Table of content:

1. Methodology of the report

2. Executive summary

3. Macroeconomic background

4. The telecommunications market in Romania

• Current market situation
• Factors affecting the situation in the market
• Calendar of key market news and developments
• Key market trends
• State of the country’s telecoms infrastructure
• Regulatory issues and the institutional environment
• Market transparency and business risk
• Key players in the telecommunications market in Romania
• Market development forecasts for 2008-2012

5. The mobile telephony market

• Current market situation
• Key trends in the mobile market
• Number of mobile telephony users and penetration
• Pre-paid vs. post-paid subscribers
• Business vs. individual subscribers
• Traffic statistics
• Key market indicators (ARPU, MoU)
• Change in the prices of mobile calls
• Mergers, acquisitions and rebrandings
• 3G and value-added services development
• Mobile handset market
• Key players in the mobile market
• Orange Romania
• Vodafone Romania
• Telemobil (Zapp)
• Cosmote
• RCS & RDS
• Market development forecasts for 2008-2012

6. The fixed-line telephony market

• Current market situation
• Key market trends
• Number of fixed-line subscribers and penetration
• Change in the prices of fixed-line calls
• The business fixed-line market
• The situation in particular market segments
• Key players in the fixed-line market
• Romtelecom
• RCS & RDS
• UPC Romania (UPC/Astral)
• Atlas Telecom
• Market development forecasts for 2008-2012

7. The data transmission, line rental and ISP services market

• Current market situation
• Data transmission and line rental services
• The ISP market
• Number of subscribers and penetration
• Price and capacity trends
• Popularity of specific internet access technologies
• WiMAX perspectives
• Key players
• RCS & RDS
• Romtelecom
• UPC Romania (UPC/Astral)
• Orange
• Vodafone
• Telemobil
• Market development forecasts for 2008-2012

8. List of graphs

9. List of tables

List of graphs and Tables:

List of graphs

1. Development regions of Romania
2. GDP growth in Romania (%), 2000-2009
3. Gross fixed capital formation in Romania (% y-o-y changes), 2000-2007
4. Foreign direct investment in Romania (€ bn), 2000-2008
5. Allocation of EU Cohesion funds in Romania in 2007-2013, by purpose
6. CPI (%) in Romania, 2000-2010
7. Value (RON bn) and growth rate (%) of the telecommunications services market in Romania, 2000-2007
8. Structure of the Romanian telecommunication market by segments (RON bn), 2007
9. Percentage of households with access to telephony services (fixed-line and mobile), PC and internet in Romania, 2006
10. Number (m) of mobile telephony and fixed-line telephony subscribers in Romania, 2000-2007
11. Voice traffic (million minutes) in the mobile and fixed-line telephony networks in Romania, 2002-2007
12. Value (RON m) and growth rate (%) of the telecommunications market in Romania, 2007-2012
13. Number (m) of the mobile telephony SIM cards, fixed-line telephony lines and internet users in Romania, 2007-2012
14. Value (RON bn) of major segments of the telecommunciations market in Romania, 2007-2012
15. Growth rates (%) of the major segments of the telecommunications market in Romania, 2007-2012
16. Shares (%) of major segments in the total value of the telecommunications services market in Romania, 2000-2012
17. Value (RON bn) and growth rate (%) of the mobile telephony market in Romania, 2000-2007
18. List of graphs Development regions of Romania
19. GDP growth in Romania (%), 2000-2009
20. Gross fixed capital formation in Romania (% y-o-y changes), 2000-2007
21. Foreign direct investment in Romania (€ bn), 2000-2008
22. Allocation of EU Cohesion funds in Romania in 2007-2013, by purpose
23. CPI (%) in Romania, 2000-2010
24. Value (RON bn) and growth rate (%) of the telecommunications services market in Romania, 2000-2007
25. Structure of the Romanian telecommunication market by segments (RON bn), 2007
26. Percentage of households with access to telephony services (fixed-line and mobile), PC and internet in Romania, 2006
27. Number (m) of mobile telephony and fixed-line telephony subscribers in Romania, 2000-2007
28. Voice traffic (million minutes) in the mobile and fixed-line telephony networks in Romania, 2002-2007
29. Value (RON m) and growth rate (%) of the telecommunications market in Romania, 2007-2012
30. Number (m) of the mobile telephony SIM cards, fixed-line telephony lines and internet users in Romania, 2007-2012
31. Value (RON bn) of major segments of the telecommunciations market in Romania, 2007-2012
32. Growth rates (%) of the major segments of the telecommunications market in Romania, 2007-2012
33. Shares (%) of major segments in the total value of the telecommunications services market in Romania, 2000-2012
34. Value (RON bn) and growth rate (%) of the mobile telephony market in Romania, 2000-2007
35. Shares of Rometelecom and alternative operators in the ILD market in Romania by volume, 2007
36. Value (RON bn) and growth rate (%) of the fixed-line telephony market in Romania, 2007-2012
37. Number (m) and growth rate (%) of the fixed-lines in Romania, 2007-2012
38. Fixed-line telephony penetration (%) in Romania, 2007-2012
39. Volume (billion minutes) and growth rate (%) of the cumulative traffic in the fixed-line networks in Romania, 2007-2012
40. Value (RON bn) and growth rate (%) of the data transmission, line rental and ISP market in Romania, 2000-2007
41. Shares of ISP and data transmission and line rental services of the value of the DLISP market in Romania, 2000-2007
42. Number of suppliers in the data transmission and line rental market, 2003-2007
43. Value (RON bn) and growth rate (%) of the data transmission and line rental market in Romania, 2000-2007
44. Number and growth rate (%) of the business broadband subscribers in Romania, 2003-2007
45. Value (RON bn) and growth rate (%) of the ISP market in Romania, 2000-2007
46. Internet user penetration (%) in Romania, 2000-2007
47. Number (m) and growth rate (%) of internet users in Romania, 2000-2007
48. Number (m) and growth rate (%) of internet subscribers in Romania, 2000-2007
49. Broadband and narrowband internet access penetration in Romania, 2000-2007
50. Number of active internet access subscribers in Romania by types of access, 2007
51. Number of internet subscribers in Romania by type of access, 2003-2007
52. Number (m) of active internet connections in Romania by type, 2007
53. Number and growth rate (%) of the internet service providers in Romania, 2000-2007
54. Number (m) and growth rate (%) of internet users in Romania, 2007-2012
55. Internet user penetration (%) in Romania, 2007-2012
56. Value (RON bn) and growth rate (%) of the data transmission, line rental and ISP market in Romania, 2007-2012
57. Number of broadband internet subscribers in Romania by types of access, 2007-2012
58. Number (’000) and quarterly changes (%) of Romtelecom ADSL subscribers, Q1-Q4 2007
59. Broadband and narrowband internet access penetration in Romania, 2007-2012

