"A LITTLE PRESSURE, AND THE TARIFFS WON’T BE RAISED"

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[02:38 pm] 27 September, 2006

"The daughter of RF President Vladimir Putin might become the owner of
"ArmenTel"". This supposition is not grounded, but RA deputy Arshak
Sadoyan has suspicions in this respect. He thinks that the tariffs
are being raised not for "ArmenTel" but for the next potential owner
of our telecommunication network.

Arshak Sadoyan has no doubts that "ArmenTel" will be sold to a Russian
company and not to an Arabic one which offers a larger sum. According
to Sadoyan, in order for a Russian company to offer more money they
must have guarantees for high income in Armenia. The deputy thinks that
"the millions resulting from the raise of tariffs will be earned by
the next owner".

In a press conference rendered today Sadoyan called on the journalists
to join him and to organize a protest action on October 6 near the
Matenadaran against the offered tariffs. Sadoyan advised everyone
to phone about 15-20 friends and relatives a day and to invite them
to the action. "A little pressure", and the tariffs won’t be raised,
Sadoyan claimed.