Armenia Deprived Of Internet Connection Since Early Morning

ARMENIA DEPRIVED OF INTERNET CONNECTION SINCE EARLY MORNING

Yerevan, May 18. ArmInfo. Two fiber-optic cables of ArmenTel company
providing Internet connection throughout the territory of Armenia have
been damaged since early morning today, on May 18. Hasmik Choutilyan,
Head of the ArmenTel Communications and Public Relations Office, told
ArmInfo that the cable near the town of Charentsavan was damaged early
in the morning because of a certain unsanctioned construction. As a
pure coincidence, the reserve cable near the town of Ashtarak proved
damaged in the same period of time.

H. Choutilyan said ArmenTel has applied to the Police for investigation
of the incident circumstances. The company promised restoring the
Internet connection today by 2:00pm.