ArmenPress
March 16 2004

ARMINCO MAY COMPETE FOR MOBILE PHONE SERVICES

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS: The biggest Armenian Internet
provider, Arminco, has announced today about its plans to compete in
a tender that is supposed to be announced some time later this year
for providing mobile phone services. Speaking to a news conference
Arminco’s chief manager, Andranik Alexanian, said his company is
waiting for the government to announce the tender to learn its terms
in order to make the final decision. “We have all capacities to
participate in the tender,” Alexanian said.
The government announced earlier this month that it will strip
Armentel operator of its exclusive right to mobile phone services on
June 30. This means that Armentel may continue providing cellular
phone services, but will have to put up with the existence of rival
companies.