Office for Kosovo and Metohija
Government of the Republic of Serbia

Đurić: Telekom now covering entire Serbia

After three days of talks in Brussels, today was confirmed the arrangement on implementing the Agreement on Telecommunications made between Belgrade and Priština, and all the details of its application have been agreed.

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić said that this is the beginning of the new era of Telekom Serbia, and that now this company will be available throughout the territory of the Republic, including Kosovo and Metohija, which will result in the increase in it overall value.

Đurić said that an important agreement has been reached on the frequency bands and distribution of locations for new the transmitters and base stations of the Telekom Serbia.

"For the first time, after many years, we will be able to round off our telecommunications system, and make it one whole, practically, from Horgoš to the Šara Mountain. We won’t have to broadcast signal from the Central Serbia any more. Now we will have full capacity coverage within our southern province, using the most advanced technology," Đurić told reporters in Brussels.

This specifically means that 3G and 4G networks will be available in the Šara Mount, as well as in Brezovica, Štrpce, Gračanica, Klokot, allowing for the high speed internet, and the rest of the services which have not been available before.

The arrangement on the transfer of property from the Telekom Serbia to the subsidiary company has also been confirmed, with November 29 set as the deadline to complete the necessary paperwork, including the registry in the Kosovo and Metohija cadastre.

"In my opinion, we have thus managed to round off the incorporation of our telecommunications system. We integrated the Telekom telecommunications system across the entire territory of Serbia, a truly important achievement, " Đurić stressed.

Đurić noted that every detail of this arrangement was deeply challenging politically speaking, but that these arrangements have paved the way to the new era of the Telekom Serbia in Kosovo and Metohija.

"I believe that the new era has dawned for the Telekom Serbia in Kosovo and Metohija and that the overall value of the Telekom Serbia has been stepped up, and for a significant amount, I would say. In short, Telekom Serbia is the mobile communications operator available throughout our territory", Đurić summed it up.