“The regulator presented today (Thursday – e.n.) for public debate a draft decision and the task book for the setting up of an auction to award two national digital television licenses (multiplexes) which were not awarded during the previous auction, as well as 40 regional and 19 local multiplexes,” Florin Iana, executive director within ANCOM, said Thursday.
The first three digital TV licenses were awarded by auction to the National Radio communications Company (SNR) for EUR1,020,002.
“Digital television licenses will become effective by mid-June 2015,” said ANCOM official.
All multiplexes will be awarded for a period of ten years and licenses become effective as of June 17, 2015.
The minimum license fee, which represents the starting price within the auction for each of the two national multiplexes, is EUR300,000, while for regional and local multiplexes, the fee ranges between EUR12,000 for a regional multiplex for Bucharest and EUR1,000 for a multiplex awarded for a locality.
License fees were set by the Romanian Government in February 2014.