According to the data reported to ANCOM by the providers active on the Romanian electronic communications market, the total revenues obtained from the provision of electronic communications networks and services amounted to 16.1 billion lei, up by 1.3%. Expressed in euro, the electronic communications market was worth 3.5 billion in 2018.

Calculated per inhabitant, the average monthly revenue generated in the telecom sector amounted to 69 lei in 2018, by 2% higher than the 2017 average, whereas the average monthly revenue per household reached 179 lei, a 1.3% y.o.y. growth.

The evolution of the different categories of revenues reflect the end-users’ preferences. Thus, the revenues obtained on the fixed and mobile internet market registered the greatest evolution, growing anually by 12% (up to 4.8 billion lei), whereas the revenues from fixed telephony amounted to only 1.5 billion lei, down by 10% compared to 2017. The revenues from TV retransmission services grew by 0.4%, to 2.1 billion lei, while the mobile telephony revenues dropped by 3.4%, to 6.5 billion lei. Although mobile telephony further generates the most significant revenues, their share in the total revenues obtained from electronic communications networks and services falls by 2 p.p, to 40%, whereas the share of mobile and fixed internet grows from one year to another, standing now at 30%, up by 3 p.p compared to 2017. Based on the revenues obtained in 2018, the market leader held 27% market share, the main competitor 24%, the next competitor 21%, the other providers summing up 28%. 

 

The statistical data report on the Romanian electronic communications market in 2018 has been drawn up by ANCOM based on the statistical data reported every semester by the providers that have the obligation to submit to ANCOM the values of the indicators corresponding to the service categories pursuant to Decision no. 333/2013 and is available here (in Romanian).