Romania state-owned company Radiocom entered into a contract for the provision of the broadcasting equipment necessary for the implementation of the national network of the Multiplex 1 on which the public television stations will be broadcast, according Telecompaper. The signing of this contract marks the beginning of the implementation of the effective digitisation of terrestrial television in the country.
The digital terrestrial television project will be deployed in 228 broadcast stations and will allow for the free-to-air reception of national television operator programmes by approximately 94 percent of the country's population.
This contract, amounting to RON 59.372 million (excluding VAT), represents the first acquisition of the digital terrestrial television project. The financing of the entire project is ensured both from external sources - the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Alpha Bank Romania, as well as from Radiocom's own sources.
Radiocom is the national operator that provides, according to its licence, the taking over, transport and broadcasting of public television programmes in digital terrestrial format, starting from 17 June 2015, through a transitional platform.
