“ASHLID” TRIES TO TAKE THE PLACE OF “ARMRUSGASARD”

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[12:51 pm] 26 April, 2006

The workers of the company “Ashlid” have been visiting the buildings
of the capital for the last few days and persuading the subscribers to
sign a contract of gas service with them. Nevertheless, this right is
given to “ArmRusGasArd” only, and all those citizens who have already
paid “Ashlid” and signed a contract, will have to make payment to
“ArmRusGasArd” too.

On December 9, 2005 the Committee Regulating Social Services decided
that “ArmRusGasArd” is given the monopoly of house service of gas
consumers. Before that there were a number of companies in the
republic which engaged in getting payments from the people, 3000
AMD per person. By the decision of the Committee new tariffs were
established for the service. The annual payment for subscribers with
one gas consuming device is 2400 AMD, for two – 5700 AMD and for
three – 6900 AMD.

The inspectors of “Ashlid” visit different people and seduce the
people with low tariffs. Several suchlike cases have been recorded in
the Yerevan Ajapnyak district. A number of consumers of this district
have signed contracts with “Ashlid” and paid them after which they
have been visited by the “ArmRusGasArd” inspectors and warned not to
make payments to other companies as in that case they will have to
pay twice.

It is noteworthy that the main office of “ArmRusGasArd” was not aware
of the incidents.

Informational representative of the company Shushan Sardaryan informed
that they have not received any information from their consumers or
branches. But still, we have facts. In particular, last week one
of the inspectors of “Ashlid” visited the Kievyan 12, 14 and 14A
buildings and signed several contracts.

Regardless of the fact with which company the consumers sign a contract
they will have to do the same with “ArmRusGasArd”, otherwise they
will not be supplied with gas.