The number of Internet connections increased 2.4% in 2023 compared to the previous year, the number of mobile phone connections advanced 0.4%, while the number of fixed telephone connections decreased 9.1%, according to data centralised by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the (INS), last year, voice traffic (telephone calls) in the fixed telephone network fell both in total, 14.3%, and in each traffic component. The most significant decrease was in the fixed-to-fixed traffic component, with 28.4%. International traffic and fixed-to-mobile traffic dropped 8.3% and 7.8% respectively, while national own-network traffic declined 19.2%.Telephone calls in the mobile network went down 6% in 2023 compared to 2022. All traffic components recorded decreases, the most significant being the international traffic category, with 17.6%.Bucharest-Ilfov was the region with the highest share in the total number of fixed telephony connections (25.6% of the total), followed by the Centre (13%) and North-West - 12.6%.On December 31, there were 15,8000 leased lines (including international leased lines), 300 more than in 2022.
TEKUNI, a program dedicated to students and young entrepreneurs, was launched in Timișoara through a pilot project, with a future goal of nationwide expansion. The program offers a complete training path, structured into 7 modules that cover all stages of building a startup: from idea validation and MVP development to branding, marketing, legislation, finance, leadership, […]
The Romanian capital will be in the spotlight at the festival Un Week-end à l'Est, which runs in Paris until December 1. The event, which aims to present the artistic, literary, and intellectual richness of an Eastern European city, has previously focused on Warsaw, Odessa, Kyiv, Sofia, or Budapest. At its ninth edition, it is […]
Romanian tax agency ANAF has sued former president Klaus Iohannis in order to recover the loss of use of half of a property in the center of Sibiu. “The action represents a continuation of the steps that ANAF has taken for the recognition of the state’s ownership right and the recovery of compensation determined by […]
Romania will face Turkey in the semi-final of the World Cup qualifying play-offs, with the match scheduled to take place away from home on March 26 next year, Biziday.ro reported. A win would send the national team into the play-off final on March 31, where it would meet the winner of the Slovakia–Kosovo match. Romania […]
An exhibition showcasing various depictions of the traditional Romanian blouse ia, including Henri Matisse’s iconic La Blouse Roumaine, is opening this weekend in Bucharest, while Cluj is entering festive mode with...
Mercenary Horațiu Potra, who faces charges of attempting to undermine constitutional order in Romania, is being flown back to Bucharest under police escort after authorities in the United Arab Emirates approved his extradition,
