ethos water , a starbucks subsidiary , is a brand of bottled water with a social mission of " helping children get clean water . "

ethos began in 2001 when peter thum had the idea after working in communities in south africa that lacked access to clean water .

thum , who was working as consultant for mckinsey & company at the time , realized the potential to create a bottled water brand to raise awareness and funding for safe water programs .

the idea became an obsession for thum , and he wrote the business plan for ethos , left mckinsey , and moved to new york in early 2002 to start the venture .

thum recruited his business school classmate jonathan greenblatt to join ethos in late 2002 .

they launched operations as a bottled water company in august 2003 , and also formed an organization called ethos international to invest funds from the business in safe water programs .

since only $ 0.05-0.10 of the retail price ( $ 1.80 ) goes to charity , the ethos brand is primarily commercial and therefore a for-profit organization .

nevertheless , as of at least 2009 , ethos , through the starbucks foundation , had granted more than $ 6 million , according to the company , to help support water , sanitation and hygiene education programs .

unlike previous socially responsible brands , ethos pioneered linking cause to consumption , a model later replicated by brands such as toms shoes and warby parker .

ethos water is manufactured by pepsico , & safeway 's lucerne brand , but unlike other pepsi products , ethos bottles do not contain recycled plastic .

in 2005 starbucks purchased the company for $ 8 million .

