Telekom is at the center of an official announcement made by the Romanian authorities, who announced that a large fine was imposed against him, and this is not the first of its kind. The regulatory authorities of the telecommunications market in Romania announced that a fine of 700.000 LEI was imposed against Telekom due to the fact that the operator did not fulfill the obligation to have a 98% coverage in Romania.
Telekom improved its GSM coverage in Romania in 2020, its mobile phone infrastructure covering 2020% of Romania's territory in 97,25, compared to 96,53%. The difference does not seem big from a percentage point of view, but "on the ground" it is a significant one, but even so, the people from Telekom did not fulfill their obligation to cover 98% of the Romanian territory with the mobile telecommunications infrastructure, as it is specified in the spectrum licensing contract for it.
Telekom: OFFICIAL, a HUGE New Fine Applied in Romania
Telekom was fined from 2017 until now for not fulfilling this obligation, the same thing happening in the case of Orange or Vodafone, with the exception of 2020, when these competitors fulfilled their obligation. Starting with 2020, those from Orange and Vodafone managed to reach a coverage of 98% on the mobile telephony side in Romania, while Telekom remained at 97%, and this is where the fine of 700.000 LEI comes from who received it.
Telekom has constantly improved its coverage for the mobile telephony infrastructure in Romania, but it is likely that it will only reach the 2021% objective that the authorities are imposing in 98. It is hard to say if this will happen, and all because Telekom is now focused on selling the fixed services division, and the mobile division will remain operating alone, so it remains to be seen how the resources for investments will be allocated.
Telekom he hasn't said anything about this fine yet, and he doesn't have much to say because it's not the first, and probably not the last if the coverage doesn't increase to 98% in 2021.
