Investment opportunities and development of telecommunication market in Republic of Moldova.

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Contents

Moldova Data Sheet

ICT Statistics

Programs to attract investments

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Moldova Data Sheet

Moldova – country perspective• Moldova is an Eastern European Country

bordering Romania and Ukraine.• Pursuing European Integration and

negotiating DCFTA and associate agreement to EU.

• GDP per capita is 3400 USD(2011)• Population – 4.5 million (cca 1 mil in

Transnistria region)

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ICT statistics Mobile

1. Mobile telephony sales volume 3.7 BMDL (233 MEUR), ARPU 4.9 Eur

2. Mou – 119, penetration 120%, users- 4.3 M

3.Prepay segment is 76 % of the market

4. 3 mobile operators (Moldtelecom (incumbent), Moldcell (TeliaSonera),

Orange)

5. Dedicated internet users (data only packages) – 4.2%

Source: ANRCETI

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ICT statistics Fixed

1.Fixed telephony sales volume 1.5 BMDL (97 MEUR), ARPU 6.4 Eur

2. Mou – 200, penetration 34%, users- 1.2 M

3. Fixed operators (Moldtelecom (incumbent), Starnet,

SunCommunications, Arax, Riscom)

4.Fixed telephony 33.4% population

5.Fixed Broadband Penetration 12% households

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ICT statistics Internet

1.Fixed internet sales volume 807 MMDL (50 MEUR), ARPU 9.2 Eur

2. Mou – 200, penetration 34%, users- 0.4 M

3. ISP (Moldtelecom, Starnet, SunCommunications, Orange)

4. Tehnology – xDSL 49%, FTTx – 45%, Coaxial-6%

5.Fixed Broadband Penetration 12% households

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Digital Moldova 2020 Strategy

Vision: In 2020, Moldova is a country with an advanced information society in which the creation and use of ICT facilities provide economic competitiveness, human wellness and good governance, based on expanded access to modern ICT infrastructure, content and e-services.

Basic pillars:• Access and ICT infrastructure;• Digital content and services;• Capacities and utilization;• Competitiveness.

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Policies and Regulations of ICT

Frequency Strategy

Digital TV Strategy

Shared use of infrastructure

•Regulation on MVNO (enabled)

•Number Portability Mobile (to launch Q2 2013)

•Number Portability Fixed (to launch Q3 2013)

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Frequency strategy

Introduction of technology neutrality

Clear time plan of releasing frequencies

Auction as a method of frequency allocation

Digital Dividend release

Introduction of spectrum caps below 1 GHZ guarantying place for

additional operators

Refarming of 900 and 1800 MHZ

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Frequency strategy

Plans for frequency auctions 2013

2100, 2600, 3600 MHz

Plans for frequency auctions 2014

800, 900, 1800 MHz

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Draft Digital TV Switchover Program

DVBT2, MPEG4

Free to air with possible pay TV introduction on later stage

Government plans to sponsor STB to vulnerable population

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Draft Digital TV Switchover Program

Plans

2013 - Beauty contest of first MUX distribution

2014 - Beauty contest of second MUX distribution

2015 – distribution of third MUX, switch off of analogue TV.

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Shared use of infrastructure

Draft law on shared used of infrastructure and property access

Right for property access for building networks

Shared use of infrastructure of telecommunication networks

Simplification of authorization for building of telecom networks

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Dmitrii Parfentiev, Chief of telecommunication policies department, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications

Dumitru.Parfentiev@mtic.gov.md