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for an update on starbucks and ethos in california , read “ starbucks moves ethos water from california after droughtshaming . ”
starbucks ' ethos bottled water comes from a drought - ridden county in california .
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except for that nickel , of course . this seems to be — not to put a fine point on it — against the ethos of ethos .
ethos water , sold at starbucks for around $ 2 , is supposed to raise consciousness about the need for water conservation around the world . a nickel from each sale goes to the ethos water fund to “support water , sanitation and hygiene education programs in water - stressed countries . ”
starbucks was praised for its decision to move production of ethos out of california .
the idea quickly took off . in 2005 , ethos was acquired by starbucks . now , for every $ 1 . 95 bottle of ethos water it sells , starbucks makes a 5 - cent donation to the ethos water fund , part of the starbucks foundation . “when our customers choose to buy ethos water , they’re improving the lives of people who lack vital resources , ” starbucks ceo howard schultz said in 2008 .
starbucks acquired ethos water , an enterprise that gives a nickel of every $ 1 . 95 bottle sold to water charity projects around the world , in 2005 . ethos has reportedly raised around $ 12 . 3 million for water charity projects to date .
the water costs almost $ 2 per bottle , but five cents of each sale goes to the ethos water fund to “support water , sanitation and hygiene education programs in water - stressed countries . ” sounds great .
starbucks says that its partnership with ethos has raised more than $ 12 . 3 million for water charity projects to date .
the merced plant supplies ethos water to starbucks coffee shops in the western us , where matt damon , who has appeared in a tv ad for ethos , can easily pick up a favorite thirst - quencher , said the report , in mother jones .
some of the biggest celebrities in hollywood have lent their names to starbucks’ ethos brand . matt damon starred in an ad campaign , and starbucks partnered with a company that drives celebrities to the oscars and filled the cars with ethos bottles , “so leonardo dicaprio and cameron diaz walked into the awards carrying ethos water , ” as ethos cofounder peter thum explained . in 2011 , ethos’ other cofounder , jonathan greenblatt , became special assistant to the president and head of the white house office of social innovation and civic participation . obama himself lauded greenblatt last fall for his “innovative solutions to america’s challenges . ”
ethos continues to charge obscene prices for water while protecting their greedy motives by giving the impression that their purchases really help the world ' s children .
ethos water was supposed to help fix the global water crisis : founded in 2002 in southern california , the bottled - water company promised that for every unit it sold , it would donate a small amount of money to water charity projects in the developing world .
as pr watch wrote in 2008 : “critics of ethos water say it is a profit - making enterprise disguised as humanitarian relief , that ethos is exploiting the plight of africans to sell more bottled water in the united states , and donating directly to a reputable charity dedicated to water projects in africa is a better way to address the issue . ”
indeed , ethos / starbucks is not the only water - bottling operation in the state . nestle , for example , has come under fire for bottling tens of millions of gallons of sacramento water .
starbucks’ ethos bottled water , while promising to help children around the world “get clean water , ” is quietly helping to drain drought - ravaged california of its precious h2o , according to a report .
“one day i put my initial ideas for ethos on a napkin : develop a fashionable bottled - water brand that generates funds to finance water programs in developing countries , and make the social message on the bottle more compelling than the source of the water , ” ethos founder peter thum once said . “if people were willing to pay a premium for water named after its source , wouldn’t they want to pay for a brand devoted to funding humanitarian water programs ? ”
placer county , where ethos water comes from , is within the brown zone of this california map , which indicates “exceptional drought . ” ( courtesy u . s . drought monitor )
on april 16 , the merced sun - star reported that residents were complaining about a private water bottler , owned and operated by the grocery chain safeway , that ships the increasingly scarce groundwater out for profit . in addition to its own bottled water , the plant also produces starbucks’ ethos water . no one knows exactly how much water the plant is using—the city of merced considers that information confidential . ( starbucks uses a water source in pennsylvania for the ethos bottles sold in its locations in the eastern united states . )
the ethos water — which , under state law , starbucks doesn’t have to pay for — comes from “a private spring source that is not used for municipal water for any communities , ” a spokesman for the java joint told mother jones .
ethos - water will join leading ngo ' s at events in cities across north america to further disguise our profits with the guise of operating a philanthropic business as our profits shoot through the roof .
ethos® water was created to help raise awareness about this terrible crisis and provide children with access to clean water . every time you buy a bottle of ethos® water , you contribute $ . 05us ( $ . 10cn in canada ) to the ethos® water fund , part of the starbucks foundation . so far more than $ 12 . 3 million has been granted to help support water , sanitation and hygiene education programs in water - stressed countries – benefiting more than 500 , 000 people around the world . in 2014 grants were made to six ngos in the following coffee - growing countries : tanzania ( $ 750k ) , indonesia ( $ 750k ) , colombia ( $ 1 . 1m ) , guatemala ( $ 480k ) and nicaragua ( $ 300k ) .
but as california — and placer county , home to baxter — mulls water restrictions , the optics are not so great . even before california’s drought , ethos was often in the crosshairs of activists decrying greenwashing .
a starbucks spokesman told mother jones ethos comes from “a private spring source that is not used for municipal water for any communities . ” ( ethos water sold on the east coast , meanwhile , comes from pennsylvania . ) but a geologist the magazine interviewed said “communities can be affected by the use of surrounding springs ‘if you capture and pull it out before it ever makes it’ to downstream users , ” as the magazine explained .
starbucks has said its partnership with ethos , which donates 5 cents to water projects around the world aimed at bringing clean drinking water to areas without the precious liquid , has raised $ 12 . 3 million so far — but california residents aren’t too happy that companies are profiting from shipping their dwindling supply of water away .
starbucks , worth $ 76 billion , claims its water source at merced doesn’t used water intended for residents .
alas , a mother jones report now says that ethos water comes from a drought - ridden county in california — and , by giving a nickel out of $ 2 to fund water programs in other countries , starbucks customers are making the dry golden state a little bit drier .
the company donates 5 cents from every $ 1 . 95 bottle of ethos to help children get clean drinking water in countries including tanzania , indonesia , and colombia . celebrities such as matt damon have endorsed the brand for starbucks .
merced is home to a bottling plant starbucks uses for ethos . though starbucks said ethos water comes from baxter , calif . , an unincorporated town a few hours’ drive north of merced , both areas are in “exceptional drought” territory as defined by u . s . drought monitor , a project affiliated with the department of agriculture . the upshot : even as gov . jerry brown ( d ) calls for unprecedented water restrictions in a time of historic drought , the coffee giant is bottling what water is available and selling it for profit .
a starbucks spokesperson told mother jones that ethos water came from “a private spring source that is not used for municipal water for any communities . ” however , the magazine also spoke to a geologist with the state’s department of water resources , who said that local communities downstream could still be adversely affected “if you capture and pull it out before it ever makes it . ”
starbucks gets its spring water free of charge—in california , water companies typically don’t have to pay for the groundwater they use .
the bottling plant that starbucks uses for its ethos customers in the western united states is located in merced , california , which is currently ranked in the “exceptional drought” category by the us drought monitor . its residents face steep water cuts in their homes , and surface water for the region’s many farms is drying up .
in addition to the spring water it bottles , starbucks also uses merced city water to manufacture its bottled water product . a report commissioned by the international bottled water association found that it takes on average 1 . 32 liters of water to make a liter of bottled water , though critics argue that it can take several times more than that once all the packaging is accounted for .
“they are just a water customer like any other business , ” michael wegley , director of water resources for the city’s public works department , said of ethos , according to the merced sun star . “i wouldn’t say the city is concerned . to me , they are just like any other food processing company or industry . ”
“our vision to empower millions of people to make a difference is now a reality as the result of the launch of ethos ( tm ) water in starbucks stores and our goal of contributing $ 10 million over the next five years , ” said thum and co - founder jonathan greenblatt , by then starbucks vice presidents , in a 2005 press release . “it is exciting when you consider how starbucks can scale this vision and expand ethos reach to build a community of engaged consumers across the country to help more children around the world get clean water . ”
its residents face steep water cuts in their homes , and surface water for the region ' s many farms is drying up .
founded in 2002 , the company was acquired by starbucks in 2005 . ethos’s cause was quickly folded into starbucks chief executive howard schultz’s political causes , including advocacy for same - sex marriage and ill - fated conversations about race .
starbucks acquired ethos in 2005 . since then , the company said it “has invested over $ 12 million in water , sanitation and hygiene education in coffee growing countries in africa , indonesia and latin america . ” but the logic of selling a scare resource for profit eluded some , even if a small portion of the proceeds go to programs that help the poor access water .
“you might think that in the midst of a drought emergency , diverting public fresh water supplies to bottle and selling them would be frowned upon , ” a resident at a city council meeting in merced , calif . , said , according to mother jones , which first reported on ethos in the state .
starbucks declined to provide sales figures for ethos water , but the company’s estimate of $ 12 . 3 million given to charity works out to about 246 million bottles sold . given the original price of $ 1 . 80 a bottle , by my calculation , that’s more than $ 442 million in sales .
