The regulator said it has thus extended the two operator’s licenses until end-2031.
The license fees will be transferred to the state budget.
For operators RCS&RDS and Telekom Romania Mobile Communications, the license extension fee has been set at EUR25 million each. The operators must pay by November 30, 2021 at the latest to extend their licenses.
According to the most recent data available, mid-2019 Romania had 19.6 million mobile internet connections, of which 84% were 3G and 4G connections, as well as 22.3 million mobile telephony users.