PanArmenian News
Sept 24 2004
ARMENTEL COMPANY TO KEEP MONOPOLIST STATUS IN ARMENIA AT LEAST TILL
OCTOBER 12
24.09.2004 19:47
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Making changes in the license, regulating the
activities of Armentel telecommunication monopolist company of
Armenia, is postponed till October 12, Armenian Minister of Justice
David Harutyunian stated in an interview with Mediamax news agency
correspondent. He said that talks between the company and the
government continued. It should be noted that earlier a new license
was expected to come into effect July 30 to deprive the company of
the monopoly and to open the Armenian market for cellular
communication new operators. However, June 27 it was stated that due
to the negotiations with Armentel the Government of Armenia decided
not to make changes in the license till September 28, 2004.