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

International Telecommunications Union

International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is a sector authority, part of the United Nations Organization (UNO), based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the focal point for governments and private sector members of UNO for coordination of the ICT sector development worldwide.
ITU was created on May 17, 1865. Originally it was established as the International Telegraph Union. The creation of this international institution was conditioned, mainly, by the necessity of adopting a regulatory framework to enable communication between telecommunications service users across countries. The ITU membership includes member states, observers, regulators as well as operators, research laboratories, equipment manufacturers and other similar entities.
ITU’s main objectives are:
- Promotion of sustained growth and development of efficient ICT networks and services, especially in developing countries;
- Facilitation of universal access to ICT networks and services for people everywhere, especially to the disabled;
- Provision of assistance and tools to member states involved in the creation of institutional and organizational environment and resources, engaged in activities meant to accomplish the above-mentioned targets;
- Collection, processing and making available of information, details and statistics pertaining to ICT for the purpose of offering support to member states in setting and promoting a progressive and well-documented policy.
The Republic of Moldova became ITU member on October 20, 1992.
Additional information about ITU available at: www.itu.int

European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)

The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations - CEPT - was established in 1959, in the Arrangement Establishing CEPT that provides for the membership of sector administrations from European countries, ITU members in order to coperate on commercial, operational, regulatory and technical standardisation issues. In 1988 all CEPT telecommunication standardisation activities were transferred to European Telecommunications Standardization Institute (ETSI).
Republica Moldova became CEPT member in 1992.
Additional information about CEPT available at: www.cept.org

World Trade Organisations (WTO)

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was established on January 1, 1995, the date when the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) and General Agreement on Trade with Services (GATS). The purpose of WTO establishment is promote international trade based on multilateral rules and multisectoral negotiations.
The Republic of Moldova acceded to WTO in 2001. WTO Agreements pertain to all economic sectors of the Republic of Moldova, including telecommunications services. As a WTO member, the Republic of Moldova also undertook obligations with reference to regulation of telecommunications services, binding for ANRCETI (successor of ANRTI (National Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications and Informatics)). Pursuant to this agreement Moldova undertakes the obligation to apply a series of best-practice principles to the regulation of telecommunications market and a schedule to open the national market. The telecommunications market was fully liberalized on January 1, 2004.
Additional information about OMC available at: www.wto.org

CIS Regional Communications Community

The Regional Communications Community (RCC) within CIS was created in 1991 by telecommunications administrations of CIS member countries. The mission of RCC is to contribute to cooperation between CIS countries in the field of electronic and postal communications, based on principles of sovereignty and mutual interest. ANRCETI is participant to the Commission of Coordination of Communications Regulators Activity, created as part of RCC.
Additional information about CRC available at: www.rcc.org.ru

Initiative „South-East Electronic Europe” of the Stability Pact (e-ESE)

The Electronic South East Europe Initiative (e-ESE) was launched in 2001 by seven states members of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, including Moldova. This initiative is the main regional collaboration tool in ICT sector in South-Eastern sector.

In the timeframe 2002-2007 member states implemented a joint plan of actions targeted at the development of Information Society (IS) – Agenda eSEE. The implementation of eSEE Agenda in Moldova resulted in significant progress in terms of reinforcing administrative capacities for building information society, development of a legal framework necessary for information society development and establishing a solid background for regional collaboration.

In October 2007, in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), the “eSEE Agenda Plus” was signed during the Ministerial Reunion of Electronic South Eastern Europe. It is a document setting a strategic framework for the development of information society in states members of Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe for the timeframe 2007 -2012 and is consistent with the European Agenda “i2010 – an European Information Society for Growth and Employment”. This Agenda sets the following priorities for South East European countries:
- further development of a Single Informational Space SEE, promoting an open and competitive internal market for Information Society and media, advancing it to the single European informational space under interoperability terms;
- promotion of innovation and investment policies in ICT research and education within the working process with the private sector to enhance growth, more and better jobs;
- building an inclusive Information Society promoting growth and offering jobs for the purpose of long-lasting development and improvement of quality of life and public services.

Additional information pertaining e-SEE initiative and Moldova’s participation to this regional process is available at: www.stabilitypact.org and www.eseeinitiative.org