Romania Grants WiMAX License

Romania's new telecoms regulator, ANC (which recently replaced ANRCTI) says that it has awarded a WiMAX 3.6Mhz license to Radiocommunications National Society (SNR) for a payment of €2 million.

SNR was granted the right to use the 3657-3685 MHz and 3757-3785 MHz frequency bands under the terms of the Government Emergency Ordinance no.18/2008. By observing the provisions of this Ordinance, SNR released the 3600-3657 MHz and 3700-3757 MHz radio frequency bands it held, thus receiving the right to implement BWA systems in the two remaining sub-bands. As regards the released bands, ANC is currently conducting a comparative selection procedure in view of granting two licences.

The minimum license conditions require the coverage of at least 50 cities and at least 20 towns. The coverage is defined in relation to the number of base stations installed and in operation in a certain locality, within a certain deadline.

The amount of the licence fee to be paid by SNR was calculated proportionally to the validity period of the right to use the radio spectrum. SNR is entitled to use these radio frequencies until 24 July, 2011.

Posted to the site on 1st December 2008