Communication regulator to buy EUR 1.1 mln of equipments, extends deadline for digital terrestrial TV bid

The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communication of Romania (ANCOM) will organize a bid for telecom equipments in October. The regulation body is looking to buy equipments to modernize networks, Internet connection nodes and internal LAN equipments. The value of the contract will reach EUR 1.1 million. Rohde & Schwarz will see EUR 216,000 of measurement antennae for ANCOM. The company was the only bidder for such equipments. ANCOM has recently extended by two weeks the deadline for submitting the offers for the seven companies interested in operating the first two digital terrestrial television multiplexes (DVB-T) on the Romanian territory. The new deadline is September 17. The extension was requested by several of the potential bidders. The winners will be established on October 18, 2010 for the first multiplex and October 28, for the second one. Seven companies purchased the terms of reference launched for sale by ANCOM at the beginning of July, aiming to receive a licence for the use of radio frequencies in digital terrestrial system: S.C. RCS & RDS S.A., S.C. Romtelecom S.A., TDF S.A.S., National Radiocommunications Company S.A., Media Sat S.R.L., Österreichische Rundfunksender GmbH & Co KG (ORS) and General Satellite Sofia.