She welcomed the government’s strategy to expand Internet coverage in the country.
By 2015, more than 90% of the population should have Internet access, said Communications Minister Valerian Vreme. Romania ranks seventh in the world according to its adoption of advanced technologies and 16th by broadband Internet connections, he added.
The broadband penetration rate was 37% at the end of 2010, a report by telecom regulator ANCOM said. The total number of fixed and mobile connections was over nine million on December 31.