Until Tuesday, May 6, a number of 1207 companies notified ANRC in order to obtain the General Authorization for the provision of electronic communications services or networks. From the total number of the companies which filed ANRC a notification, 1034 received standard certificates which grant their right to enter the market as providers of electronic communications services or networks.
A number of 672 companies were authorized to provide public electronic communications networks, divided as follows:
| Fixed public networks | 619 |
| Radio cellular public networks | 4 |
| Mobile radio networks for public access | 55 |
| Radio paging public networks | 7 |
| Public VSAT networks | 34 |
| Public networks with satellite transmission | 7 |
So far, 133 companies have obtained the right to provide telephony services, as follows:
| Telephony services provided through fixed public networks | 129 |
| Telephony services provided through terrestrial public mobile networks | 64 |
| Telephony services provided through satellite | 8 |
Within the number of companies which provide or will provide telephony services through fixed public networks occurs the following distribution: 99 companies expressed their intention to cover the local call segment, 108 the long distance call segment, and 122 provide or intend to provide services on the international call segment. A number of 52 companies intend to install a public phone and 53 companies will provide ISDN services.
Besides the telephony services, a number of 354 companies will also provide other types of services as follows:
| Data transmission services | 261 |
| Internet access | 260 |
| Professional mobile radio communications | 53 |
| Radio-paging | 7 |
“Exceeding the number of 1000 authorized providers is first and foremost a proof that the Romanian telecommunications market is dynamic. This makes us an exception amongst the world economies at this moment. Unlike other countries, where this sector is affected by recession, in our country the telecoms are attractive and focus the attention of the business sector: over 1000 companies headed to this sector and this number is continuously increasing. There is a place where the communications market is attractive and this place is Romania. This is the reason why I strongly recommend to those companies that prefer a cautious expectative to invest in concrete operations in order to take advantage of the opportunities of this maximal effervescence moment. Otherwise the market will be occupied by others,” underlined the ANRC President, Ion Smeeianu.
For more information on the companies authorized so far by ANRC please see The Official Record of the Electronic Communications Networks and Services Providers, on ANRC Internet page.