Romtelecom tailors voice and Internet offer for renewed consumption decline

Romtelecom, which ranks second on the domestic fixed-line Internet services market, has cut high-speed Internet services tariffs by as much as 29% and also announced a 35% reduction in tariffs for fixed-voice services for part of its Internet clients. “Starting now, there will be three prices available for broadband fixed-line Internet: 2.9, 4.4 or 5.9 euros/month (VAT not included)”, said the company’s officials. Practically, Romtelecom has relinquished a change it had just enforced in early 2010: the sale of the same service for various tariffs depending on the economic and competition conditions of different regions and cities. Thus, Romtelecom has come to boast the smallest tariffs nationwide for each of the three categories of Internet subscriptions (Surf, Play and Power). The Internet tariff cut is also valid for existing clients, provided that users ask for this and sign a contract extension. “We’re trying to help our clients go over this difficult period,” this is how Yorgos Ioannidis, the company’s general manager, accounted for the decision to adjust tariffs. “Consumption will be affected by the VAT increase,” he added, specifying the operator would not adjust its base tariffs (to which VAT is added) on July 1.