ARMENTEL CABLES TOWARDS YEREVAN DAMAGED ON EARLY MAY 18

Noyan Tapan
May 18 2006

YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The internet communication was
damaged on May 18 in Yerevan and its neighboring territory. As
Hasmik Chutilian, the head of the ArmenTel Press Service informed
the Noyan Tapan correspondent, the cable of ArmenTel by which the
internet communication of the mentioned territory is provided was
damaged. She informed that both main and reserve cables were damaged
at the same time, correspondingly near the cities of Charentsavan and
Ashtarak. According to the ArmenTel Press Sevice head, at present
works are being done to restore the cable, and one of the cables
will be restored till the afternoon and the internet communication
will be re-established. Chutilian also informed that the ArmenTel
administration considers doubtful that the main and reserve cables were
damaged at the same time and after finishing the restoration works,
is envisaged to address to legal bodies with a demand to start an
investigation concerning the taken place case.