Romania's telecoms regulator, ANRCTI has announced plans to grant two WiMAX operating licenses, using radio frequencies within the 3600–3657 MHz and 3700-3757 MHz ranges. The licence fee was set up by the Government, amounting to the RON equivalent of EUR7.5 million (US$11.9 million).

A third licence will be granted to the National Radiocommunications Company, Radiocom. The costs of Radiocom’s vacating the radio frequencies are to be covered from up to 50% of the licence fee amounts, the remaining 50% being directed, as income, to the state budget.

By the end of this week, ANRCTI will submit to public consultation the draft decision establishing the details of the comparative selection procedure, as well as the amount of the licence fee to be paid by the National Radiocommunications Company the use of the radio spectrum within 3657-3685 MHz and 3757-3785 MHz ranges. The fee due by Radiocom shall be calculated in direct proportion with the validity period of the usage right, as well as with the bandwidth allotted.

ANRCTI estimates that the process of granting the licences will take approximately 6 months from the inception date.

Source:ANRCTI