Romania’s Govt Adopts Decision To Implement Digital Television

The normative act adopted by the Government Wednesday sets the conditions, license fees and the type of procedures to award license for digital television services.

According to the document, the winners of the first two multiplex digital systems will be comparatively selected by July 30, and the next four digital systems will be awarded by October 31.

The communications minister said the license fee will range between EUR1 million and EUR2.5 million, adding the quantum for the first two licenses will be set taking into account the reception equipment that future license winners will subsidize. The minister said license fee to offer digital television services cannot be set below EUR1 million.

According to the decision, the first two licenses will cover 60% of the country's population and 50% of its territory by June 30, 2011. Sandu said that, by the end of 2011, they will cover 80% of the population and 70% of the territory, and by June 30, 2012 90% off the population and 80% of Romania's territory will be covered.

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