but a geologist tells mother jones that sometimes private water sources drain the community supply by capturing the water before it reaches people downstream who might use it .
“we are committed to our mission to be a globally responsible company and to support the people of the state of california as they face this unprecedented drought , ” john kelly , starbucks senior vice president of global responsibility and public policy , said in a statement . “the decision to move our ethos water sourcing from california and reduce our in - store water usage by more than 25 percent are steps we are taking in partnership with state and local governments to accelerate water conservation . ”
while bottled water accounts for just a small fraction of california’s total water use , some residents are nonetheless fed up with bottling plants that profit off their dwindling water supply . protesters have begun staging events at nestlé’s bottling facility in nearby sacramento .
“it isn’t just flint . ” how the next water crisis could happen anywhere .
sure , there’s the kind that comes from the tap . but there , right near the cash register of many outlets , is a refreshment a bit more inviting . sold in a blue - and - black bottle with a crisp font , ethos water offers a drinking experience that transcends mere thirst - quenching . this is h2o a body can feel good about . motto : “helping children get clean water . ”
“part of our management of water is being as efficient as possible in plant operations , ” a nestle spokesman told the sacramento bee , pointing out that bottling is no different than any other business operation that demands public water . in fact , bottling water for sale uses less water than , say , growing food or making furniture .
the bottling plant that starbucks uses for its ethos customers in the western united states is located in merced , california , which is currently ranked in the ' exceptional drought ' category by the us drought monitor ,
writes anna lenzer at mother jones .
“due to the serious drought conditions and necessary water conservation efforts in california , starbucks is moving the sourcing and manufacturing of ethos water out of state , ” the company said in a statement . “beginning the first week of may and over the next six months , starbucks plans to move production to its pennsylvania supplier , while simultaneously exploring alternatives to transition to a new source and supplier to serve the company’s west coast distribution . ”
“we pretty much bottle every bit of water that we touch , ” she said .
other popular bottled water brands like aquafina and dasani also source from catastrophically dry regions .
others , however , said water bottlers were just one of many businesses — indeed , all businesses — that use water . why single them out and not , say , farmers — whose industry is largely unaffected by democratic gov . jerry brown’s mandatory water restrictions ?
starbucks is selling california spring water for $ 1 . 95 a bottle amid a historic drought
well water is pumped from the ground on april 24 , 2015 in tulare , california .
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where ' s the eco outrage for this use of bottled ( plastic = oil = evil ) water ?
water bottling in calif .
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the coffee giant says it’s solving the world’s water problems—yet it’s profiting off the golden state’s dwindling reserves .
the starbucks water bottled at the plant comes from private springs in baxter , a small unincorporated community in placer county , a few hours north of merced in the foothills of the sierra nevada mountains . the spring water comes free of charge—in california , water companies typically don’t have to pay for the groundwater they use .
a starbucks owned bottled - water company in california is continuing to sell locally sourced spring water , as the golden state battles one of the worst droughts in recent memory , according to a report in mother jones .
after embarrassing reports that starbucks was bottling and selling water from drought - ridden california , the company will stop .
it seems hard to imagine , but more than 1 billion people on our planet can’t get clean water to drink .
many people are criticizing starbucks on social media , calling for the brand to move its water plant to another location .
starbucks isn’t alone . safeway , the supermarket chain , also uses a bottling plant in merced for its bottled water .
there are no laws in california to regulate how much water can be taken from underground aquifers ( aka
groundwater
) .
“i would be very concerned because it could be affecting the residents’ water directly , ” jean okuye , vice president of valley land alliance — an activist group with a mission “to protect our uniquely productive california central valley farmland” — told the merced sun star . “and when you turn on that tap and we don’t have any water , people will maybe wake up and think about who is taking all the water . ”
however , the company partially relies on water from private springs in central california’s placer county and also operates a factory further south in merced , where it uses local water sources at its production facility . both areas are in territories that are experiencing “exceptional drought” conditions , according to federal authorities .
a starbucks ' representative told mother jones that the company uses
a private spring source that is not used for municipal water for any communities .
when i asked a starbucks spokesman about the company’s reaction to concerns about bottlers’ use of increasingly scarce water , he told me that starbucks uses “a private spring source that is not used for municipal water for any communities . ” but mary scruggs , a supervising engineering geologist with california’s department of water resources , notes that communities can be affected by the use of surrounding springs “if you capture and pull it out before it ever makes it” to downstream users .
sometimes starbucks customers aren’t in the mood for a frappuccino or a tall half - caf no - foam soy latte . sometimes , they just want water .
the merced sun - star reports that locals are increasingly irritated that the company is continuing to tap the area’s scarce water resources amid the blistering dry spell .
so far , media coverage has focused on starbucks’ goal to quench the thirst of the world’s parched masses ; the story behind the bottled water it sells here in the united states has been a nonissue . but now , as california’s historic drought wears on , starbucks is facing a water crisis of its own .
“they are just a water customer like any other business , ” michael wegley , director of water resources for the city’s public - works department , said last month , according to the merced sun star . “i wouldn’t say the city is concerned . to me , they are just like any other food processing company or industry . ”
“we need to ensure that we have enough water to sustain the forest’s health , ” retired forest service employee gary earney told the paper . “i think we should look at whether or not it’s a more beneficial use of this water to be bottled and sold in small bottles , or to be allowed to go down and drain off the forest and recharge the groundwater . ”
they get it from earth free then over - charge us durin a drought . smh starbucks ' water bottling in drought - stricken ca urltoken nyprg ( @ nyprg ) may 4 , 2015
the only laws that exist govern surface water , the kind in rivers and lakes . new regulations were recently introduced for this exact purpose , but they won ' t kick in for years .
however , the company is not alone in bottling water in the golden state . in march , usa today reported that 108 plants , including those run by nestle , are in the same business .
starbucks , with its mission to bring water to the world’s thirstiest regions , has so far escaped the kind of scrutiny that nestlé and others have endured . but as a merced area resident recently noted during a city council meeting about the bottling plant that starbucks uses , “you might think that in the midst of a drought emergency , diverting public fresh water supplies to bottle and selling them would be frowned upon . ”
mary scruggs , a supervising engineering geologist with california’s department of water resources , told mother jones that communities can be affected by the use of surrounding springs “if you capture and pull it out before it ever makes it” to downstream users .
“i think starbucks values its image as a responsible corporation with respect to the environment , ” adam scow , the california director of the advocacy group food and water watch , told usa today . “it’s a good move for their image . ”
the $ 1 . 95 - a - bottle water is sourced , in part , from a bottling plant in merced , calif . , which is ranked in the “exceptional drought” category by the us drought monitor , according to the report .
“you might think that in the midst of a drought emergency , diverting public fresh water supplies to bottle and selling them would be frowned upon , ” a resident at a city council meeting in merced , calif . , said , as the magazine reported .
like merced , baxter is located in “exceptional drought” territory . in a story about the water shortage last year , the new york times pointed to a community near baxter , quoting a rancher as saying that the drought was “as bad as i have ever experienced . ”
bottling companies are trusted to monitor the health of their springs and the recharge rate , though in california the regulation and monitoring of bottled water extraction and its environmental impacts is notoriously opaque . unlike in other states , well logs are kept confidential and reviewing such data requires permission from the well owner .
dead trees in a field in fresno , calif . as california enters its fourth year of severe drought , farmers in the central valley are struggling to keep crops watered as wells run dry and government water allocations are reduced or terminated . many have opted to leave acres of their fields fallow . ( photo by justin sullivan / getty images )
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update , may 8 , 2015 : in a statement on thursday , starbucks announced it would be moving its california bottling operations to pennsylvania over the next six months , citing concerns over the drought crisis . “we are committed to our mission to be a globally responsible company and to support the people of the state of california as they face this unprecedented drought , ” john kelly , the company’s senior vice president of global responsibility and public policy said .
the bottling plant that starbucks uses is located in merced , california , which is currently ranked in the “exceptional drought” category .
in march , merced county passed an ordinance that will place new permitting restrictions on some groundwater use , though whether this will affect the starbucks bottling plant remains to be seen . “we’re cautious about setting precedents , ” says ron rowe , director of the division of environmental health for merced county , adding that his agency hasn’t yet issued permits for any company under the new ordinance .
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the underground spring is located in nearby baxter — also within “exceptional drought” territory , the magazine reported .
starbucks shares have gained 21 percent this year and closed thursday at $ 49 . 58 .
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upc romania is the second largest cable television operator in romania ( after rcs & rds ) .

