Telekom, Orange, RCS & RDS have been involved for a good period of time in very intense negotiations in Romania, the German group wanting very impatiently to get rid of Romania as quickly as possible. Telekom has already reached an agreement with Orange to sell its fixed services division to the French group, and the Romanian state has already been notified to give its agreement, considering that it owns 46% of the division's shares, so it must know .
Telekom has been negotiating with RCS & RDS for a very long time to sell its fixed services division, but these discussions are very complicated because Digi only wants to buy the mobile infrastructure and the radio licenses, leaving the customers behind. RCS & RDS is also very eager to complete this acquisition of Telekom's mobile division without involving the European Commission in the process, and this is because their analysis is unpredictable and long-term.
Telekom, Orange, RCS & RDS, BAD News for Sale
Telekom, Orange, RCS & RDS would have liked the European Commission not to be involved in their transaction, but the Competition Council said that only it will be able to approve or reject everything the operators want to do. The European Commission will have to be notified by Telekom, Orange, RCS & RDS, regarding the operators' negotiations and plans, and then it will analyze whether the sales will destabilize the current balance on the telecom market in Romania.
Telekom, Orange, RCS & RDS, I know very well that from the moment the European Commission gets involved in this whole process, anything is possible, including the rejection of the sale of any of the divisions. The European Commission has in the past prohibited the sale of other telecommunications divisions of other foreign companies, including among themselves, so Telekom, Orange, RCS & RDS will have to convince European officials of their good intentions.
Telekom, Orange, RCS & RDS, will have a few very complicated months in which they will initially wait for the Romanian state, and then for the European Commission to see if they will be able to carry out all their plans or not.
