ARMENTEL COMPANY MUST INFORM POPULATION ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH TELECOMMUNICATION

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Aug. 14, 2006

YEREVAN, August 14. /ARKA/. ArmenTel Company must inform the
population about problems with telecommunication. President of
"Consumers’ Rights Protection" NGO Abgar Yeghoyan told journalists
that the Commission for Regulation of Public Services of Armenia
(CRPS) made such decision over two months ago.

"However, ArmenTel has not made any progress regarding that," he said.

Yeghoyan reported that the NGO received three complaints over that
period and appealed to the CRPS for taking relevant actions.

"If problems are not solved on the spot, without delay, they can
become more complicated afterwards," he said.

Over the last week, Armenia has experienced serious problems with
internet connection due to a number of major accidents with the only
cable in Georgia that connects Armenia to the Internet.