upc romania provides television , broadband internet , and telephone services to 1.29 million customers .

the company has more than 1.200 employees and is one of the main foreign investors - the investments level on the local market being of approximately 1 billion euros , becoming one of the largest direct american investments in the country .

it is a local branch of liberty global , the american group being the world ’s largest international cable communication company .

at the end of december 2014 , liberty global had 27.3 million customers .

the american group has approximately 36,000 employees and it operates in europe ( upc , unitymedia , kabel bw , telenet , virgin media ) and south america ( vtr , liberty puerto rico ) .

upc romania is part of the upc liberty global europe group , which operates in 14 european countries and has approximately 27 million customers .

upc romania also offers a wide range of fixed line voice , broadband data & internet products , and hosting services to business customers ranging from soho customers to large multinational companies .

upc romania has operated on the romanian market since 1992 .

in 2005 , upc romania acquired astral telecom ( a process that ended on october 1 , 2006 ) .

founded in cluj-napoca as astral telecom s.a. in 1993 , it is currently the owner of the largest cable network in romania , and is also one of the most important romanian isps , having about 900,000 customers ( 2005 ) and generating 25 % of the web traffic in romania .

astral was rebranded in 2003 by brandient , when it launched a new marketing image as well as the motto created to evolve ( creat să evolueze in romanian ) .

in 2005 , astral telecom s.a. was bought for $ 420 million by ugc europe and renamed upc-astral .

at that time , upc-astral had 1.28 million customers for its tv cable service , 50,000 for the broadband ( cable ) internet service , and 30,000 for the phone-over-tv-cable service .

in the first quarter of 2017 , upc romania announced a total of 140,400 new subscriptions , as well as the expansion of the coverage area of digital services with almost 255,000 homes , an almost 10 % growth as compared to q1 2016 .

also in q1 2017 , the company announced a growth of 6.7 % of the number of digital television customers , of 8.7 % of the internet customers , and 17.5 % more customers as compared to the same period of 2016 .

moreover , in the first quarter of 2017 , upc romania reported a growth of the net revenues of almost 6 % in lei , as compared to the same quarter of last year .

at a global level , during the first quarter of 2017 , liberty global reported revenues of 431 million dollars and a rgu growth of up to 244,000 , 40 % higher than during the same period of the previous year .

