The Romanian Telephone Company under the Administration of Grigore Filipescu (1930-1938)
The Romanian Telephone Company under the Administration of Grigore Filipescu (1930-1938)

Summary/Abstract: In 1930, the Romanian State decided the privatization of the telephone services. International Telephone & Telegraph, a major American company, won the auction and took over the Romanian phone network. Thus was established “Societatea Anonimă Română de Telefoane”, led by a Council of Administration, presided by Grigore Filipescu, a Romanian politician. Filipescu used his position to find out, through phone tapping, important information about his political opponents. This was possible because of a modern machine that recorded phone conversations. Although everything was made public, King Carol II refused to dismiss Filipescu, as he was probably also using the modern equipment for his own political games.

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