Petrocom D&V has been exclusive Vodafone distributor between January 2001 - September 2007.

Following the acquisition, Vodafone Romania will take over Petrocom D&V's postpaid operations, as well as the company's 55 points of sales, situated in Bucharest and in 25 counties (Iasi, Constanta, Maramures, Prahova, Bacau, Arad, Timis, Suceava, Botosani, Dolj, Vaslui, Galati, Tulcea, Braila, Covasna, Brasov, Mehedinti, Arges, Sibiu, Olt, Teleorman, Bihor, Cluj, Mures and Salaj).

"This acquisition is compliant to Vodafone Romania's strategy which focuses on the continuous development of our distribution network at the national level. Petrocom's strong presence in most of the country regions, as well as its experience as an exclusive distributor for Vodafone products and services, have been important factors in completing this acquisition. Vodafone Romania's strategy is to maintain a balance between its own distribution network and the dealers' networks. Our partners play an essential role in our distribution strategy, in order to make our products and services affordable to as many customers as possible", said Liliana Solomon, CEO Vodafone Romania.

Vodafone Romania, a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc., had 8.223 million customers, as of June 30, 2007. Vodafone is the world's largest international mobile telecommunications group with equity interests in 25 countries and Partner Networks in a further 38 countries. Providing a full range of mobile telecommunications services, including voice and data communications, Vodafone currently serves 232.0 million proportionate customers worldwide.