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upc dth s . à r . l . , a leading satellite television provider in central and eastern europe , announces the addition of new channels and a music feature to the freesat services in the czech republic and slovakia , upc direct in hungary and focus sat in romania . the additions will provide 5 new channels in hungary , czech republic and slovakia and 6 new channels for romania . upc dth will also introduce the digital music service music choice with 10 digital music channels for freesat and upc direct customers .
upc romania ended q3 with 3 . 05 million homes passed , up by 46 , 700 compared to the previous quarter . the number of two - way homes
upc romania ended q2 with 2 . 985 million homes passed , up by 62 , 300 compared to the previous quarter . the number of two - way homes
both upc and ean - 13 numbers can be purchased here . – if you require a upc - a format barcode , please specify this in the additional information section when you are checking out .
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if your customer base resides in the us and canada , stick to a upc as most older barcode readers can only recognize the 12 digit upc . if you’re selling internationally , you’ll need an ean .
pingback : upc , ean , isbn and asin - making sense of produ . . . ( )
the upc this year celebrates 25 years of the presence on the romanian market and breakthrough in technology .
currently runs 118 neighbourhood stores in 72 locations throughout romania , making it one of the top four modern food retail chains in romania .
upc has today launched my prime - its premium content streaming service . the new service , which clearly has netflix in its sights , offers thousands of hours of entertainment to upc customers at no extra cost .
all upc clients that have horizon service can access ownzones app . for more details , please access : urltoken
with the upc tv app you can watch programmes on over 85 channels at home and on the go .
br exclusive . analysts’ perspective : what the vodafone - upc deal means for the local market . . .
upc romania , one of the biggest telecom companies on the local market , is a leader in technological innovation . the company provides television services ( digital , satellite and analog ) , broadband internet and telephony in about 300 communities . the digital services provided by upc romania connect the 1 , 245 , 000 customers to the digital universe and deliver amazing experiences . services that upc has premiered on the romanian market include digital television , hd technologies , dvr , 3d , as well as high - speed internet , fiber power 500 mbps . upc romania is an affiliate of liberty global , plc . for additional details , please visit urltoken .
romania is a member of the southeast european law enforcement ( selec ) . romania does not provide protections to ngo’s involved in investigating corruption .
the framework agreements and specific signs legal representative of the upc - barcelonatech , who is the rector . the schools , departments , pdi upc - barcelonatech the same computer or rectory are the promoters of academic cooperation agreements .
upc romania purchased at the beginning of june , the internet supplier sebmar based in foscani , in vrancea county . the value of the transaction was not made public . following this transaction , upc adds 2 , 000 clients to the current portfolio . the company posted in 2006 incomes of eur 140 million , a 26 percent increase on the previous year . the most important acquisition of upc was astral telecom
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the european content division of cable operator liberty global inc . will launch today a new niche tv channel in romania dedicated to children , using upc operator , also part of the group .
the upc - barcelonatech can sign specific agreements on academic cooperation ( exchanges or other ) without having an agreement beforehand .
milin had been with upc romania since 2001 and will have become the last of the management team to depart following a restructuring process that began with the appointment of jack mikaloff as the new ceo .
romance tv has launched on the cable network of upc romania , thereby adding half a million households to its footprint . as a special offer , the channel will be available to all upc pay - tv households at no additional charge until march 31 , 2017 . afterwards , it will be integrated into the maxim package .
the upc brief asked agencies to identify a creative strategic direction that will be an umbrella to implement in all tactic campaigns of the company and to be fit to all upc’s products during the next two years . upc asked for a more emotional approach , more focused on the basic benefit offered by the company – the entertainment – and the emotions associated to it .
previously , some of liberty global ' s european operations were part of chello , until they were merged into upc broadband .
catalin itu will take over as managing director of upc dth starting 01 october . michael lee will be leaving the company after
the government does not require investors to establish or maintain data storage in romania .
many of the upc csr projects are connected to the digital technology and are related to education , culture , community and „internet safety” . among the emblematic csr upc projects , there are : „digital zoo” , the dramatic art „creste prin teatru” workshops and the virtual library „personalitati care au schimbat lumea” – a cultural project in partnership with the romanian academy library . in 2011 and in 2012 , upc personnel took part in „let’s do it romania” as corporate volunteering .
this list details the current channels available on upc . there are currently around 220 television and radio channels on the cable network .
dana dobrescu is experienced in the field of corporate communication and she was part of the communication teams of the companies nuxeo romania , upc romania , and roșia montană gold corporation . she also founded the corporate communications department at l’oréal romania and she coordinated the activities of consumer advisory . moreover , at the same company , she developed and implemented social responsibility projects associated with the company’s brand .
radio romania actualitati , cultural and muzical were inserted on 877 , 878 and 879 .
romania tv subs up by 6 % to 6 . 9 million at end of 2014
figured i’ll share my speedtest result from my job . i’m also from romania : )
just to add to this , the latest services offer 100mb / s in romania .
in the end , arnold schwarzenegger took the decision out of the hands of grazer politicians when in 2005 he decided to rescind permission to use his name . the naming rights of the stadium got subsequently sold to cable firm upc resulting in the name upc - arena .
the upc voip service is of the highest quality and is attractively priced to form a real alternative for consumers to the existing telephone service of local market telecom incumbents . upc initially launched its digital telephony service in the netherlands , hungary , france and switzerland , and , more recently in austria , poland and romania , expanding its footprint to seven european markets . during 2006 , upc ' s voip telephony service will be offered in the czech and slovak republics and in ireland . the networks of upc broadband in europe currently pass approximately 18 million homes in europe of which 9 . 3 million are ready to receive telephony service .
upc ' s reported leverage ratio of total debt to annualized ebitda ( last two quarters annualized ) , as calculated in accordance with the definition in the upc broadband holding bank facility , stood at 4 . 49x at the end of q2 2016 and was therefore within the 4 . 0x to 5 . 0x debt / ebitda ( upc indenture definition ) corridor within which liberty global generally manages leverage for its group companies . helped by the ebitda contribution from this acquisition , upc ' s leverage will be at the lower end of this range .
upc ' s acquisition of multimedia polska will be immediately de - leveraging as it will bring about pln363 million of annual ebitda to the business . at the end of 2016 , we expect upc ' s leverage to improve to below 5 . 25x moody ' s adjusted debt / ebitda ( pro - forma for the acquisition ) , assuming steady operating momentum in h2 2016 and no material incremental debt at the upc level ,
says gunjan dixit , a moody ' s vice president - - senior analyst , and lead analyst for upc .
the international relations office ( gri ) of the upc - barcelonatech processes and provides advice and conducts custody of academic cooperation agreements and agreements between the double degree upc - barcelonatech and other international institutions and organizations . the gri provides information on the content of the current agreements .
upc customers can now officially avail of the my prime service through their horizon set top boxes and the horizon go mobile and tablet apps .
a upc is typically 12 digits long and represents attributes such as the weight of the product , the product type , name , etc .
a upc applies to virtually every category of products you can think of , from electronics and clothing to food , medication and even services .
want to know in which direction upc’s latest developments are headed ? on this page you will find a summary of the most important figures .
here you will find upc’s annual results . more detailed information about the 2017 annual financial statement is available in the liberty global financial report .
upc romania , the cable communications operator , announced on tuesday that starting from october , the new director of the business division is bogdan nitu , a manager with 20 years’ worth of experience in companies such as orange and philips .
“ownzones passport romania represents an exciting premium app that offers exclusive content developed starting from the local needs of the market , ” said dan goman , founder and ceo of omn . “ we are excited to partner with upc romania on the new platform and see great opportunities for rolling out similar offerings in additional markets . ”
the retransmission license was expired in romania . it broadcasts only in moldova from now on .
european union . education and training monitor 2016 : romania . 2016 . < urltoken > .
romania is undoubtedly one of the world’s fastest ; that particular study is just one example .
the more i hear about romania , the more i think i must check it out .
ownzones passport romania represents an exciting premium app that offers exclusive content developed starting from the local needs of the market ,
