Electronic communications law

Legal services

  • Legal consultancy and assistance with any issue on telecommunications regulations, including for the interaction with the relevant authorities, issues regarding the regulatory framework, issues with obtaining licenses and authorizations.
  • Legal consultancy and assistance with any issues arising out of the interaction of telecom operators.
  • Assistance in connection with the legal and regulatory implications of certain operations of mergers, acquisitions and various joint-ventures.

Relevant projects

Our attorneys have been involved in handling projects such as:

  • Legal assistance and consultancy granted to a large supplier of postal services at European level regarding the establishment of an extra-territorial office of exchange in Romania.
  • Legal assistance to one of the largest electronic communications network operators in relation to ANCOM regarding the existing licensing regime, amendments thereto and regarding the tender procedure for licenses for the use of radio frequencies for mobile electronic communications network services organized by ANCOM in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Legal assistance for the transfer of significant activities of a large electronic communications network operator to a top profile player. Dima & Asociații assisted in negotiating and concluding the transaction in the quarter. IV 2019. At the same time, our company provided legal assistance and representation to the authorization in July 2020 of the economic concentration by the Competition Council.
  • Assistance of one of the largest suppliers of communications networks from the Republic of Moldova in relation to the regulation framework in electronic communications in Romania and the EU.
  • Assistance of a major Romanian telecom operator in regulatory dealings with the Telecom Regulatory Authority and the Competition Council with respect to launching innovative telecom services.
  • Creation and coordination of the legal strategy of a major telecom operator in the disputes with the regulatory authority and other major operators regarding interconnection tariffs and the application of the cost model starting with April 2014.
  • On-site assistance of the legal department of a major Romanian telecom operator provided by full-time detachment of attorneys in this respect.
  • Legal assistance granted to a large telecom and TV program distribution operator in liaison with the Competition Council, with respect to regulation of the “must-carry” obligation in the audio-visual legislation.
  • Assistance of a major Romanian telecom operator in the process of finalizing competition investigations through commitments, regarding the distribution of pre-paid cards.
  • Creation and implementation for a major telecom operator of the legal strategy in disputes with regulatory authorities and other telecom operators in connection with the frequency spectrum, during the period 2000-2001.
  • Coordination of the legal strategy of a major telecom operator in the interaction with the Telecom Regulatory Authority in the process of preparing the implementation of the EU regulatory framework, in cooperation with foreign lawyers.
  • Successful creation and implementation of the legal and communication strategy of a major telecom operator in its liaison with the Parliament, resulting in new legal provisions regarding retail tariffs.
  • Successful creation and implementation of the legal and communication strategy of a major telecom operator in its liaison with the regulatory authority with respect to the de-regulation of retail services.
  • Successful creation and implementation of the legal and communication strategy of a major telecom operator in its liaison with the regulatory authority in connection with the regulation of access to its infrastructure granted to other major telecom operators.