Until Tuesday, March 11 2003, the National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC) registered 799 notifications under the General Authorization regime. A number of 670 companies received the standard certificates attesting the right to provide electronic communications networks and services.
Among the companies that received standard certificates, the first three positions are taken by the following counties: Bacau (27 companies), Brasov (24), and Piatra Neamt (22). Also, a number of 180 companies from Bucharest received standard certificates. A comparative analysis outlined the following regional distribution: 27% of the notifications come from Transylvania, 21% from Moldavia, 25% from Muntenia, and 27% from Bucharest.
From the total number of 107 companies authorized to provide telephony services:
| Will use public fixed networks | 107 |
| Will use public mobile networks | 59 |
| Will use satellite transmission networks | 6 |
From the total number of fixed telephony services providers, 93 companies intend to cover the local calls segment, 104 companies the long distance segment and 119 companies the international calls. Also, a number of 60 companies possess their own telephony networks and 113 will use the network of a third party.
The companies that provide other services than telephony may be classified as follows:
| Data transmissions | 219 |
| Professional mobile radio communications | 37 |
| Internet access | 198 |
| Radio paging | 5 |
| Other services | 265 |
Moreover, in the case of the companies providing Internet access services, the connection will be made by:
| dial-up | 195 |
| coaxial cable | 131 |
| leased lines | 193 |
| radio frequencies | 175 |
For futher information, please acces Providers Official Record Section on the ANRC website.
„Almost three months from the beginning of the liberalization, these numbers confirm the dynamics of the communications sector. The full opening of this market has created new business opportunities. The Authority has received a large number of notifications from companies intending to benefit from these opportunities, companies that have their own business and development plans. We are looking forward to receiving their definite offers. The outlining of the real communications market has just started”, declared Ion Smeeianu, President of ANRC.