BTC reports 73% digitalisation rate of landline telecom grid

The country’s major landline telecom BTC provides digital telephone services to 94 settlements in the country, which corresponds to a digitalisation ratio of more than 73% against 60% required at national level. The company has invested BGN 130mn (EUR 66.5mn) in modernisation of the landline network. The project for network digitalisation started at the beginning of 2006. The telecom offers broadband internet in 300 settlements in the country at present. It plans to invest another BGN 25mn in digitalisation, which will expand the access to its internet services.