“During the last year, broadband Internet access services raised significantly – 136%, the number of broadband connections by December 31, 2006, exceeding 1,750,000 and representing 54% of the total number of Internet access connections. Also, at present, the broadband penetration rate in Romania is 8.2%, our country ranking over the EU10 average (6.8%)”, Dan Georgescu, President of ANRCTI declared during the opening session of the 11th edition of the Communications Day, organised as part of the International Expo & Conference on IT & Communications (CERF).
The event was also attended by Florin Bejan, State Secretary for Communications in MCTI, Varujan Pambuccian, President of the IT&C Committee in the Chamber of Deputies, representatives of the operators, providers of equipments and services, software companies, development centres, consultants, professional associations.