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. History 1 April 1993 – Moldtelecom State-Owned Enterprise was founded. 5 January 1999 – Moldtelecom has been reorganized and became a Joint-Stock Company with the State being the unique founder and stockholder. 2001 – the first Internet service using dial-up technology was launched in the Republic of Moldova. The services ‘VIPcall’, ‘IP-telephony’, ‘Videotelephony’ and ‘Public Video Conferencing’ were launched. The national network of digital fiber optic transmissions and SDH multiplexer was launched. 2002 - the Cross-Net digital overlay network was expanded, which allowed for the increase in data transport capacity by 1850 channels equivalent to 64 Kb/s. The telephone prefixes have been changed from 8 to 0 at national level and from 10 to 0 at international level, according to international standards. 2003 - the first stage of the National Numbering Plan was implemented. 1 November 2004 – the ‘MaxDSL’, broadband Internet, via ADSL technology, was launched. September 2005 - all the pre-university institutions in the Republic of Moldova are connected to the global Internet network, under the SALT governmental program.