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Telecom market sees a 3.5 percent increase at 6 months this year

Telecommunications market in Romania saw a growth of 3.5 percent in the first six months this year and reached 7.48 billion lei (1.64 billion euros), due to the larger revenues obtained from internet and mobile services and also due to the audiovisual program retransmission to end-users, announced ANCOM

'Except for fixed telephony services and leased lines which have declined with 11 percent in revenues compared to the first half of 2011, of 745 million lei, respectively, 133 million lei, other income communications services saw increases.

 

Thus, Internet access services grew by 16.2% to 1.1 billion lei, mobile telephony has recorded a plus of 0.1% to  2.7 billion Euro, while program retransmission services linear audiovisual media to end users reached 796 million lei, up by 2.6% compared to June 2011,  a statement  of ANCOM said.

 

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