telephony

Romanian Telecom Ops To Supply 3G Services On GSM Frequencies

The Romanian branches of telecom operators Orange, Vodafone and Cosmote will be able to supply 3G and high speed mobile internet services through the radio frequencies 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz, which are currently used for GSM communications.

Romania Interior Min, Telecom Operators To Convene Monday Over Quake-Related Malfunctions

Romanian interior minister Dan Nica summoned the country’s fixed and mobile telephony operators at the ministry headquarters Monday evening, 18:00 local time, to try and establish what triggered malfunctions in telephony networks after the low-intensity earthquake Saturday evening.

Some 14,000 Romanians Switched Telephony Ops, Kept Numbers

Some 14,000 Romanian mobile telephony users switched to a different operator in the past two months, without changing their telephone numbers. Most users went to Cosmote Romania – 5,960, followed by Orange Romania – 4,167 and Vodafone Romania – 3,778.

Romanian Fixed Telephony Numbers Are Ten Digits Long As Of Tomorrow

Romanian fixed telephony service users will only be reachable, starting with October 1, if the callers dial the full ten digit national number (prefix + local number), for all local or national calls, the National Communications Authority announced.

Romanian Fixed Telephony Numbers To Reach 10 Digits As Of Aug 1

Fixed telephony numbers in Romania will function, starting with August 1, only if the prefix is used, and starting with this date calls without prefixes will no longer be redirected to the destination.

Romania Banking Assoc Determined To Back Credit Bureau Activity

The Romanian Banking Association, or ARB, might ask authorities to allow service providers, especially mobile telephony operators, to provide client data to the Bucharest Credit Bureau, ARB president Radu Gratian Ghetea said Wednesday.

Romanian Fixed Telephony Op Romtelecom To Change Number Format

Calls to and from Romanian telephone company Romtelecom will be dialed, starting with May 3, using ten digits, and will include the national prefix, the geographic area code and the local number, for all calls, national and local.

Romania To See Cheaper Mobile Calls

The clients of mobile network operators will have to pay in 2010 an average price of 0.25 lei/minute (EUR1-RON3.4477), down 30.6% from the average price set by companies in 2006, according to the data presented by Romania’s national IT&C regulator ANRCTI in the strategy regulating the Romanian telecom sector for 2007-2010.