The number of Moldtecom's digital television subscribers rose 2.2 times in the first half of this year as the number of its broadband Internet users rose 16 to more than 220,000, the national telephony company reported in a press release. “Moldtelecom's successful entry to the market of multimedia content services through the launch of the digital television service has marked a new development stage for the company, adding a new achievement to its service portfolio. In less than a year, Moldtelecom managed to change the notion of television and assert itself on Moldova's television market as a favorite provider of high-quality digital services”, reads the press release. Moldtelecom stressed that the rise in the number of IPTV service subscribers by 2.2 times was a remarkable growth rate for such a service. The company also remains the country's leading broadband Internet provider, with a number of users exceeding 220,000, including 83,400 in rural areas. . Internet services, including Max DSL, Max Fiber and other broadband services, generate increasingly higher sales, with a 24.2% rise reported in H1 2011. Moldtelecom attributes the growth to the expansion of its networks both in urban and rural areas, the improvement of its Internet services' quality and a personalized customer approach.