UPC is in negotiations to buy a number of small Romanian cable operators, according to Richard Anderson, CEO of the company’s operations in the country. However, in an interview with the local press, he added that they were outside Bucharest and that there “isn’t really anything left to buy in the market” and UPC has already “made almost all the acquisitions possible.” UPC, which regards RCS/RDS and Romtelecom as its main competitors, is reported to have lost 100,000 cable TV subscribers in Romania in the first three quarters of 2007. However, it gained customers in the DTH, digital cable, Internet and telephony sectors. Anderson added that UPC aims to stem the loss of cable TV subscribers this year.
