05.06.2007

Today, June 5, 2007, the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI), Dan Cristian Georgescu, launched the 168th operational telecentre in Horia village, commune of Axintele, Ialomita county. The event took place in the wider context occasioned by the launch of Intel Corporation of its pilot programme entitled CLASSMATE PC, which is part of the Intel World Ahead global initiative.

By means of this programme, Intel Corporation offered to 2nd and 4th grade pupils from the school of Horia village 20 Classmate PC notebooks with a view to be used in the educational process. The notebooks present educational content in Romanian and are connected to the Internet through the WiMAX network. The installation of the telecentre in Horia was performed by Orange Romania, following the partnership concluded between ANRCTI, the local administration and the universal service provider.