Digi, Vodafone, Orange, Telekom I am at the center of an announcement made by the authorities in Romania yesterday, they notified us about a procedure they carried out. More precisely, those from Orange and Vodafone have paid ANCOM the consideration for extending the licenses for the use of the 2100 MHz band for the services they offer, while DIGI and Telekom will have to do this until November 2021.
Digi, Vodafone, Orange, Telekom they have separate payment terms for these licenses because they took them separately, so it is normal for the payment terms to be different. Orange and Vodafone paid 30 million euros each for the extension of the licenses for the 2100 MHz band, while Digi and Telekom will have to pay the equivalent in LEI of 25 million euros each, the difference in amounts also being normal.
DIGI, Vodafone, Orange, Telekom: Announcement of the Romanian Authorities
Digi, Vodafone, Orange, Telekom they have extended the license to use this bar until December 31, 2021, so they will be able to offer their services without problems until then, and they will recover their money. Those from ANCOM claim that the determination of the amounts paid by DIGI, Vodafone, Orange, Telekom was made proportional to the duration of the extension, and none of the 4 operators contested the amounts they have to pay.
Digi, Vodafone, Orange, Telekom they bring 110 million euros to the Romanian budget by extending these licenses, 60 million euros having already been transferred, and the amounts are extremely necessary in this period. DIGI, Vodafone, Orange, Telekom have already been providing services in the 2100 MHz band for some time, so for end customers there will be no difference compared to what they receive now, everything being done at the company - institution level, and nothing more.
Digi, Vodafone, Orange, Telekom they are still waiting to participate in the auction for the 5G frequencies that will be used for the networks in Romania, several hundred million euros could be brought to the budget for the procedure, and during this period they would be extremely useful.
