The number mobile phones users - prepaid cards and subscriptions - was 17.4 million at the end of 2006, some 30% more than the year before. The penetration rate of the services was 81%, said Dan Georgescu, head of the National IT&C Regulation Authority (ANRCTI).
The number of clients per company:
Orange: 8.04 million clients
Vodafone: 7.71 million clients
Cosmote: 1.23 million clients
Zapp: 497.000 clients
The number of Internet connections was 3.3 millions at the end of 2006, 80% more compared to 2005. 1.8 million connections are through broadband networks, representing a 135% growth year over year, up to an 8.2% broadband penetration rate.