List of tables

1. Average annual exchange rates $/RON and €/RON, 2000-2008
2. Selected economic statistics for Romania (%), 2007-2008
3. Key data on the telecommunications market in Romania, 2007
4. Calendar of key market news and developments in the Romanian telecommunications market between 2000 and Q1 2008 – Part 1
5. Calendar of key market news and developments in the Romanian telecommunications market between 2000 and Q1 2008 – Part 2
6. Territorial and population coverage of mobile telephony operators in Romania, 2007
7. Romanian associations and state institutions in the field of electronic communications, 2008
8. Key laws regulating the telecommunications market in Romania, 2008
9. List of 50 largest companies in the Romanian telecommunications market, by revenues
10. Key data on the mobile telephony market in Romania
11. Number of SMS, MMS sent (million) and video calls length (million minutes) in Romania, 2000-2007
12. Mobile operators in Romania by technology used to provide services, 2007
13. Orange Romania: key data, 2000-2007
14. Vodafone Romania: key data, 2000-2007
15. Telemobil: key data, 2000-2007
16. Cosmote: key data, 2000-2007
17. Key data on the fixed-line telephony market in Romania
18. Romtelecom: key data, 2000-2007
19. RCS & RDS: key data, 2000-2007
20. UPC Romania/Astral: key data, 2000-2007
21. Atlas Telecom: key data, 2000-2007
22. List of tables Average annual exchange rates $/RON and €/RON, 2000-2008
23. Selected economic statistics for Romania (%), 2007-2008
24. Key data on the telecommunications market in Romania, 2007
25. Calendar of key market news and developments in the Romanian telecommunications market between 2000 and Q1 2008 – Part 1
26. Calendar of key market news and developments in the Romanian telecommunications market between 2000 and Q1 2008 – Part 2
27. Territorial and population coverage of mobile telephony operators in Romania, 2007
28. Romanian associations and state institutions in the field of electronic communications, 2008
29. Key laws regulating the telecommunications market in Romania, 2008
30. List of 50 largest companies in the Romanian telecommunications market, by revenues
31. Key data on the mobile telephony market in Romania
32. Number of SMS, MMS sent (million) and video calls length (million minutes) in Romania, 2000-2007
33. Mobile operators in Romania by technology used to provide services, 2007
34. Orange Romania: key data, 2000-2007
35. Vodafone Romania: key data, 2000-2007
36. Telemobil: key data, 2000-2007
37. Cosmote: key data, 2000-2007
38. Key data on the fixed-line telephony market in Romania
39. Romtelecom: key data, 2000-2007
40. RCS & RDS: key data, 2000-2007
41. UPC Romania/Astral: key data, 2000-2007
42. Atlas Telecom: key data, 2000-2007

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