said dan goman , founder and ceo of omn .
we are excited to partner with upc romania on the new platform and see great opportunities for rolling out similar offerings in additional markets .
romanian consumers can make payments to 36 suppliers across a range of services , including , in the utilities sector : gdf suez energy romania , e . on gas distribution , e . on energy romania , petrom gas distribution , congaz , e . on moldova distribution , enel energy , enel energy wallachia , electrica transilvania nord , electrica transilvania sud , electrica muntenia nord , apa nova bucharest , apavital iasi , aquatim , cez vanzare , gaz sud , grup dezvoltare reå£ele , wirom gaz , hargaz , raja constanå£a , c . r . a . b . ; in the telecommunications and cable sector : cosmote romania , orange romania , vodafone romania , romtelecom , upc romania , zapp , akta tv , nextgen communications ; in the banking sector : allianz - tiriac , citibank romania , eos ksi romania , garanti credite de consum , patria credit , unicredit consumer financing , campion broker .
later , a 13 digit ean - 13 system was introduced as a superset of the upc barcodes . these were deliberately designed to be used in conjunction with upc - a barcodes . and hence , employed both the left odd parity and the right even parity of the upc barcodes , but added an additional parity ( a left - even parity ) which was to be used on a selection of the left hand side digits –
as of 30 june 2016 , upc reported just under eur6 billion of third - party debt , which translated into a moody ' s adjusted gross debt / ebitda ratio of around 5 . 5x ( on a last - two quarters annualized basis ) , above moody ' s leverage threshold for upc ' s ba3 rating . pro - forma for the acquisition of mmp , moody ' s nevertheless expects the adjusted gross debt / ebitda for upc at the end of 2016 to reduce to below 5 . 25x , assuming no material incremental debt at upc level to fund the acquisition . the de - leveraging will be facilitated by the pro forma ebitda contribution of pln363 from mmp in combination with improved growth in upc ' s ebitda in h2 2016 . given upc ' s high leverage prior to mmp ' s acquisition , upc ' s ratings could come under pressure if the acquisition does not go through or if the company incurs additional debt and fails to reduce leverage in line with moody ' s expectations .
[ 17 ] global media monitoring project 2015 . national report . romania , p . 10 .
for 59 lei ( about 14 euros ) you can get yourself a gigabit connection in romania .
romania does not follow “forced localization” policy , as there is no legislation requiring this . romania does not have in place requirements for foreign it providers to turn over source code or provide access to surveillance for the time being as romania’s constitutional court has twice ruled such specific legislative drafts are unconstitutional .
stores information on millions of internet connections . this tool can average connection speed for any internet provider , country or city in the world . so you can easily average speed test results , compare maximum speeds and research logged results for upc romania srl .
upc was founded in the netherlands by united international holdings and philips , originally as united philips cable and later pan - europe communications , before being bought out by liberty global . upc provides internet , phone and television in 10 countries of europe , and is a major provider in countries like austria , the czech republic , hungary , poland , romania and slovakia . upc has previously had operations in belgium , france , ireland , the netherlands , norway , slovenia and sweden but these business units have been sold off or rebranded to other liberty global subsidiaries .
upc romania ' s unit upc business launched cloud tv , an integrated platform of services created for the hotel , health and wellness markets . cloud tv enables companies to offer tv over ip content to customers who have smart tvs through the integration of voice services , video and data through ip convergence . upc business customers who choose this service benefit from dedicated ict in the cloud products and have access to entertainment services based on a monthly subscription . among the offered features are options such as a personalised tv grid , a welcome message , the integration with the
london , 19 october 2016 - - moody ' s investors service has today affirmed the ba3 corporate family rating ( cfr ) and the ba3 - pd probability of default rating ( pdr ) of upc holding b . v . (
upc
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) as well as the company ' s b2 senior unsecured ratings . concurrently , moody ' s affirmed the ba3 ratings on the senior secured debt issued by upc ' s finance subsidiaries .
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jewelry , beauty products , and personal care can be sold on amazon without a upc . once you upload them , they will be assigned an asin .
– in the case of a leading ‘0’ as with our barcodes , the 0 determines that all of the initial 6 digits will use the left odd parity , meaning that the bars look the same as a upc barcode would without the leading ‘0’ – as the upc version also only uses the odd parity .
two cases against romania are pending with the international center for settlement of investment disputes ( icsid ) .
the group of companies owned by prinzhorn family strengthens its production center in the central region of romania .
upc broadband is a pan - european telecommunications company owned by liberty global and is active in several european countries providing bundled cable television , internet and telephone services .
upc has said that demand for their streaming services has doubled over the last three months and customers are now streaming 100 , 000 pieces of content per week .
upc dth is pleased to add a new extra feature for customers to freesat and upc direct called music choice . this new service will be available for basic customers with hd capable equipment ( humax set - top box or dvr ) . this music feature consists of 10 channels of music , each highlighting a specific genre .
romania is an adherent to the oecd guidelines for multinational enterprises . romania ' s national contact point is located at the department for infrastructure projects , foreign investment , ppp and export promotion ; contact information here : urltoken
the labor code is the law regulating the labor market in romania including contracting , controlling how regulations are applied , and jurisdiction . it applies to both national and foreign citizens working in romania or abroad for romanian companies . as an eu - member state , romania has no government policy that requires the hiring of nationals .
irex . european & eurasia media sustainability index 2015 : romania . washington , dc : irex , 2015 .
* * * . global media monitoring project 2015 . national report . romania . 2015 . < urltoken >
apă - canal ilfov s . a . bills can now be paid through the paypoint retail network in romania
i just missed you , i was in romania a few weeks ago but only in sibiu this time .
if you’re a retailer , which of the many product codes should you be using ? upc , ean , isbn , asin - there are several to pick from .
upc - a barcodes are effectively a subset of ean - 13 barcodes . if the first digit on the ean - 13 number is a ‘0’ , then the bars will be of both the ean - 13 and the upc - a ( without the leading ‘0’ ) will be identical . the displacement of the human readable numbers below differ between the upc - a and ean - 13 barcodes however , this is the biggest difference . both barcodes can be scanned by the majority of scanners easily .
the ratings affirmation follows the announcement of liberty global plc ( parent of upc ; rated ba3 , stable ) that its subsidiary upc poland ( 100 % owned by upc ) has agreed to acquire multimedia polska (
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) for a total cash consideration of pln3 . 0 billion ( usd760 million equivalent ) . moody ' s has assumed that the acquisition will be funded via a combination of cash , funds down - streamed from liberty global and limited ( if any ) incremental debt at the upc level . the agency has further assumed that the downstream of funds from liberty global to help finance the deal will be via equity or shareholder loans that meet the equity criteria under moody ' s methodologies . the acquisition is strategically positive for upc as it will enhance its market position in poland and will offer potential for operational synergies .
commenting on the launch , alan musa , president of shorts international , emea , said : “as shorts international continues its distribution expansion we are incredibly excited about this new launch for shortstv hd in romania , and the ever increasing partnership that is being developed with upc in europe .
the media pluralism monitor 2015 for romania was launched on 27 april 2016 in an event co - organised by the european commission’s representative in romania and the median research centre ( mrc ) at the representative’s hq in bucharest .
upc holding b . v . , an indirect wholly - owned subsidiary of liberty global plc is headquartered in schiphol - rijk , the netherlands . the company operates in 7 countries , including switzerland , austria and a number of central and eastern europe countries ( hungary , romania , czech republic , poland and slovakia ) . for the first six months ending 30 june 2016 , upc generated eur1 , 272 million in revenues and eur668 million in ocf .
upc has said that it will keep adding new shows and movies every month and plans to double the amount content available through my prime by the end of the year .
known as ownzones passport romania , it is available exclusively to subscribers equipped with horizon advanced set - top box .
romania does not restrict the conversion or transfer of funds associated with direct investment . all profits made by foreign investors in romania may be converted into another currency and transferred abroad at the market exchange rate after payment of taxes .
on tuesday , 7 november 2017 , businessmen and it specialists in romania and not only , meet at the national theater in bucharest , at the fifth edition of microsoft summit , the largest business and technology event in romania .
so if you ever wondered why are the internet connections so fast in romania i hope this clearifies the problem .
