Moldtelecom is the national telecommunications operator and also the largest telecommunications company in the Republic of Moldova.
 On 1 April 1993, following the restructuring of the telecommunications sector in the Republic of Moldova, ‘Moldtelecom’ State-Owned Enterprise was established. On 5 January 1999, the company has been reorganized and became a Joint-Stock Company with the State being the unique founder and stockholder.
 During its activity, Moldtelecom has undergone a period of constant improvement and evolution, from a State monopoly to a company willing to cooperate, from a traditional fixed-line telephony to state-of-the-art services. Thus, Moldtelecom is the only company providing the population with the full range of telecommunication services: fixed-line telephony, mobile telephony, Internet, data transport and digital television.
 The company now holds a leading position in the fixed-line telephony (6.5%) and broadband Internet access (70.3%) markets. Also, Moldtelecom company has also the largest volume of sales on the market, with a market share of about 57%.
 The company's performances are due to the investments of about MDL 700-800 million earmarked on an annual basis for the implementation of new technologies and services, as well as for the ongoing improvement of the relationship with its subscribers. Subscribers justify the effort and expectations of the company, registering, in 2011, a record-breaking number of 1.124 million subscribers. The number of subscribers is constantly increasing, reaching a density of 33% per 100 inhabitants.
 Fixed-line telephony
 Moldtelecom’s basic service is fixed-line telephony. The market share of the fixed-line telephony service accounted for 96.5% in the first quarter of 2011 with 1,124,000 subscribers [2].
 In 2007, the fixed-line telephony service (Wireless Local Loop - WLL) with the commercial name ‘Amplus’ was launched. The service is based on CDMA technology and uses the standard CDMA2000 1X in the frequency band 450 MHz. The advantage of this technology is that it allows for the use of telephone services even in the regions where connection to traditional telephone network is difficult or even impossible. Amplus telephony provides for services similar to traditional telephony: receiving and making calls, accessing the Internet and many other additional services.
 The telegraph service allows for the telegrams to be sent via the telephone, and the recipient will receive the message in the form of a telegram. Video Telephony allows for video communication between two or more persons located both in the territory of the Republic of Moldova (nationally) and abroad (internationally).
 According to the number of subscribers, in the first quarter of 2011, the market share of Moldtelecom company accounted for 70.9% [3]. According to the turnover, the market share of Moldtelecom constituted 76.2%. In 2008, the FTTx fiber optic network began to expand and the ‘MaxFiber’ broadband Internet access service was launched. This service offers symmetrical connections with speeds up to 100 Mbps download and upload, for both local MD-IX and external resources. Initially, the service was available in Chisinau only, but gradually it began to extend to the district centers and large localities.
 ‘MaxDSL’ is the Internet service offered through ADSL technology. It offers connection at speeds up to 20 Mbps download and upload. MaxDSL service is available in most localities in the Republic of Moldova. In the first quarter of 2011, 169,900 MaxDSL subscribers were registered.
 In March 2007, Moldtelecom became the third operator of mobile telecommunications services in the Republic of Moldova, with the launch of Unité service. It uses the CDMA2000 technology in the frequency band 450  MHz exclusively on the market and allows for the transmission of voice and data, using the latest technological innovations. At the end of 2008, Moldtelevom Mobil provided mobile Internet access to the entire country, offering freedom of communication, business and personal relation development, regardless of time and place of residence. Since 21 May 2010 Moldtelecom  mobil is moving to a new stage of mobile communications development throughout the country and is becoming the largest third-generation network operator in the Republic of Moldova working under UMTS (3G) standard.
 On 22 February 2010, Moldtelecom launched the first IPTV interactive digital television service in the Republic of Moldova. The new IPTV service (Internet Protocol TV or IP television) involves the digital transmission of the TV signal through the Internet IP protocols, directly on the TV screen. This new experience in the broadcasting field is transmitted through a broadband connection directly to the customers' TVs, through a Mediabox (Set-Top-Box). The IPTV subscriber can have access to a range of video, voice and data services along with interactive developed tools - either for TV channels or video services on demand.
 On 7 December 2010, the high-definition television service was launched for the first time. On 15 June 2011 the interactive services ‘Pause’, ‘Resume’ and ‘Registration’ were launched, which gives subscribers the freedom to choose and control the television content. This meant a new stage in the development of the television market of the Republic of Moldova.