Orange bundles Internet and fixed telephony

Orange Romania, the biggest domestic mobile telephony operator, has recently announced the expansion of its network coverage, higher speed for mobile access to Internet services, and has entered the market of fixed telephony with a package of services that includes Internet access. The integrated services are available countrywide for monthly tariffs (not including VAT) of 12 and 24 euros for residential customers (Home Pack) and of 24 and 36 euros for corporate companies (Office Pack). The company’s aggressive offer, which includes the integrated services package for free fixed-mobile and mobile-fixed calls that last between 15,000 and 60,000 minutes, comes as a response to the tight competition on the fixed telephony market, which has seen tariffs plummet this year, and also due to the fact that subscriptions with free, unlimited calls on any fixed network are no longer a novelty. Changes on the domestic telecom market are also reflected by the fact that Orange does not compete exclusively with Romtelecom, RCS&RDS or UPC on the segment of fixed telephony services, but also with Vodafone Romania, the second largest mobile telephony operator on the market, which launched fixed telephony services in the middle of this year.