The Administration Board of the National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) made a decision to issue eight licenses for using radio frequency bands to the three mobile phone carriers working in Moldova - SA Orange Moldova, SA Moldcell and SA Moldtelecom. The period of validity of the new licenses is 15 years, starting with November 6 this year, IPN reports.
According to a communiqué of ANRCETI, Orange Moldova and Moldcell will get by three licenses each, while Moldtelecom will receive only two licenses. The licenses will become available after the carriers fully pay the license tax, within 30 days of the adoption of the decision to grant them. The three carriers are to pay together €62.5 million into the state budget.
For the first time, the ANRCETI will issue the licenses in technological neutrality regime, which means that the license holder will be able to by itself choose and use in the frequency bands technology compatible with the 3G and 4G systems and improved technologies based on the enumerated standards, without an administrative decision. They will be yet obliged to ensure the continuity of the services they provide.
