Moldova’s National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) has awarded spectrum in the 2100MHz band to Orange Moldova, Moldtelecom and Moldcell. The three operators were granted the following blocks:
• Moldcell: 2×20MHz (FDD) block, 1920MHz-1940MHz/2110MHz-2130MHz
• Moldtelecom: 2×20MHz (FDD), 1960MHz-1980MHz/2150MHz-2170MHz
• Orange Moldova: 2×20MHz (FDD), 1940MHz-1960MHz/2130MHz-2150MHz
The licences are valid for a period of six years and expire in December 2029. ANRCETI granted the concessions in accordance with the provisions of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Management Programme 2021-2025. The fee for the allocated spectrum will be paid in two instalments due by 31 March 2024 and 31 May 2024; payment of the licence fee (which will be calculated in proportion to its general terms of validity) will be made in Moldovan lei at the official EUR exchange rate set by the National Bank of Moldova on the date of payment.