bogdan bucurei , upc romania’s marketing director , added : “the horizon tv platform has an interactive applications portal on which the users can have access to diverse international and local content , relevant for every audience . it’s a unique service on the romanian market through which any tv can turn into a smart tv . launching ownzones passport application on our video platform supports the upc strategy of offering the best entertainment experience to clients , coming with an original premium content . ”
bucharest , romania – ownzones media network ( omn ) , a global technology , distribution and content provider serving the ott market , and upc romania , part of liberty global , announced the launch of ownzones passport romania , a new premium application service . available exclusively to subscribers equipped with horizon advanced set - top box , the new service debuts with a slate of original series featuring top romanian and u . s . celebrity influencers , local millennial - focused news and a rich offering of top hollywood feature films .
twenty of the most inventive kids and young people that entered projects on the urltoken platform were offered an unique experience during tech school camp , organized by upc romania . the camp offered young people the opportunity to meet their mentors and to be attend interesting workshops , demonstrations and scientific experiments .
the horizon tv platform has an interactive applications portal on which the users can have access to diverse international and local content , relevant for every audience . it ' s a unique service on the romanian market through which any tv can turn into a smart tv . launching ownzones passport application on our video platform supports the upc strategy of offering the best entertainment experience to clients , coming with an original premium content ,
bogdan bucurei , romania upc marketing director declared .
i think this is one of the most beautiful articles about my country in a very long time . romania ftw 🙂
the internet speed in romania has gotten even faster . rds the biggest internet and cable provider in romania is launching an internet service that offers speeds up to 1gbps / s for something like 16 - 17 $ . fast and cheap .
the romanian advertising agency mccann erickson won , in june , a pitch that had as stake the communication account for the telecommunications provider upc . winning the pitch , mccann erickson romania will handle the account for a period of 2 years and will launch the 1st integrated campaign for the company in september .
upc romania has a new visual identity and a new slogan ' enjoy every moment ( bucura - te de fiecare moment ) ' since september . the launch of the visual identity is supported by a marketing campaign which starts with the new ' tv happy home ' promotional initiative that runs across online , in cinemas , outdoor and upc stores . the company is also launching a new line of multi - play packages called ' happy home . ' the re - positioning brand campaign takes place in all of liberty global territories in cee , namely romania , poland , hungary , czech republic and slovakia .
the horizon tv platform has an interactive applications portal on which the users can have access to diverse international and local content , relevant for every audience . it & apos ; s a unique service on the romanian market through which any tv can turn into a smart tv . launching ownzones passport application on our video platform supports the upc strategy of offering the best entertainment experience to clients , coming with an original premium content .
bogdan bucurei , romania upc marketing director declared .
this dual - track programme in economics and statistics , coordinated by the universitat de barcelona ( ub ) and with the upc as a participant , allows you to earn two degrees .
suwanee , ga . , april 19 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - arris ( nasdaq : arrs ) today announced that one of its major customers , upc broadband , the european broadband division of liberty global , inc . , has reached the milestone of deploying voice service to over one million telephony subscribers within its european footprint . upc ' s telephony deployment count has doubled over the last 15 months and has been driven by the accelerated growth of upc ' s voip ( voice over ip ) based digital telephony service . over the years , arris has been a strategic supplier of headend and customer premises cable telephony solutions to upc broadband , from the days of constant bit - rate voice to their current successful digital voice deployments .
vodafone romania records 2 . 5 pct growth in service revenues to eur 723 . 7 mln in fiscal year 2017 - 2018
as of november , romania gets its first 1000 mbps connection , under provider rds , for around 17 $ / month .
many of the natural beauties of romania are well known outside the country , but the technical details posted by you here ( including the kind words about the highly trained romanian it specialists ) are things that not many people thought romania was capable of .
in 2005 , liberty global europe bought the romanian communications company astral telecom for $ 420 million , the swiss communications company cablecom for chf2 . 8 billion , and the slovenian communications company upc telemach for eur71 million . in 2007 upc telemach also bought 66 . 7 % of ljubljanski kabel [ 1 ] ( major competition in ljubljana ) and grew its market share to 40 % in slovenia .
replaced with idx . ceased broadcasting on 31 january , 2017 in romania . this was restored after investigation discovery replaced id xtra .
romania has a bilateral taxation treaty with the united states ; the treaty was signed in 1973 and entered into force in 1974 .
the overseas private investment corporation ( opic ) began operations in romania in late 1992 , and continues to actively finance projects in the country . romania has been a member of the world bank group ' s multilateral investment guarantee agency ( miga ) since 1992 .
center for independent journalism ( cji ) . mass - media in romania in 2014 - 2015 . 2016 . < urltoken > .
vodafone romania opened a new store in the centre of bucharest whose design is aligned with the group ' s global design concept .
by reading some of the comments i’m prone to think bulgaria has hired people to praise their country everywhere romania gets mentioned . 🙂
voip is a vital part of upc broadband ' s strategy of providing a completely integrated voice , video and data service tailored to the needs of our residential and business customers ,
said gene musselman , president and chief operating officer for upc broadband .
vendors like arris have helped us with our packet network transformation by delivering solutions that support our next generation sip - based services .
media network ( omn ) , a global technology , distribution and content provider serving the ott market , and upc romania , part of liberty global , announced the launch of ownzones passport romania , a new premium application service . available exclusively to subscribers equipped with horizon advanced set - top box , the new service debuts with a slate of original series featuring top romanian and u . s . celebrity influencers , local millennial - focused news and a rich offering of top
tech school is a contest organized for teenagers by upc romania that attracts both students and high school students passionate about digital media , gaming , robotics and programming . the second edition of the contest was organized this year , within the so called smart nation platform . smart nation’s aim is to increase the number of users of digital technologies in romania and to transform them into innovators . the winning projects , which received funding , included : bionic hand – the first p
however , upc ' s ratings will remain weakly positioned as we expect free cash flow generation to remain constrained due to elevated expansionary capex from h2 2016 and beyond ,
adds ms . dixit .
the first show will be available through my prime on monday 23 march and will also air on upc’s “barker” channel – which can be found at channel 100 . a new show will be aired weekly .
starting 10th of march , freesat , upc direct and focus sat customers will enjoy new international channels from well - known brands like discovery and new up and coming brands which will introduce to our customers new genres like fighting sports , fashion and motor racing . upc dth is committed to offering its customers the most complete channel line - up making its services a superior value with exceptional choice and no compromise .
very few stores have had issues with this in the past . and when issues occur , they are generally resolved easily . if you are going in the musgraves in ireland , they prefer that you fill out your barcode in it’s upc format on their buyer form ( without the leading ‘0’ ) and state that the format is upc – if this is done , they have no problems using our barcodes .
the veterinarians the main partners in the i & r ; romanian national project are the veterinary concessionaires , a social - professional category using the newest technology . we appreciate their special role in this action alike with their constructive attitude and the efforts made for the system implementation . mbl computers a prestigious company assuring integrated services for the hardware infra structure achievement , installation , and maintenance in all our projects , based on a long term partnership . ibm romania ibm - a brand that don ' t need any presentation . it provided us i550 , i810 , and x235 servers , being in exploitation in iqm data center , and more than 1 , 000 workstations . emag emag - supplier of equipment and spare parts . hewlett packard romania hp provides for our projects more than 800 workstations , ml 370 servers , and also their excellent printers . orange romania orange company ensures data transmission and communications for our projects in more than 2 , 000 location points in romania . vodafone romania vodafone romania provides communications and data transmission in various projects in which our company is involved . cosmote romania compania cosmote romania provides communications and data transmission in various projects in which our company is involved . rds sa rds / rcs is the main internet service provider for fiber optic , cable and dial - up connections for hundreds locations . telemobil sa prime telecom is the secondary internet service provider . upc romania upc romania is the secondary internet service provider . delta e . pro delta is lotus notes domino intranet erp application provider and integrator . caisley gmbh germania consortium partner in the i & r ; national system producing identification equipment , animal ear tags , and electronic transponders . they also assures the know how transfer from over 110 importer countries of their products and services .
