Orange & Vodafone have a new rival, Rometelecom (Romania)Rometelecom has won the competition licence put up for sale by the Romanian state, media reported. The competition in telecom market is heated up as Romtelecom will be able to provide wireless telephony and Internet services in areas so far covered exclusively by mobile phone operators, a business that brings out the revenues worth tens of millions of euros per year. Official announcement will be made on 8th September ‘08 by
National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI).
The flip side of the story shows a different scenario, legal battle started by Orange, Vodafone, RCS&RDS and Zapp, in order to block the race for securing the mobile communications licence. It is anticipated that this battle will intensifyconsidering that, after the announcement of the winning offer, ANRCTI has two weeks at its disposal to effectively hand over the licence to Romtelecom. Four Operators are of a view to shelve the procedures of awarding mobile licence. The next date is set for 9th September in the court case filed by the four operators.
