Astral Telecom seeks consolidation

Astral Telecom, one of Romania’s main communication operators, has made yet another major step towards the fixed telephony market: after interconnection with RomTelecom and Orange, it has achieved the same thing with Connex. “Astral Telecom is now the only alternative operator since the market deregulation, which plans to launch national fixed telephony services before the end of 2003,” said Dinu Malacopol, managing director of the company’s Internet & Data unit. In the first days of December, the company will disclose its offer for the fixed telephony in Bucharest, Cluj, Galati and Braila. ZF