WB CONSIDERS IMPERFECT WAY OF DEMONOPOLIZATION OF CELLULAR CONNECTION
SPHERE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN, JULY 8. ARMINFO. The World Bank considers imperfect the way
of demonopolization of cellular connection in Armenia chosen by
country’s authorities, Director of the WB Yerevan Office Roger
J. Robinson stated at today’s press-conference.
In his words, the tender on determining the second operator of
cellular connection was not transparent. “We have discussed long this
issue with the Armenian government, which stated that there are
strategical goals led to the choice of “K-Telekom”, Robinson
stated. He noted that “Armentel” has also participated in the
negotiations and agreeded to shorten the license period on mobil
connection at five years and to allow the second operator to come out
to market, though, from the juridical point of view, it could refuse
to Armenia’s government. Nevertheless, Armenia has always been behind
on its level of telecommunications sphere development in the Southern
Caucasus. Robinson noted that Armenia yields much to Georgia by both
its high prices and poor quality of connection.