creating fair market conditions for all service and network providers. All ANRCETI decisions, deemed to have an impact on relevant markets and provision of public services, are subject to public consultations.

ANRCETI regulatory activity is based on the following principles: transparency, opportunity, proportionality, technological neutrality, stability, reasonableness in the use of limited resources.