RCS&RDS

:"This article describes the RCS&RDS SA company based in Romania.

Infobox_Company
company_name = RCS&RDS SA
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = "Servicii complete de comunicatii"
foundation = 1993
location = Bucharest, Romania
num_employees = 5,500 (2007)
revenue = profit $400 million (2007)
industry = Telecommunications
products = Telephone, Internet, Wireless, Television
homepage = [http://www.rcs-rds.ro/ www.rcs-rds.ro]

RCS&RDS is one of the largest Romanian and Eastern European telecoms, offering nation wide satellite television, cable television, cable internet, VOIP, and 3G services. The company, which is based in Bucharest, Romania, was formed in April 2005 by the de jure merging of Romania Cable Systems (RCS) and Romania Data Systems (RDS) (the companies were under the same ownership from the very beginning and operating de facto as a single unit long before that).

As of 2007 [ [http://www.zf.ro/articol_171582/update__rcs_rds__venituri_de_500_milioane_dolari_in_2007__in_crestere_cu_67_.html Company financial report for 2007] ] , the company has:
* 2,6 million customers for the satellite television service DigiTV.
* 1,2 million customers for the cable TV service RCS.
* 1 million for the landline phone system service RDSTel.
* 800,000 for the mobile phone service DIGIMobil.
* 750,000 for its broadband Internet service RDS.

Services

*"RDS.Link": Residential broadband connection on cable or FTTB infrastructure.
*"RDS.Net": Business broadband connection on cable or FTTB infrastructure.
*"RDS.Tel": Residential or business VOIP on cable or FTTB infrastructure.
*"DIGITV": Satellite television.
*"RCS": Cable television.
*"DIGI.mobil": 3G mobile telephony

Notes

RCS&RDS is Romania's first and largest adopter of the FTTB concept. In addition to its own, the company is aggressively acquiring smaller ventures possessing such infrastructures, usually in the form of "Neighbourhood Networks" ().

The worst connection ever for internet and also you have to pay for a service you've never had, when you want to give up to your contract. The contract contains only obligations for the receiver, no rights and only rights for the provider (RCS & RDS), no obligations. PLease read carefully before signing any contract with this company. There is there, somewhere, specified, that in case you want to give up to your contract, for whatever reason, you have to pay 45 Euros. You have to pay this amount even if you didn't get any internet connection during the contract, but nerves and stupid explanations when you phone to ask why is this happening. Just immagine that someone is telling you that you dont't have internet connection because you are using Windows Vista and this doesn't make a certain icon which helps you to connect your computer to internet. Just for my curiosity: Which Windows is making any icon by itself, without asking you to accept, agree or give OK for doing this? Unless is not a virus which makes anything it is programmed to make. After all you have to pay for this stupidity. And is not cheap. In any civilized country this would be named THEFT. Not in Romania, of course. Good luck iof you choose RCS & RDS. I would go with Romtelecom.

References

External links

* [http://www.rcs-rds.ro/ RCS&RDS corporate website]