Romanian Mobile Operators Cosmote, Telemobil, RCS&RDS To Reduce Interconnection Fees As Of July 1

The average fee charged by Cosmote and Telemobil for inter-connection services will drop as of July 1 to EUR0.0503/minute, compared to EUR0.0567/minute at the moment, while RCS&RDS will reduce the fee to EUR0.0567/minute from EUR0.064/minute.

These operators have been designated suppliers with significant power on the mobile call termination market, ANCOM said in a press release.

Operators Orange and Vodafone will continue to charge an average fee no higher than EUR0.0503/minute for these services. These fees do not include VAT.

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„The regulations adopted by the Authority for the mobile call termination market aim to promote competition and protect the interests of the end-user, who will enjoy better and better rates for mobile voice calls. We hope that the application of new inter-connection rates by Cosmote, Telemobil and RCS&RDS as of July 1 will mean even lower costs for end-users,” said ANCOM president Catalin Marinescu.

The inter-connection fees for mobile call termination were determined based on a calculation model developed by the Authority in 2006 and decreased gradually, at a pace set by ANCOM.

This final stage of fee adjustment, which begins on July 1, 2010, will be followed, by the end of 2011, by the development of a new cost calculation model, which will be the base on which new inter-connection rates for all mobile operators will be calculated. The model will be developed by ANCOM according to a Europe-harmonized methodology, said the press release.

The European average for mobile call termination service fees was EUR0.063/minute on January 1, 2010.