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Romtelecomright Romtelecom is a large telecommunication company in Romania, that had the monopoly for the provision of fixed telephony until January 1, 2003. Currently, according to their web site, the company has over 4.2 million customers. Formerly owned by the Romanian state, the company now belongs to Hellenic Telecommunications Organization OTE, major shareholder, with 54,01% of the shares. The rest of 45,99% of the shares remain in possession of the state. History In 1930, SART (Societatea Anonimă Romnă de Telefoane) (The Anonymous Romanian Phone Company) was founded, more than 90% of its value being a foreign investition from ITT. During this period (1930 - 1933), Palatul Telefoanelor (The Palace of Telephony), a historical building in Bucharest, was built by SART. Although the building has suffered from several earthquakes and a bombardment, it is still standing, and it currently undergoes a reconstruction and reconsolidation process. In 1949, the SART company was nationalised and turned into a division of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. The slow pace of technological development that ensued was in accordance with a more general trend in the country during the communist period, which lasted until 1989. In December 1989, ROM-POST-TELECOM was created as a post and telecommunications operator, independent of the Ministry. The current name of Romtelecom was given after a reorganization in July 1991, when the state-owned company was also given the monopoly for basic telecommunications services. In 1998, a share of 35% was sold the Greek company OTE. A corruption case arised around details of this privatisation, but eventually no measures were taken. Presently OTE has acquired an addition 18% of the shares and has thus become the majority share holder of the company. Subsidiaries Romtelecom also owns several smaller companies: Artelecom (Internet service provider), Cosmorom (Mobile phone operator) and CableVision of Romania (providing Cable television services). External links
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