Romanians To Benefit From Interactive Website For Telecom Tariff Comparison

"The auction will be set up this year and we are confident that clients will be able to use the website by the end of 2009 or in the first months of 2010. Estimated costs amount to EUR200,000. The website might be called costtel.ro," the regulator’s head, Liviu Nistoran, told a press conference Thursday.

Nistoran added the regulator issued a decision regarding consumers’ rights in the telecommunications industry, which secures thorough information from telecom operators.

Moreover, Nistoran said telecom operators would have 90 days to enforce the provisions of regulator’s decision, otherwise, they will be fined up to 5% of turnover, in accordance with Law 304/2003 regulating universal service and users’ rights concerning electronic communications services.

Non-compliance with the provisions of Law 304/2003 will trigger fines of 10,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2872) up to RON100,000 lei for telecom operators with turnover up to RON5 million and fines up to 2% of turnover for companies whose revenue exceed RON5 million.

Nistoran added the introduction of the website would simplify the offers of telecom operators and reduce tariffs.