ANCOM: Digital TV license starting price is EUR300,000

The starting price for each of the five digital television licenses Romania’s telecom regulator ANCOM will award by auction has been set at EUR300,000, the regulator said Tuesday.

The country’s telecom watchdog is in charge of allocating five national digital multiplexes in the DVB-T2 standard: four in the UHF (ultra-high frequency) band and one in the VHF (very-high frequency) band.

All the multiplexes will be awarded for a ten-year period. The licenses will be valid from June 17, 2015.

The first UHF multiplex comes with a few conditions attached: the winner must broadcast ’free to air’, in transparent, fair and non-discriminatory conditions, the public and private TV stations currently being broadcast in the terrestrial analog system. With the other four, the operators must set up at least 36 functional transmitters for the network corresponding to each multiplex, before May 1, 2017.

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More information on the methdology of granting Digital TV licenses can be accessed on the institution’s website. The parties and individuals interested in submitting counseling can offer their input by February 12.