The Romanian Draft Law On 5G Technology Under Strong Criticism From Both Public Authorities And Private Stakeholders

The Draft law on the adoption of certain measures concerning informatic and communications infrastructures of national interest and the conditions for deployment of 5G networks (the "5G Draft Law")¹ initiated by the former Ministry of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communications ("MTIC")² has undergone a new series of examinations from the relevant public authorities as part of the legislative procedure.

Although the formal endorsements have been issued, several authorities, i.e., the Ministry of Justice³, the Competition Council⁴, the Economic and Social Council⁵ and the Legislative Council⁶ have made critical observations on essential aspects that seemed to have been entirely ignored by the initiators of the 5G Draft Law.