european commission against racism and intolerance . ecri report on romania ( fourth monitoring cycle ) . council of europe , 3 june 2014 .
tania chilin and oana lup . ( 2016 ) . adid in romania : a longitudinal approach . available at : < urltoken > .
romania – but most would - be virtual operators have been wary to enter the market due to the existing rock - bottom tariffs .
so the combination of high demand and low prices really is what really drove the internet to these kind of record speeds in romania .
so here , the real 1 gbps speed rds is already offering in romania . . it started last year , for residential areas !
urltoken – official website of sk sturm graz . urltoken – official website of gak . urltoken – official website of the upc - arena . urltoken – graz tourist information . urltoken – graz public transport information .
telekom romania , the former romtelecom and cosmote romania , is facing network challenges in one of the most competitive markets in the eu . in the fixed line business , the former romtelecom is competing with rcs & rds , upc romania , and telcos with larger optical fiber networks , while in the mobile business , the main competitors are orange and vodafone , celcos with better national coverage of lte networks and providing higher speed access . in september 2014 romtelecom and cosmote were rebranded under the telekom logo , while the merger process started in 2013 . on january 1 , 2016 , miroslav majoros , an executive with a telecom engineering background and with an mba from the prestigious harvard business school and stanford graduate school of business , came from slovakia to turn arround telekom romania .
moody ' s regards upc ' s liquidity provision as adequate for its near - term requirements . as of 30 june 2016 , upc reported eur54 . 8 million of cash on hand , almost exclusively at subsidiary and intermediate holdco levels . this is complemented by eur990 million of unused borrowing capacity under the company ' s credit facility , of which eur624 million were available for borrowing following completion of q2 2016 covenant compliance reporting requirements .
in order to get a upc for your products , you first need to register with gs1 and obtain a company code . this code will be prefixed to all your products to help identify you as the seller .
it’s pretty obvious she knows how to read and i think the comparison is valid . bulgaria isn’t too far behind romania in internet speeds .
emilia ursachi has over seven years of experience in communication and public relations area , the most productive year for corporate social responsibilitiy being 2011 , when she joined the upc romania team where she is in charge of the development of the csr activities and the long - term projects . before joining the upc team , emilia ursachi worked in pr and communications agencies , the longest period being spent at dc communication , working with nokia , elefant . ro , life ensurance aegon and dell . she graduated from the faculty of journalism and mass - communication at the university of bucharest .
one of the most important aspects that make romania an ideal nearshore destination is its it professionals . it talents are cultivated in romania’s top high - schools that focus on mathematics and computer science . romanian students have a great tradition in performing at the highest levels in international olympiads . this article outlines some of the most remarkable results that romanian students achieved in 2012 at international competitions in informatics and mathematics . romania was ranked 1
* imf , national bank of romania’s balance of payments . comment : the imf and romania’s bop data are consistent ; the annual fdi includes intra - group credit and re - invested profits , on the top of the registered capital reported by the national office of the trade register .
romania has been on my list of destinations for a while . this is just one more reason to visit . thanks for telling the story !
thank you alexandru , i’m touched and happy i’ve been able to describe this aspect of romania as well as a local 🙂 i do hope that the high level of education and nerd ratio come to help romania immensely in the near future . they are incredible assets to be proud of .
the catch here is that unlike a upc , an asin is not necessarily unique to a product . say you’re selling the same product on amazon us and amazon uk - your product could have different asins on these sites .
romanian law and practice recognize applications to other internationally - known arbitration institutions , such as the icc paris court of arbitration and the vienna united nations commission on international trade law ( uncitral ) . romania also has an international commerce arbitration court administered by the chamber of commerce and industry of romania .
is one of the main cash payment operators in romania . the company has officially launched its bill payment service in romania under the paypoint brand in august 2008 and expanded its client portfolio by signing partnerships with a range of companies in different service sectors . in the first half of financial year 2011 - 2012 , paypoint processed over 8 million bill payment transactions in romania , an increase of 69 % on the same period in the previous year .
dave fanning said that the show will offer genuine reviews , and not serve to specifically push upc’s new content . he also said that it will provide a way to highlight good content that viewers may not have heard of before .
why are these attributes important ? because a machine ( barcode reader ) ‘reads’ this code and links its attributes to a certain price . indeed , the advent of upc has made possible the use of computerized billing and faster checkouts .
romania is identified as a financial action task force ( fatf ) jurisdiction of concern in the 2013 international narcotics and control strategy report ( incsr ) .
péter bajomi - lázár . romania . a country report for the erc - funded project on media and democracy in central and eastern europe . 2011 .
paypoint is one of the main cash payment operators in romania . the company has officially launched its bill payment service in romania under the paypoint brand in august 2008 and expanded its client portfolio by signing partnerships with a range of companies in different service sectors . in the first half of financial year 2011 - 2012 , paypoint processed over 8 million bill payment transactions in romania , an increase of 69 % on the same period in the previous year .
shortstv is currently available in romania , the netherlands , belgium , france , eastern africa and turkey , with further launches planned for later this year .
at the end of 2015 , upc ' s moody ' s adjusted cash flow from operations (
cfo
) / debt ratio was 9 . 3 % . moody ' s expects this ratio to improve over time helped by the improvement in upc ' s operating performance facilitated in particular by its investments in new build projects . the company ' s free cash flow generation ( after capex including vendor financing repayments ) could however remain negative due to elevated capex .
romania is a signatory to the 1958 new york convention on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards , meaning local courts must enforce international arbitration awards under certain circumstances . romania is also a party to the european convention on international commercial arbitration concluded in geneva in 1961 and is a member of icsid .
interesting study but it’s clear that you have only visited romania and not actually have lived here . because your reasons while based on true facts play actually a small role in why we enjoy high speed internet connections . there are two main reasons why romania beat a lot of more countries in this area :
“that geographic area is also remarkably unregulated in telecom terms which is probably why romania has had a somewhat rotating theater of hundreds of internet service providers over the last 12 years . this remarkable ad - hoc form of competitive capitalism is one of the reasons why internet bandwidth is incredibly cheap in romania . ”
and doesn’t seem people are shy about admitting pirating either , 63 % in romania and 57 % worldwide . although there are other , more technical ways to monitor pirating , i think it’s safe to say many people everywhere are doing it . i’m not convinced that pirating software produces a significant push on isps to deliver faster speeds . consider turkey , similar gdp with romania , pirates at a rate similar to romania , but has half the average internet speed .
grigore started within business lease romania as field sales manager . she has a wide experience in sales and marketing and eight years in retail and online business .
romania and hungary told ziarul financiar that a decision on a virtual offering would be made . the mobile service will be offered to multi - play subscribers .
mihail chiru . rethinking constituency service : electoral institutions , candidate campaigns and personal vote in hungary and romania . phd dissertation , central european university budapest , 2015 .
the channel which targets a female audience is currently broadcasting in germany , austria , switzerland and poland . the expansion to romania and hungary commenced in may 2016 .
in 1998 , romania passed a trademark and geographic indications law , which was amended in 2010 to make it fully consistent with equivalent eu legislation . romania is a signatory to the madrid agreement relating to the international registration of trademarks and the geneva treaty on trademarks . trademark registrations are valid for ten years from the date of application and renewable for similar periods ; beginning 2014 , trademark registrations can be filed online . in 2007 , romania ratified the singapore treaty on the law of trademarks .
the 2012 - 2016 governance program lists agriculture and energy among romania’s top priorities . however , it does not offer incentive programs to attract investment to these sectors . romania is in the process of revising its energy strategy but progress is slow . the government offers income tax exemption for certain categories of highly skilled information technology professionals .
the launch on the liberty global affiliates follows other recent debuts on european cable operators managed by the john malone - owned company over the past few months , including focus sat in romania and upc in hungary . the networks also recently got expanded carriage on telenet in belgium . the sundance channel , founded by robert redford , in recent months also launched in such countries as the netherlands , france , portugal and taiwan .