Following an auction organized in September by ANCOM, Cosmote, Orange, RCS&RDS, Vodafone and 2K Telecom acquired, for EUR682.14 million, mobile telephony licenses in frequency bands 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.800 MHz and 2.600 MHz.
ANCOM said at the time that the five operators acquired 85% of the available spectrum. ANCOM auctioned off frequency blocks totaling 575 MHz, at a starting price of EUR726.8 million.
Vodafone Romania paid EUR228.52 million, Orange Romania some EUR227.14 million. Cosmote Romania, RCS&RDS and 2K Telecom paid EUR179.88 million, EUR40 million and EUR6.6 million, respectively.
Vodafone, Orange and Cosmote have launched 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in Romania in the 1,800 MHz frequency band.
The 4G technology can also be implemented in the 800 MHz and 2,600 MHz frequency bands starting 2014.