Prices for fixed and mobile phone calls in Romania will drop, as of January 1, 2022, as a result of the EC Delegate Regulation 2021/654, ANCOM informs. Mobile phone operators active in the Romanian market will apply a price of 0.55 euro cents/minute for mobile calls in their own networks, while fixed telephone operators will have prices of 0.07 euro cents/ minute for fixed calls in their own networks. “Prices for mobile phone calls will drop by 22% compared to the present one and will be applied by all mobile phone operators,” ANCOM points out. According to the source, the EC Regulation also establishes prices for the following years, also to be applied in Romania. They will be 0.4 euro cents/minute over January 1 – December 31, 2023 and 0.2 euro cents/minute since January 1, 2024. On the other hand, prices of fixed calls will be about 10% lower than the present one and will be applied by all fixed phone operators, ANCOM mentioned. ANCOM is the institution promoting interests of service users by promoting competition and innovation in the electronic communication markets and postal services, the pro- competitive administration of limited resources (radio spectrum, numbering resources and associate technical resources), encouraging efficient investments in networks and infrastructure and promoting ultra rapid connections.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
