Pan Armenian News

VIVACELL TO COMPETE WITH ARMENTEL

23.06.2005 05:27

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ K-Telecom, the second mobile telecommunication operator in
Armenia, will set about commercial activities in the country. As company
Director General Ralf Yerikyan stated in the course of a news conference in
Yerevan, K-Telecom will have VivaCell trademark in Armenia. In Yerikyan’s
words, the Government of Armenia issued the license for providing mobile
telecommunication services in Armenia to K-Telecom in November 2004. Based
on the license the company intends to launch its network first of all in
Yerevan and then in Armavir, Aragatsotn, Kotayk and Gegharkunik regions. In
his words, the company intends to raise the number of subscribers to 300
thousand within 3 months. In Yerikyan’s words, at the moment K-Telecom has
invested some $75 in Armenia. He said VivaCell provides two packages of
services: Alo that provides for payment for conversations in advance, and
Classic, which is a system of subscriber payment, which also includes a
corroborative package of services. In his words, the service packages will
be sold at 1000 sales points. VivaCell subscribers will be able to use SMS,
VMS and GPRS from the first day. Lebanese entrepreneur Pierre Fattouch is
the main shareholder of K-Telecom, as well as the Fattouch Investment Group
founded by his family members. R. Yerikyan did not specify tariffs of the
services in Armenia. He only said K-Telecom subscribers may encounter some
problems when making international calls, as ArmenTel still sustains
monopoly here. In his words, VivaCell subscribers will not pay for received
calls and will be able to use diverse packages of services based on their
needs and payment abilities.
From: Baghdasarian