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

In 2011, the National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) made 59 reports on contraventions in electronic communications, 32 of which by network/service providers. A total of 96,4 thousand lei was applied to the law breakers, as a result of court rulings.

The following were the most frequent contraventions detected by the Agency: unauthorized provision of electronic communications networks or services (17 reports), unauthorized connections or admitting of unauthorized connections to networks (13 reports), the use of radio frequencies/channels without a license/technical permit (5 reports), performing construction activities within the protection zones of electronic communications lines, cables and installations under no authorizations from their owners (4 reports).

Up to date, the courts issued final rulings on 52 reports, 8 are still pending. The court settled 39 cases by applying fines, in 2 cases (LLC „PBX SERVICE” and LLC „Unicomtel”) – the court deprived the law breakers of their right to provide electronic communications, 8 reports were suspended, in 3 cases the court decisions adjudged the law breakers guilty, however the latter were not sanctioned due to the expiry of the prescription term for the contravention liability (3 months).

The biggest fines were applied for unauthorized provision of electronic communications networks or services. In such cases, natural persons have to pay between 1000 – 2000 lei (50 - 100 conventional units), legal persons – from 4000 to 6000 lei (200 - 300 conventional units).

According to the Contravention Code, ANRCETI ascertains contraventions in electronic communications, postal communications and information technology by making reports on detected cases and filing them to the court to be sanctioned as the law prescribes. The fines paid integrally go to the state budget.

January 24, 2012